2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE
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1952<br />
Record: 9-3-0, 1st NFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/28 L 3-17 at San Francisco 54,761<br />
10/3 W 17-14 at Los Angeles 42,743<br />
10/12 L 0-28 San Francisco 56,822<br />
10/19 W 24-16 Los Angeles 40,152<br />
10/26 W 52-17 at Green Bay 24,656<br />
11/2 W 17-6 Cleveland 56,029<br />
11/9 W 31-6 at Pittsburgh 26,170<br />
11/16 W 43-13 Dallas 33,304<br />
11/23 L 23-24 at Chicago Bears 37,508<br />
11/27 W 48-24 Green Bay 39,101<br />
12/7 W 45-21 Chicago Bears 50,410<br />
12/13 W 41-6 at Dallas 12,252<br />
Western Division Playoff<br />
12/21 W 31-12 Los Angeles 47,645<br />
World Championship<br />
12/28 W 17-7 at Cleveland 50,934<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
LE 80 Cloyce Box<br />
LT 76 Lou Creekmur<br />
LG 62 Jim Martin<br />
C 51 Victor Banonis<br />
RG 63 Dick Stanfel<br />
RT 70 August Cifelli<br />
74 Bob Miller<br />
RE 82 Leon Hart<br />
QB 22 Bobby Layne<br />
LH 23 Jug Girard<br />
37 Doak Walker<br />
RH 14 B. Hoernschemeyer<br />
Defense<br />
LE 83 Jim Doran<br />
LT 73 Thurman McGraw<br />
LG 60 Richard Flanagan<br />
C 65 Les Bingaman<br />
RG 53 LaVern Torgeson<br />
RT 75 John Prchlik<br />
RE 86 Blaine Earon<br />
LH 25 Jim David<br />
RH 40 Bob Smith<br />
LS 24 Jack Christiansen<br />
44 Don Doll<br />
RS 28 Yale Lary<br />
MVP: Jim Doran<br />
Pro Bowl: Cloyce Box (E), Lou Creekmur (T), Don Doll (DB), Pat<br />
Harder (RB), Bob Hoernschemeyer (RB), Bobby Layne (QB), Bob<br />
Smith (DB)<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 3988 332.3 3245 270.4<br />
Rushing Yards 1780 148.3 1145 95.4<br />
Passing Yards 2208 184.0 2100 175.0<br />
Points Scored 344 28.7 192 16.0<br />
Lions Leaders<br />
Rushing Bob Hoernschemeyer 106-457, 4 TD<br />
Passing Bobby Layne 139-287, 1,999 yds, 19 TD,<br />
20 Int<br />
Recieving Cloyce Box 42-924, 15 TD<br />
Scoring Cloyce Box 90 pts (15 TD)<br />
Punt Ret. Jack Christiansen 15-322, 21.5 avg, 2 TD<br />
KO Ret. Jack Christiansen 16-409, 25.6 avg<br />
Punting Bob Smith 61-2,729 yards, 44.7 avg<br />
Interceptions Bob Smith 9-184, 1 TD<br />
NFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong>* 9 3 0 .750 344 192<br />
Los Angeles 9 3 0 .750 349 234<br />
San Francisco 7 5 0 .583 285 221<br />
Green Bay 6 6 0 .500 295 312<br />
Chicago Bears 5 7 0 .417 245 326<br />
Dallas 1 11 0 .083 182 427<br />
Eastern Division<br />
Cleveland 8 4 0 .667 310 213<br />
Philadelphia 7 5 0 .583 234 231<br />
New York 7 5 0 .583 252 271<br />
Pittsburgh 5 7 0 .417 300 273<br />
Chicago Cardinals 4 8 0 .333 172 221<br />
Washington 4 8 0 .333 240 287<br />
*DET defeated LA, 31-21, in Divisional playoff.<br />
DET defeated Cle, 17-7, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1952: In England, King George VI dies; his daughter takes the<br />
throne as Queen Elizabeth II.<br />
1953<br />
Record: 10-2-0, 1st NFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/27 W 38-21 Pittsburgh 44,587<br />
10/3 W 27-17 at Baltimore 25,159<br />
10/11 W 24-21 San Francisco 58,079<br />
10/18 L 19-31 Los Angeles 55,772<br />
10/25 W 14-10 at San Francisco 54,662<br />
11/1 L 24-37 at Los Angeles 93,751<br />
11/7 W 17-7 Baltimore 46,208<br />
11/15 W 14-7 at Green Bay 20,834<br />
11/22 W 20-16 at Chicago Bears 36,165<br />
11/26 W 34-15 Green Bay 52,547<br />
12/6 W 13-7 Chicago Bears 58,056<br />
12/13 W 27-16 at New York 28,390<br />
World Championship<br />
12/27 W 17-16 Cleveland 54,577<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
LE 80 Cloyce Box<br />
LT 76 Lou Creekmur<br />
LG 66 Harley Sewell<br />
C 51 Victor Banonis<br />
50 Charley Ane<br />
RG 63 Dick Stanfel<br />
RT 78 Oliver Spencer<br />
70 August Cifelli<br />
RE 82 Leon Hart<br />
QB 22 Bobby Layne<br />
LH 37 Doak Walker<br />
RH 14 B.Hoernschemeyer<br />
26 Gene Gedman<br />
FB 33 Ollie Cline<br />
Defense<br />
LE 88 Jim Cain<br />
LT 73 Thurman McGraw<br />
MG 65 Les Bingaman<br />
RT 75 John Prchlik<br />
RE 86 Blaine Earon<br />
LLB 60 Richard Flanagan<br />
RLB 53 LaVern Torgeson<br />
LH 25 Jim David<br />
RH 40 Bob Smith<br />
LS 44 Don Doll<br />
RS 28 Yale Lary<br />
MVP: Dick Stanfel<br />
Pro Bowl: Les Bingaman (C), Jack Christiansen (DB), Lou Creekmur<br />
(T), Yale Lary (DB), Bobby Layne (QB), Dick Stanfel (G), Doak<br />
Walker (RB)<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 3958 329.8 3545 295.4<br />
Rushing Yards 1812 151.0 1580 131.7<br />
Passing Yards 2146 178.8 1965 163.8<br />
Points Scored 271 22.6 205 17.1<br />
Lions Leaders<br />
Rushing Bob Hoernschemeyer 101-482, 7 TD<br />
Passing Bobby Layne 125-273, 2,088 yds,<br />
16 TD, 21 Int<br />
Receiving Doak Walker 30-502, 3 TD<br />
Scoring Doak Walker 93 pts (5 TD, 12 FG,<br />
27 PAT)<br />
Punt Ret. Yale Lary 13-115 yards, 8.8 avg, 1 TD<br />
KO Ret. Jack Christiansen 10-183, 18.3 avg<br />
Punting Bob Smith 40-1,647, 41.2 avg<br />
Interceptions Jack Christiansen 12-238, 1 TD<br />
NFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 10 2 0 .833 271 205<br />
San Francisco 9 3 0 .750 372 237<br />
Los Angeles 8 3 1 .727 366 236<br />
Chicago Bears 3 8 1 .273 218 262<br />
Baltimore 3 9 0 .250 182 350<br />
Green Bay 2 9 1 .182 200 338<br />
Eastern Division<br />
Cleveland 11 1 0 .917 348 162<br />
Philadelphia 7 4 1 .636 352 215<br />
Washington 6 5 1 .545 208 215<br />
Pittsburgh 6 6 0 .500 211 263<br />
New York 3 9 0 .250 179 277<br />
Chicago Cardinals 1 10 1 .091 190 337<br />
DET defeated Cle, 17- 16, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, convicted of passing atomic<br />
secrets to the Russians, are executed in Sing Sing prison.<br />
1954<br />
Record: 9-2-1, 1st NFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/26 W 48-23 Chicago Bears 52,343<br />
10/10 W 21-3 Los Angeles 56,523<br />
10/16 W 35-0 Baltimore 48,272<br />
10/24 L 31-37 at San Francisco 60,500<br />
10/31 W 27-24 at Los Angeles 74,342<br />
11/6 W 27-3 at Baltimore 25,287<br />
11/14 W 48-7 San Francisco 58,431<br />
11/21 W 21-17 at Green Bay 20,767<br />
11/25 W 28-24 Green Bay 55,532<br />
12/5 T 13-13 Philadelphia 54,939<br />
12/12 L 24-28 at Chicago Bears 37,240<br />
12/19 W 14-10 at Cleveland 34,168<br />
World Championship<br />
12/26 L 10-56 at Cleveland 43,827<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
LE 84 Dorne Dibble<br />
LT 72 Floyd Jaszewski<br />
LG 76 Lou Creekmur<br />
C 53 LaVern Torgeson<br />
RG 64 Dan Rogas<br />
RT 70 August Cifelli<br />
RE 82 Leon Hart<br />
QB 22 Bobby Layne<br />
LH 37 Doak Walker<br />
RH 14 B.Hoernschemeyer<br />
FB 34 Pat Harder<br />
Defense<br />
LE 83 Jim Doran<br />
LT 73 Thurman McGraw<br />
72 Floyd Jaszewski<br />
MG 63 Robert Monsen<br />
65 Les Bingaman<br />
RT 75 John Prchlik<br />
RE 85 Ed Berrang<br />
LB 84 Dorne Dibble<br />
LB 40 Bob Smith<br />
LB 60 Richard Flanagan<br />
LB 53 LaVern Torgeson<br />
S 44 Don Doll<br />
S 19 Jack Christiansen<br />
MVP: Bobby Layne<br />
Pro Bowl: Jack Christiansen (DB), Lou Creekmur (T), Jim David<br />
(DB), Joe Schmidt (LB), Bill Stits (DB), LaVern Torgeson (C), Doak<br />
Walker (RB)<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 4433 369.4 3746 312.2<br />
Rushing Yards 1608 134.0 1520 126.7<br />
Passing Yards 2825 235.4 226 185.5<br />
Points Scored 337 28.1 189 15.8<br />
Lions Leaders<br />
Rushing Lew Carpenter 104-476, 3 TD<br />
Passing Bobby Layne 135-246, 1,818 yds, 14 TD,<br />
12 Int<br />
Receiving Dorne Dibble 46-768, 6 TD<br />
Scoring Doak Walker 106 pts (5 TD, 11<br />
FG, 43 PAT)<br />
Punt Ret. Jack Christiansen 23-225, 9.8 avg, 1 TD<br />
KO Ret. Jug Girard 12-248, 20.7 avg<br />
Punting Jug Girard 63-2,585, 41.0 avg<br />
Interceptions Jack Christiansen 8-84, 1 TD<br />
NFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 9 2 1 .818 337 189<br />
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 301 279<br />
San Francisco 7 4 1 .636 313 251<br />
Los Angeles 6 5 1 .545 314 285<br />
Green Bay 4 8 0 .333 234 251<br />
Baltimore 3 9 0 .250 131 279<br />
Eastern Division<br />
Cleveland 9 3 0 .750 336 162<br />
Philadelphia 7 4 1 .636 284 230<br />
New York 7 5 0 .583 293 184<br />
Pittsburgh 5 7 0 .417 219 263<br />
Washington 3 9 0 .250 207 432<br />
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 183 347<br />
Cle defeated DET, 56-10, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1954: Dr. Jonas Salk begins inoculating children against polio.<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> <strong>LIONS</strong><br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
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