1940 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 3rd place Western Division 5-5-1 .500 |
| Head Coach: Potsy Clark |
| Jack Johnson | Line |
| Clare Randolph | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 9/15/1940 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 0-0 | T | Buffalo, NY | Civic Stadium | 18048 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1940 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-10 | L | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 15310 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1940 | H | Cleveland Rams | 6-0 | W | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 15347 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1940 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 43-14 | W | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 20619 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1940 | A | Chicago Bears | 0-7 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 34217 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1940 | A | Green Bay Packers | 23-14 | W | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 21001 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1940 | H | Washington Redskins | 14-20 | L | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 28909 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1940 | A | Cleveland Rams | 0-24 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 18881 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1940 | H | Chicago Bears | 17-14 | W | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 21735 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1940 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 6327 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1940 | H | Green Bay Packers | 7-50 | L | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 26019 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 34 | Bill Callihan | BB-LDH-TB-S | 6-2 | 217 | 24 | Nebraska | 10 | 1 |
| 42 | Tony Calvelli | C-LB | 5-10 | 189 | 25 | San Mateo JC; Stanford | 11 | 6 |
| 3 | Lloyd Cardwell | WB-RDH | 6-2 | 195 | 27 | Nebraska | 10 | 8 |
| 13 | Clem Crabtree | LOG-LDG-OT-DT | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | Wake Forest | 9 | 0 |
| 32 | Dave Diehl | ROE-RDE | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | Michigan State | 10 | 2 |
| 28 | Bill Feldhaus | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 225 | 28 | Cincinnati | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | Bill Fisk | LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 199 | 24 | Southern California | 10 | 3 |
| 38 | Tony Furst | LOT-LDT | 6-1 | 215 | 22 | Dayton | 9 | 4 |
| 25 | Johnny Hackenbruck | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 215 | 25 | Oregon State | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | Chuck Hanneman | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 212 | 26 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 6 |
| 16 | Jack Johnson | LOT-LDT | 6-4 | 216 | 31 | Utah | 11 | 6 |
| 44 | Steve Maronic | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT | 6-0 | 225 | 23 | North Carolina | 5 | 1 |
| Les McDonald | OE-DE | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | Paul Moore | WB-RDH-TB-S-BB-LDH | 5-9 | 207 | 22 | Presbyterian | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Jack Morlock | BB-LDH | 5-10 | 165 | 24 | Marshall | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Glenn Morris | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 195 | 28 | Colorado State | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | Ray Morse | ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 199 | 30 | Oregon | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Cotton Price | TB-S-BB-LDH | 6-1 | 182 | 22 | Texas A&M | 9 | 1 |
| 26 | Bill Radovich | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 5-9 | 238 | 25 | Southern California | 10 | 2 |
| 18 | Bill Rogers | ROG-RDG-LOT-LDT | 5-11 | 243 | 27 | Villanova | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | Stillman Rouse | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Missouri | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | Kent Ryan | WB-RDH-FB-LB-BB-LDH | 6-2 | 193 | 25 | Utah State | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | Bill Shepherd | FB-LB-WB-RDH | 5-9 | 195 | 29 | McDaniel | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Dwight Sloan | FB-LB-TB-S-WB-RDH | 5-10 | 180 | 26 | Arkansas | 11 | 5 |
| 33 | Harry Smith | ROT-RDT-LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 215 | 22 | Southern California | 11 | 8 |
| 43 | Harry Speelman | OG-DG | 5-11 | 220 | 24 | Michigan State | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Cal Thomas | ROT-RDT-LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 217 | 25 | Tulsa | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | John Tsoutsouvas | C-LB-OG-DG | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | Ventura JC; Oregon State | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Fred Vanzo | BB-LDH | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Northwestern | 10 | 10 |
| 5 | Howie Weiss | FB-LB | 6-0 | 207 | 23 | Wisconsin | 11 | 4 |
| 24 | Whizzer White | TB-S | 6-1 | 187 | 23 | Colorado | 11 | 9 |
| 48 | John Wiethe | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 198 | 28 | Xavier (Ohio) | 11 | 9 |
| 40 | Bobby Winslow | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Modesto JC; Southern California | 8 | 4 |
| 30 | Alex Wojciechowicz | C-LB | 5-11 | 217 | 25 | Fordham | 11 | 5 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Doyle Nave | B | Southern California |
| 3 | 21 | Bill Fisk | E | Southern California |
| 5 | 36 | Harry Smith | G | Southern California |
| 6 | 46 | Jim Rike | C | Tennessee |
| 7 | 56 | Bobby Winslow | E | Southern California |
| 8 | 66 | Bill Tranavitch | B | Rutgers |
| 9 | 76 | Kenneth Haas | T | Missouri |
| 10 | 86 | Leon DeWitte | B | Purdue |
| 11 | 96 | Erwin Prasse | E | Iowa |
| 12 | 106 | Ken Binder | B | Carroll (Wisconsin) |
| 13 | 116 | Justin Bowers | T | Dayton |
| 14 | 126 | Jack Morlock | B | Marshall |
| 15 | 136 | Stillman Rouse | E | Missouri |
| 16 | 146 | Jack Padley | B | Dayton |
| 17 | 156 | Johnny Hackenbruck | T | Oregon State |
| 18 | 166 | Frank Ribar | G | Duke |
| 19 | 176 | Herb McCarthy | B | Denver |
| 20 | 186 | Dub Partin | T | Centenary |
| 21 | 191 | Malvern Morgan | C | Auburn |
| 22 | 196 | Bob Orf | E | Missouri |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 10 | 41 | 57 | 30 | |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 48 | 27 | 44 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 133 | / % | / % | 259 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | / % | / % |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whizzer White | 5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 32 |
| Howie Weiss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Lloyd Cardwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Chuck Hanneman | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Cotton Price | 2 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Tony Calvelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Diehl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jack Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Paul Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Glenn Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Steve Maronic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 138 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 3 | 0 | 153 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Hanneman | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 30 | 0/ | 2/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| Steve Maronic | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | |
| Whizzer White | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 30 | 0/ | 2/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1/ | 2/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whizzer White | 146 | 514 | 3.5 | 5 | |
| Howie Weiss | 79 | 298 | 3.8 | 3 | |
| Dwight Sloan | 58 | 225 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 48 | 186 | 3.9 | 2 | |
| Cotton Price | 42 | 122 | 2.9 | 2 | |
| Bill Shepherd | 24 | 67 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Kent Ryan | 22 | 42 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| Paul Moore | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Fisk | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Morlock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stillman Rouse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Vanzo | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 427 | 1457 | 3.4 | 12 | |
| Opponents Totals | 381 | 1323 | 3.5 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Price | 66 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 456 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 48 | 3 | 4.5 | 7 | 10.6 | 48.1 | |||
| Whizzer White | 80 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 461 | 5.8 | 13.2 | 74 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 15.0 | 23.0 | |||
| Dwight Sloan | 46 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 260 | 5.7 | 14.4 | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 17.4 | 18.7 | |||
| Lloyd Cardwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Kent Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 195 | 86 | 44.1 | 82 | 1177 | 6.0 | 13.7 | 3 | 1.5 | 27 | 13.8 | 29.5 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 177 | 77 | 43.5 | 71 | 1034 | 5.8 | 13.4 | 6 | 3.4 | 29 | 16.4 | 34.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Cardwell | 20 | 349 | 17.5 | 1 | |
| Chuck Hanneman | 14 | 228 | 16.3 | 0 | |
| Dave Diehl | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 0 | |
| Kent Ryan | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Fred Vanzo | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Bill Callihan | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Paul Moore | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| Howie Weiss | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Whizzer White | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| Stillman Rouse | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Shepherd | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Fisk | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Johnson | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Les McDonald | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ray Morse | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 86 | 1177 | 13.7 | 3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 77 | 1034 | 13.4 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Ryan | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Whizzer White | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| Tony Calvelli | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 36t | 1 |
| Chuck Hanneman | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Callihan | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Howie Weiss | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Glenn Morris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bill Feldhaus | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Wiethe | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dwight Sloan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 298 | 10.3 | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Price | 9 | 374 | 41.6 | 55 | ||||||
| Whizzer White | 52 | 2132 | 41.0 | 61 | ||||||
| Bill Shepherd | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | ||||||
| Kent Ryan | 9 | 350 | 38.9 | 53 | ||||||
| Dwight Sloan | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 32 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 73 | 40.4 | 61 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals | 300 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 300 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 714 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 1 |
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