What Does 0-9-1 Mean in Football?

In football, 0-9-1 means zero wins, nine losses, and one tie. 0-9-1 is a description of a team’s record after ten total games, and is pronounced “O” as in “zero,” “9” and “1.”

In other words, it’s a terrible record given the team hasn’t won a single game in 10 tries, and only achieved a tie in one game.

And yes, it happens. In fact, here are some big moments from teams going into a game 0-9-1.

To start, we all love football on Thanksgiving, right? If you answered “yes,” then you also know that one of the teams that always plays on Thanksgiving is the Detroit Lions. Well, in November 2021, we had Lions, we had Bears, and while there was no room for Tigers, we had a big old “oh my!”

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Well, it was more like a “Oh-9-1” record for the Lions going into their Turkey Day game against the bears. And, newsflash, not a whole lot of people were shunning their stuffing to get in front of the TV. It was a brutal game in which the Lions lost 16-14 to remain winless with a new record of 0-10-1.

The Lions would go on to actually win three games under head coach Dan Campbell, beating the Vikings in week 13, Cardinals in week 15, and Packers in week 18.