After the season ended, the Lions played a team of NFL All-Stars in an exhibition game on January 1, 1936, winning 33–0. They would play four additional exhibition games: a 67–14 win over the Westwood Cubs on January 13, a 42–7 win over the Los Angeles All-Stars on January 20, a 10–3 victory over the Green Bay Packers on January 26, and a 30–6 victory over the Hawaii All-Stars on February 9. Over the next two years, the Lions had solid records of 8–4 and 7–4. However, they finished in third in the Western Division both years, again to the Bears and Packers. After falling one game short of the Packers in 1938 with a 7–4 record, both Dutch Clark and Ernie Caddel decided to retire.