2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE
1QYXoLC
1QYXoLC
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
1946<br />
Record: 1-10-0, 5th NFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/30 L 14-34 at Chicago Cardinals 14,667<br />
10/6 L 16-17 at Washington 33,569<br />
10/13 L 14-36 Chicago Cardinals 21,939<br />
10/20 L 14-35 at Los Angeles 27,928<br />
10/27 L 7-10 at Green Bay (Mil) 17,073<br />
11/3 L 20-41 Los Angeles 34,447<br />
11/10 W 17-7 Pittsburgh 13,621<br />
11/17 L 0-9 Green Bay 21,055<br />
11/24 L 6-42 at Chicago Bears 24,270<br />
11/28 L 10-34 Boston 13,010<br />
12/8 L 24-45 Chicago Bears 19,579<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 2146 195.1 3673 33.9<br />
Rushing Yards 472 42.9 1698 154.4<br />
Passing Yards 1674 152.2 1975 179.5<br />
Points Scored 142 12.9 310 28.2<br />
Lions Leaders<br />
Rushing Camp Wilson 64-207, 3 TD<br />
Passing Dave Ryan 73-154, 965 yds, 6 TD, 17 Int<br />
Receiving John Greene 20-289, 2 TD<br />
Scoring Bob Cifers 24 pts (4 TD)<br />
Punt Ret. Dave Ryan 7-57 yards, 8.1 avg<br />
NFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Chicago Bears 8 2 1 .800 289 193<br />
Los Angeles 6 4 1 .600 277 257<br />
Green Bay 6 5 0 .545 148 158<br />
Chicago Cardinals 6 5 0 .545 260 198<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 1 10 0 .091 142 310<br />
Eastern Division<br />
New York 7 3 1 .700 236 162<br />
Philadelphia 6 5 0 .545 231 220<br />
Washington 5 5 1 .500 171 191<br />
Pittsburgh 5 5 1 .500 136 117<br />
Boston 2 8 1 .200 189 273<br />
ChiB defeated NY, 24- 14, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1946: The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly<br />
opens in London.<br />
1948<br />
Record: 2-10-0, 5th NFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/22 L 7-44 at Los Angeles 12,941<br />
10/3 L 21-33 at Green Bay 21,403<br />
10/9 L 14-17 Boston 18,474<br />
10/17 L 0-28 at Chicago Bears 35,425<br />
10/24 L 27-34 Los Angeles 17,444<br />
10/31 W 24-20 Green Bay 15,045<br />
11/7 L 20-56 at Chicago Cardinals 22,311<br />
11/14 L 21-46 at Washington 32,528<br />
11/21 W 17-14 Pittsburgh 13,646<br />
11/25 L 14-28 Chicago Cardinals 22,099<br />
12/5 L 14-42 Chicago Bears 25,781<br />
12/12 L 21-45 at Philadelphia 15,322<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 3648 304.0 4558 379.8<br />
Rushing Yards 1360 113.3 2382 198.5<br />
Passing Yards 2288 190.7 2176 181.3<br />
Points Scored 200 16.7 407 33.9<br />
Lions Leaders<br />
Rushing Camp Wilson 157-612, 2 TD<br />
Passing Fred Enke 100-221, 1,328 yds, 11 TD,<br />
17 Int<br />
Receiving Joe Margucci 36-450, 2 TDs<br />
Scoring Bill Dudley 42 pts (7 TD)<br />
Punt Ret. Joe Margucci 10-100, 10.0 avg<br />
NFL Standings<br />
Western Divsion W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Chicago Cardinals 11 1 0 .917 395 226<br />
Chicago Bears 10 2 0 .833 375 151<br />
Los Angeles 6 5 1 .545 327 269<br />
Green Bay 3 9 0 .250 154 290<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 2 10 0 .167 200 407<br />
Eastern Division<br />
Philadelphia 9 2 1 .818 376 156<br />
Washington 7 5 0 .583 291 287<br />
New York 4 8 0 .333 297 388<br />
Pittsburgh 4 8 0 .333 200 243<br />
Boston 3 9 0 .250 174 372<br />
Phi defeated ChiC, 7- 0, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1948: Citation claims horse racing’s Triple Crown, winning the<br />
Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.<br />
1950<br />
Record: 6-6-0, 4th NFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/17 W 45-7 at Green Bay 20,285<br />
9/24 W 10-7 Pittsburgh 19,600<br />
9/29 L 21-44 at New York Yanks 11,096<br />
10/8 W 24-7 San Francisco 26,000<br />
10/15 L 28-30 Los Angeles 28,000<br />
10/22 L 27-38 at San Francisco 26,252<br />
10/29 L 24-65 at Los Angeles 21,700<br />
11/5 L 21-35 Chicago Bears 32,000<br />
11/19 W 24-21 Green Bay 18,000<br />
11/23 W 49-14 New York Yanks 28,000<br />
12/3 W 45-21 at Baltimore 12,058<br />
12/10 L 3-6 at Chicago Bears 34,604<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 4398 366.5 3947 328.9<br />
Rushing Yards 1626 135.5 1367 113.9<br />
Passing Yards 2772 231.0 2580 215.0<br />
Points Scored 321 26.8 285 24.6<br />
Lions Leaders<br />
Rushing Bob Hoernschemyer 84-471, 1 TD<br />
Passing Bobby Layne 152-336, 2,323 yds, 16 TD,<br />
18 Int<br />
Receiving Cloyce Box 50-1,009, 11 TD<br />
Scoring Doak Walker 128 pts (11 TD, 8 FG, 38 PAT)<br />
NFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Los Angeles 9 3 0 .750 466 309<br />
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 279 207<br />
New York Yanks 7 5 0 .583 366 367<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 6 6 0 .500 321 285<br />
Green Bay 3 9 0 .250 244 406<br />
San Francisco 3 9 0 .250 213 300<br />
Baltimore 1 11 0 .083 213 462<br />
Eastern Division<br />
Cleveland 10 2 0 .833 310 144<br />
NY Giants 10 2 0 .833 268 150<br />
Philadelphia 6 6 0 .500 254 141<br />
Pittsburgh 6 6 0 .500 180 195<br />
Chicago Cardinals 5 7 0 .417 233 287<br />
Washington 3 9 0 .250 232 326<br />
Cle defeated LA, 30- 28, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1950: Led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, United Nations forces<br />
assist South Korea after invasion by North Korean Communist<br />
troops.<br />
1947<br />
Record: 3-9-0, 5th NFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/21 L 10-17 at Pittsburgh 34,681<br />
9/28 L 21-45 at Chicago Cardinals 22,245<br />
10/5 W 21-7 at Boston 16,097<br />
10/12 L 13-27 Los Angeles 42,955<br />
10/19 L 24-33 at Chicago Bears 31,960<br />
10/26 L 17-34 at Green Bay 23,100<br />
11/2 W 35-7 New York 28,812<br />
11/9 L 7-17 Chicago Cardinals 25,296<br />
11/16 W 38-21 Washington 17,003<br />
11/23 L 17-28 at Los Angeles 17,693<br />
11/27 L 14-34 Chicago Bears 27,214<br />
12/7 L 14-35 Green Bay 14,055<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 3680 306.7 4405 367.1<br />
Rushing Yards 1234 102.8 1975 164.6<br />
Passing Yards 2446 203.8 2430 202.5<br />
Points Scored 231 19.3 305 25.4<br />
Lions Leaders<br />
Rushing Camp Wilson 89-412<br />
Passing Clyde LeForce 94-175, 1,384 yds, 13 TD, 20 Int<br />
Receiving John Greene 38-621, 5 TD<br />
Scoring Bill Dudley 66 pts (11 TD)<br />
Punt Ret. Bill Dudley 11-182, 16.5 avg, 1 TD<br />
KO Ret. Bill Dudley 15-359, 23.9 avg<br />
NFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Chicago Cardinals 9 3 0 .750 306 231<br />
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 363 241<br />
Green Bay 6 5 1 .545 274 210<br />
Los Angeles 6 6 0 .500 259 214<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 3 9 0 .250 231 305<br />
Eastern Division<br />
Philadelphia* 8 4 0 .667 308 242<br />
Pittsburgh 8 4 0 .667 240 259<br />
Boston 4 7 1 .364 168 256<br />
Washington 4 8 0 .333 295 367<br />
New York 2 8 2 .200 190 309<br />
*Phi defeated Pit, 21- 0, in divisional playoff. ChiC defeated Phi, 26- 21,<br />
for World Championship.<br />
IN 1947: In the first piloted supersonic flight, Capt. Charles E.<br />
Yeager flew the X-1 rocket-powered research plane faster than the<br />
speed of sound at Muroc (Calif.) Air Force Base.<br />
1949<br />
Record: 4-8-0, 4th NFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/23 L 24-27 at Los Angeles 17,878<br />
10/3 L 14-22 Philadelphia 20,163<br />
10/8 L 7-14 at Pittsburgh 21,594<br />
10/16 L 10-21 Los Angeles 19,839<br />
10/23 W 24-7 at Chicago Cardinals 19,490<br />
10/30 L 14-16 at Green Bay (Mil) 6,177<br />
11/6 L 19-42 Chicago Cardinals 19,465<br />
11/13 L 24-27 at Chicago Bears 32,716<br />
11/20 W 45-21 at NY Giants 14,661<br />
11/24 L 7-28 Chicago Bears 22,912<br />
12/4 W 28-27 New York Bulldogs 11956<br />
12/11 W 21-7 Green Bay 9,722<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 3672 306.0 3641 303.4<br />
Rushing Yards 1381 115.1 1827 152.3<br />
Passing Yards 2291 190.1 1814 151.2<br />
Points Scored 237 19.8 259 21.6<br />
Lions Leaders<br />
Rushing Bill Dudley 125-402, 3 TD<br />
Passing Frank Tripucka 62-145, 833 yds, 9 TD, 14 Int<br />
Receiving Bob Mann 66-1,014, 4 TD<br />
Scoring Bill Dudley 81 pts (6 TD, 5 FG, 30 PAT)<br />
Punt Ret. Wally Triplett 21-281, 13.4 avg, 1 TD<br />
NFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Los Angeles 8 2 2 .800 360 239<br />
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 332 218<br />
Chicago Cardinals 6 5 1 .545 360 301<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 4 8 0 .333 237 259<br />
Green Bay 2 10 0 .167 114 329<br />
Eastern Division<br />
Philadelphia 11 1 0 .917 364 134<br />
Pittsburgh 6 5 1 .545 224 213<br />
NY Giants 6 6 0 .500 287 298<br />
Washington 4 7 1 .364 268 339<br />
N.Y. Bulldogs 1 10 1 .091 153 368<br />
Phi defeated LA, 14- 0, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1949: Twelve nations unite to establish North Atlantic Treaty<br />
Organization (NATO).<br />
1951<br />
Record: 7-4-1, 2nd NFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/30 W 35-17 Washington 27,831<br />
10/8 W 37-10 New York Yanks 24,194<br />
10/14 L 21-27 Los Angeles 50,567<br />
10/21 T 24-24 New York Yanks 21,807<br />
10/28 L 23-28 Chicago Bears 34,778<br />
11/4 W 24-17 at Green Bay 18,165<br />
11/11 W 41-28 at Chicago Bears 43,709<br />
11/18 W 28-10 at Philadelphia 25,098<br />
11/22 W 52-35 Green Bay 32,247<br />
12/2 L 10-20 San Francisco 45,757<br />
12/9 W 24-22 at Los Angeles 52,937<br />
12/16 L 17-21 at San Francisco 26,465<br />
Pro Bowl: Les Bingaman (C), Lou Creekmur (T), Don Doll (DB), Bob<br />
Hoernschemeyer (RB), Bobby Layne (QB), Doak Walker (RB)<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 4188 349.0 3864 322.0<br />
Rushing Yards 1841 153.4 1509 125.8<br />
Passing Yards 2347 195.6 2355 196.3<br />
Points Scored 336 28.0 259 21.6<br />
Lions Leaders<br />
Rushing Bob Hoernschemeyer 132-678, 2 TD<br />
Passing Bobby Layne 152-332, 2,403 yds, 26 TD,<br />
23 Int<br />
Receiving Leon Hart 35-544, 12 TDs<br />
Scoring Doak Walker 97 pts (6 TD, 6 FG, 43 PAT)<br />
Punt Ret. Jack Christiansen 18-343, 19.1 avg, 4 TD<br />
KO Ret. Doak Walker 15-408, 27.2 avg<br />
Punting Bob Smith 49-2,082, 40.9 avg<br />
Interceptions Bob Smith 3-70<br />
NFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Los Angeles 8 4 0 .667 392 261<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 7 4 1 .636 336 259<br />
San Francisco 7 4 1 .636 255 205<br />
Chicago Bears 7 5 0 .583 286 282<br />
Green Bay 3 9 0 .250 254 375<br />
New York Yanks 1 9 2 .100 241 382<br />
Eastern Division<br />
Cleveland 11 1 0 .917 331 152<br />
NY Giants 9 2 1 .818 254 161<br />
Washington 5 7 0 .417 183 296<br />
Pittsburgh 4 7 1 .364 183 235<br />
Philadelphia 3 9 0 .333 234 264<br />
Chicago Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 210 287<br />
LA defeated Cle, 24-17, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1951: Color television is Introduced in the United States.<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> <strong>LIONS</strong><br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
Change language