2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

1940
Record: 5-5-1, 3rd NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/15 T 0-0 at Chicago Cardinals 18,048
9/22 L 7-10 Pittsburgh 15,310
9/29 W 6-0 Cleveland 15,347
10/5 W 43-14 Chicago Cardinals 20,619
10/13 L 0-7 at Chicago Bears 34,217
10/20 W 23-14 at Green Bay 21,001
10/27 L 14-20 Washington 28,909
11/3 L 0-24 at Cleveland 18,881
11/10 W 17-14 Chicago Bears 21,735
11/17 W 21-0 at Philadelphia 6,327
11/24 L 7-50 Green Bay 26,019
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 2634 239.5 2357 214.3
Rushing Yards 1457 132.5 1323 120.3
Passing Yards 1177 107.0 1034 94.0
Points Scored 138 12.5 153 13.9
Lions Leaders
Rushing Whizzer White 146-514, 5 TD
Passing Whizzer White 35-80, 461 yds, 12 Int
Receiving Lloyd Cardwell 20-349, 1 TD
Scoring Whizzer White 32 pts (5 TD, 2 PAT)
Punting Whizzer White 52-2,132, 41.0 avg
Interceptions Rip Ryan 6-65
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Chicago Bears 8 3 0 .727 238 152
Green Bay 6 4 1 .600 238 155
DETROIT 5 5 1 .500 138 153
Cleveland 4 6 1 .400 171 191
Chicago Cardinals 2 7 2 .222 139 222
Eastern Division
Washington 9 2 0 .818 245 142
Brooklyn 8 3 0 .727 186 120
New York 6 4 1 .600 131 133
Pittsburgh 2 7 2 .222 60 178
Philadelphia 1 10 0 .091 111 211
ChiB defeated Was, 73- 0, for World Championship.
IN 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Wendell Willkie in the U.S.
Presidential election.
1942
Record: 0-11-0, 5th NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att.
9/20 L 0-13 at Chicago Cardinals 17,742
9/27 L 0-14 Cleveland 14,646
10/4 L 7-28 Brooklyn 12,598
10/11 L 7-38 at Green Bay (Mil) 19,500
10/18 L 0-7 Chicago Cardinals 14,100
10/25 L 7-28 Green Bay 19,097
11/1 L 0-16 at Chicago Bears 12,205
11/8 L 7-35 Pittsburgh 16,679
11/15 L 7-27 at Cleveland 4,029
11/22 L 0-42 Chicago Bears 17,348
11/29 L 3-15 Washington 6,044
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 2146 195.1 3046 276.9
Rushing Yards 1261.1 114.6 1423 129.4
Passing Yards 885 80.5 1623 147.5
Points Scored 38 3.5 263 23.9
Lions Leaders
Rushing Mickey Sanzotta 71-268
Passing Harry Hopp 20-68, 258 yds, 13 Int
Receiving Bill Fisk 15-177
Scoring Elmer Hackney 12 pts
Punt Ret. Harry Hopp 9-98, 10.9 avg
KO Ret. Harry Hopp 5-108, 22.6 avg
Punting Harry Hopp 27-1,098, 40.7 avg
Interceptions Bill Callihan 3-29
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Chicago Bears 11 0 0 1.00 376 84
Green Bay 8 2 1 .800 300 215
Cleveland 5 6 0 .455 150 207
Chicago Cardinals 3 8 0 .273 98 209
DETROIT 0 11 0 .000 38 263
Eastern Division
Washington 10 1 0 .909 227 102
Pittsburgh 7 4 0 .636 167 119
New York 5 5 1 .500 155 139
Brooklyn 3 8 0 .273 100 168
Philadelphia 2 9 0 .182 134 239
Was defeated ChiB, 14- 6, for World Championship.
1942: Enrico Fermi achieves nuclear chain reaction.
1944
Record: 6-3-1, 2nd NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
10/1 L 6-27 at Green Bay (Mil) 18,556
10/8 W 19-14 Brooklyn 15,702
10/15 L 17-20 Cleveland 21,115
10/22 T 21-21 at Chicago Bears 23,835
10/29 L 0-14 Green Bay 30,844
11/5 W 27-6 at ChiC-Pit 17,743
11/12 W 21-7 ChiC-Pit 13,239
11/19 W 41-21 Chicago Bears 21,960
11/26 W 26-14 at Cleveland 7,462
12/3 W 38-7 Boston 15,027
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 2616 261.6 2658 265.8
Rushing Yards 1141 114.1 1216 121.6
Passing Yards 1475 147.5 1442 144.2
Points Scored 216 21.6 151 15.1
Lions Leaders
Rushing Frank Sinkwich 150-563, 6 TD
Passing Frank Sinkwich 58-148, 1,060 yds, 12 TD, 20 Int
Receiving Jack Matheson 23-361,- 3 TDs
Scoring Frank Sinkwich 66 pts (6 TD, 2 FG, 24 PAT)
Punt Ret. Frank Sinkwich 11-148, 13.5 avg
KO Ret. Arthur Van Tone 9-227, 25.2 avg, 1 TD
Punting Frank Sinkwich 45-1845, 41.0 avg
Interceptions Alex Wojciechowicz 7-77
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Green Bay 8 2 0 .800 238 141
Chicago Bears 6 3 1 .667 258 172
DETROIT 6 3 1 .667 216 151
Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 188 224
Card-Pittsburgh 0 10 0 .000 108 328
Eastern Division
New York 6 1 1 .889 206 75
Philadelphia 7 1 2 .875 267 131
Washington 6 3 1 .667 169 180
Boston 2 8 0 .200 82 233
Brooklyn 0 10 0 .000 69 166
GB defeated NY, 14- 7, for World Championship.
IN 1944: FDR wins unprecedented fourth term as President,
defeating Thomas E. Dewey.
1941
Record: 5-5-1, 3rd NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/14 L 0-23 at Green Bay 16,734
9/21 L 7-14 at Brooklyn 18,269
9/27 T 14-14 at Chicago Cardinals 15,458
10/14 W 17-7 Cleveland 26,481
10/19 L 0-49 at Chicago Bears 29,980
10/26 L 7-24 Green Bay 30,269
11/2 W 14-0 at Cleveland 10,554
11/9 L 13-20 at New York 27,875
11/16 W 21-17 Philadelphia 16,306
11/23 L 7-24 Chicago Bears 28,657
11/30 W 21-3 Chicago Cardinals 17,501
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 1829 166.3 3021 274.6
Rushing Yards 975 88.6 1416 128.7
Passing Yards 854 77.6 1605 145.9
Points Scored 121 11.0 195 17.7
Lions Leaders
Rushing Whizzer White 146-514, 5 TD
Passing Whizzer White 35-80, 461 yds, 12 Int
Receiving Lloyd Cardwell 20-349, 1 TD
Scoring Whizzer White 32 pts (5 TD, 2 PAT)
Punting Whizzer White 52-2,132, 41.0 avg
Interceptions Rip Ryan 6-65
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Chicago Bears* 10 1 0 .909 396 147
Green Bay 10 1 0 .909 258 120
DETROIT 4 6 1 .400 121 195
Chicago Cardinals 3 7 1 .300 127 197
Cleveland 2 9 0 .182 116 244
Eastern Division
New York 8 3 0 .727 238 114
Brooklyn 7 4 0 .636 158 127
Washington 6 5 0 .545 176 174
Philadelphia 2 8 1 .200 119 218
Pittsburgh 1 9 1 .100 103 276
*ChiB defeated GB, 33- 14, in divisional playoff.
ChiB defeated NY, 37- 9, for World Championship.
IN 1941: Japanese surprise attack on U. S. fleet at Pearl Harbor
brings the United States Into World War II.
1943
Record: 3-6-1, 3rd NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/19 W 35-17 Chicago Cardinals 23,408
9/26 W 27-0 Brooklyn 23,768
10/3 L 21-27 Chicago Bears 48,118
10/10 L 14-35 at Green Bay 21,395
10/17 W 7-0 at Chicago Cardinals 15,072
10/24 L 6-27 Green Bay 41,463
10/31 L 14-35 at Chicago Bears 25,187
11/7 T 0-0 New York 16,992
11/14 L 20-42 at Washington 35,540
11/21 L 34-35 at Phi-Pit 23,338
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 2107 210.7 2819 281.9
Rushing Yards 817 81.7 1213 121.3
Passing Yards 1290 129.0 1606 160.6
Points Scored 178 17.8 218 21.8
Lions Leaders
Rushing Frank Sinkwich 93-266, 1 TD
Passing Frank Sinkwich 50-126, 699 yds, 7 TD, 20 Int
Receiving Harry Hopp 17-229, 3 TD
Scoring Harry Hopp 54 pts (9 TD)
Punt Ret. Frank Sinkwich 11-228, 20.7 avg
KO Ret. Chuck Fenenbock 11-224, 20.4 avg
Punting Harry Hopp 42-1,643, 39.1 avg
Interceptions Ned Mathews 4-44
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Chicago Bears 8 1 1 .889 303 157
Green Bay 7 2 1 .778 264 172
DETROIT 3 6 1 .333 178 218
Chicago Cardinals 0 10 0 .000 95 238
Eastern Division
Washington* 6 3 1 .667 229 137
New York 6 3 1 .667 197 170
Phil.-Pitt. 5 4 1 .556 225 230
Brooklyn 2 8 0 .200 65 234
*Was defeated NY, 28- 0, in divisional playoff.
ChiB defeated Was, 41- 21, for World Championship.
IN 1943: “Oklahoma’’ opens on Broadway, beginning a run of
2,377 performances.
1945
Record: 7-3-0, 2nd NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/23 W 10-0 at Chicago Cardinals 5,461
10/7 L 21-57 at Green Bay (Mil) 20,463
10/14 W 28-24 Philadelphia 22,580
10/21 W 26-0 Chicago Cardinals 32,644
10/28 W 16-10 Chicago Bears 37,260
11/4 W 10-9 at Boston 17,631
11/11 W 35-28 at Chicago Bears 24,798
11/18 L 14-35 at New York 38,215
11/2 L 21-28 Cleveland 40,017
12/2 W 14-3 Green Bay 23,468
All-League: Bill Radovich (G), Bob Westfall (FB), Emil Uremovich (T)
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 2401 240.1 2527 252.7
Rushing Yards 857 85.7 912 91.2
Passing Yards 1544 154.4 1615 161.5
Points Scored 195 19.5 194 19.4
Lions Leaders
Rushing Bob Westfall 82-234, 6 TD
Passing
Receiving John Greene 26-550, 5 TD
Scoring Bob Westfall 54 pts (9 TD)
Punt Ret. Dave Ryan 15-220, 14.7 avg
KO Ret. Andrew Farkas 8-165, 20.6 avg
Charles Fenenbock 45-110, 752 yds, 7 TD, 11 Int
Punting Charles Fenenbock 29-1,081, 37.3 avg
Interceptions Dave Ryan 3-90
Charles DeShane 3-75, 1 TD
John Greene 3-65
Damon Tassos 3-49
Ivan Trebotich 3-46
NFL Standings
Western Divsion W L T Pct Pts OP
Cleveland 9 1 0 .900 244 136
DETROIT 7 3 0 .700 195 194
Green Bay 6 4 0 .600 258 173
Chicago Bears 3 7 0 .300 192 235
Chicago Cardinals 1 9 0 .100 98 228
Eastern Division
Washington 8 2 0 .800 209 121
Philadelphia 7 3 0 .700 272 133
NY Giants 3 6 1 .333 179 198
Boston 3 6 1 .333 123 211
Pittsburgh 2 8 0 .200 79 220
Cle defeated Was, 15- 14, for World Championship.
IN 1945: U. S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki;
Japan surrenders to end World War II.
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