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1934
Record:10-3-0, 2 nd Western Division
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/23 W 9-0 NewYork 12,000
9/30 W 6-0 at Chicago Cardinals 18,000
10/7 W 3-0 at Green Bay 7,500
10/14 W 10-0 at Philadelphia 9,860
10/17 W 24-0 Boston 12,000
10/22 W 28-0 Brooklyn 11,000
10/28 W 38-0 at Cincinnati 4,800
11/4 W 40-7 Pittsburgh 6,000
11/11 W 17-13 ChicagoCardinals 11,000
11/18 W 40-7 St. Louis 15,000
11/25 L 0-3 GreenBay 12,000
11/29 L 16-19 Chicago Bears 26,000
12/2 L 7-10 at Chicago Bears 34,412
All-League: George Christensen (T), Earl “Dutch’’ Clark (QB)
Team Statistics
Total Yards
Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
PoInts Scored
Lions Leaders
Det
3487
2340
747
238
(Avg)
270.0
210.8
57.5
18.3
Opp
1909
1231
678
59
(Avg)
150.8
94.7
52.2
4.5
Rushing Dutch Clark 123-763, 8 TD
Passing Dutch Clark 23-50, 383 yds, 3 Int
Receiving Harry Ebding 10-264, 2 TD
Scoring Dutch Clark 73 pts (8 TD, 4 FG, 13 PAT)
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Chicago Bears 13 0 0 1.000 286 86
DETROIT 10 3 0 .769 238 59
Green Bay 7 6 0 .538 156 112
Chicago Cardinals 5 8 0 .455 80 84
St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 27 61
Cincinnati 0 8 0 .000 10 243
Eastern Division
New York 8 5 0 .615 147 107
Boston 6 6 0 .500 107 94
Brooklyn 4 7 0 .363 61 153
Philadelphia 4 7 0 .363 127 85
Pittsburgh 2 10 0 .166 51 206
NY defeated ChiB, 30-13, for World Championship.
IN 1934: The Dionne sisters, the fi rst quIntuplets to survive
beyond infancy, were born in Canada.
1935
Record: 7-3-2, 1st Western Division
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/20 W 35-0 Philadelphia 12,000
9/29 T 10-10 Chicago Cardinals 8,200
10/6 L 10-12 at Brooklyn 12,000
10/13 W 17-7 at Boston 18,737
10/20 L 9-13 at Green Bay (Mil) 9,500
10/30 W 14-0 Boston 17,000
11/3 W 7-6 at Chicago Cardinals 5,000
11/10 L 7-31 at Green Bay 12,000
11/17 W 20-10 Green Bay 12,500
11/24 T 20-20 at Chicago Bears 14,624
11/28 W 14-2 Chicago Bears 18,000
12/1 W 28-0 Brooklyn 15,000
World Championship
12/15 W 26-7 New York 15,000
All-League: Ernie Caddel (G), Earl “Dutch’’ Clark (QB)
Team Statistics
Total Yards
Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
PoInts Scored
Lions Leaders
Det
2812
1773
1039
191
(Avg)
229.7
147.8
76.7
15.9
Opp
1221
290
931
111
(Avg)
101.8
24.2
22.6
9.3
Rushing Ernie Caddel 87-450, 6 TD
Passing Glenn Presnell 15-45, 193 yds, 6 Int
Receiving Ernie Caddel 10-171
Scoring Dutch Clark 55 pts (6 TD, 1 FG, 16 PAT)
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
DETROIT 7 3 2 .700 191 111
Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 181 96
Chicago Cardinals 6 4 2 .600 192 106
Chicago Bears 6 4 2 .600 99 97
Eastern Division
New York 9 3 0 .750 180 96
Brooklyn 5 6 1 .454 90 141
Pittsburgh 4 8 0 .333 100 209
Boston* 2 8 1 .200 65 123
Philadelphia* 2 9 0 .182 60 179
*One game canceled.
DET defeated NY, 26- 7, for World Championship.
IN 1935: President Roosevelt opens second phase of New Deal,
calling for social security, better housing, equitable taxation and
farm assistance.
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
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1936
Record: 8-4-0, 3rd NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/28 W 39-0 Chicago Cardinals 15,000
10/11 W 23-0 at Philadelphia 15,000
10/14 W 14-7 at Brooklyn 8,000
10/18 L 18-20 at Green Bay 13,500
10/25 L 10-12 at Chicago Bears 27,424
11/1 L 7-14 at New York 25,000
11/8 W 28-3 Pittsburgh 20,000
11/15 W 38-0 New York 20,000
11/22 W 14-7 at Chicago Cardinals 7,579
11/26 W 13-7 Chicago Bears 22,000
11/29 L 17-26 Green Bay 22,000
12/6 W 14-6 Brooklyn 10,000
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 3703 308.6 2454 204.5
Rushing Yards 2885 240.4 1427 118.9
Passing Yards 818 68.2 1027 85.6
PoInts Scored 235 19.6 102 8.5
Lions Leaders
Rushing Ace Gutowsky 191-827, 6 TD
Passing Dutch Clark 38-71, 467 yds, 4 TD, 6 Int
Receiving Ernie Caddel 19-150, 1 TD
Scoring Dutch Clark 73 pts (7 TD, 4 FG, 19 PAT)
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Green Bay 10 1 1 .909 248 118
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 222 94
DETROIT 8 4 0 .667 235 102
Chicago Cardinals 3 8 1 .273 74 143
Eastern Division
Boston 7 5 0 .583 148 110
Pittsburgh 6 6 0 .500 98 187
New York 5 6 1 .455 115 163
Brooklyn 3 8 1 .273 92 161
Philadelphia 1 11 0 .083 51 206
GB defeated Bos, 21- 6, for World Championship.
IN 1936: American Eugene O’Neill wins the Nobel Prize for
Literature.
1937
Record: 7-4-0, 3rd NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/10 W 28-0 at Cleveland 24,800
9/19 W 16-7 Chicago Cardinals 17,000
10/3 L 6-26 at Green Bay 17,553
10/10 W 7-3 Pittsburgh 16,000
10/17 W 30-0 Brooklyn 18,000
10/24 L 20-28 at Chicago Bears 34,530
10/31 L 13-14 Green Bay 23,000
11/7 W 27-7 Cleveland 15,500
11/14 W 17-0 at New York 35,000
11/21 W 16-7 at Chicago Cardinals 8,576
11/25 L 0-13 Chicago Bears 24,173
All-League: Earl “Dutch’’ Clark (QB)
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 2705 245.9 2133 193.9
Rushing Yards 2074 188.5 1329 120.8
Passing Yards 631 57.5 804 73.1
PoInts Scored 180 16.4 105 9.5
Lions Leaders
Rushing Dutch Clark 96-468, 5 TD
Passing Bill Shepherd 19-46, 297 yds, 2 TD, 7 Int
Receiving Ernie Caddel 9-80
Scoring Dutch Clark 45 pts (6 TD, 1 FG, 6 PAT)
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Chicago Bears 9 1 1 .900 201 100
Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 220 122
DETROIT 7 4 0 .636 180 105
Chicago Cardinals 5 5 1 .500 135 165
Cleveland 1 10 0 .091 75 207
Eastern Division
Washington 8 3 0 .727 195 120
New York 6 3 2 .667 128 109
Pittsburgh 4 7 0 .364 122 145
Brooklyn 3 7 1 .300 82 174
Philadelphia 2 8 1 .200 86 177
Was defeated by ChiB, 28- 21, for World Championship.
IN 1937: Amelia Earhart reported lost somewhere over the Pacifi c
on around-the-world fl ight.
1938
Record: 7-4-0, 2nd NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/9 W 16-7 Pittsburgh 17,000
10/2 L 17-21 at Cleveland 8,012
10/9 W 17-7 at Green Bay 21,968
10/18 L 5-7 Washington 42,855
10/23 W 10-0 Chicago Cardinals 17,917
10/30 W 13-7 at Chicago Bears 24,356
11/6 W 6-0 Cleveland 30,140
11/13 L 7-28 Green Bay 45,139
11/20 W 7-3 at Chicago Cardinals 8,279
11/24 W 14-7 Chicago Bears 26,278
12/4 L 7-21 Philadelphia 18,985
All-League: Lloyd Cardwell (HB)
Team Statistics
Total Yard
Rushing Yard
Passing Yards
PoInts Scored
Lions Leaders
Det
2640
1893
747
119
(Avg)
240.0
172.1
67.9
10.8
Opp
2186
1081
1105
108
(Avg)
198.7
98.3
100.5
9.8
Rushing Bill Shepherd 100-455, 3 TD
Passing Vern Huff man 27-85, 382 yds, 2 TD, 8 Int
Receiving Lloyd Cardwell 9-138, 1 TD
Scoring Lloyd Cardwell 30 pts (5 TD)
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Green Bay 8 3 0 .727 223 118
DETROIT 7 4 0 .636 119 108
Chicago Bears 6 5 0 .545 194 148
Cleveland 4 7 0 .364 131 215
Chicago Cardinals 2 9 0 .182 111 168
Eastern Division
New York 8 2 1 .800 194 74
Washington 6 3 2 .667 148 154
Brooklyn 4 4 3 .500 131 161
Philadelphia 5 6 0 .455 154 164
Pittsburgh 2 9 0 .182 79 169
NY defeated GB, 23- 17, for World Championship.
IN 1938: Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan makes trans-Atlantic
fl ight from New York to Dublin.
1939
Record: 6-5-0, 3rd NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/10 W 21-13 Chicago Cardinals 15,075
9/24 W 27-7 Brooklyn 15,515
10/1 W 17-3 at Chicago Cardinals 11,000
10/15 W 15-7 Cleveland 30,096
10/22 L 7-26 at Green Bay 22,558
10/29 W 10-0 at Chicago Bears 30,903
11/5 W 18-14 New York 47,492
11/12 L 13-23 Chicago Bears 42,684
11/19 L 3-14 at Cleveland 28,142
11/26 L 7-31 at Washington 36,183
12/3 L 7-12 Green Bay 30,699
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 2905 264.1 2603 236.6
Rushing Yards 1487 135.2 1203 109.4
Passing Yards 1357 123.4 1400 127.3
PoInts Scored 145 13.2 150 13.6
Lions Leaders
Rushing Bill Shepherd 105-420, 2 TD
Passing Dwight Sloan 45-102, 658 yds, 2 TD, 3 Int
Receiving Monk Moscrip 14-176
Scoring Chuck Hanneman 29 pts (2 TD, 4 FG, 5 PAT)
Punting Johnny Pingel 3-1,368, 42.8 avg
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Green Bay 9 2 0 .818 233 153
Chicago Bears 8 3 0 .727 298 157
DETROIT 6 5 0 .545 145 150
Cleveland 5 5 1 .500 195 164
Chicago Cardinals 1 10 0 .091 84 254
Eastern Division
New York 9 1 1 .900 168 85
Washington 8 2 1 .800 242 94
Brooklyn 4 6 1 .400 108 219
Philadelphia 1 9 1 .100 105 200
Pittsburgh 1 9 1 .100 114 216
GB defeated NY, 27- 0, for World Championship.
IN 1939: Einstein writes FDR about feasibility of the atomic bomb.