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1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)

5th place • Western Division • 1-10-0 .091
1946 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Gus Dorais
Joe BachLine
Pete CawthonAssistant Coach
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Fri9/6/1946NNew York Giants20-22LBuffalo, NYWar Memorial Stadium10941
Sun9/15/1946ACharlotte Clippers28-3WCharlotte, NCMemorial Stadium13000
Thu9/19/1946APhiladelphia Eagles7-10LBethlehem, PALiberty High School Stadium10000
Mon9/30/1946AChicago Cardinals14-34LChicago, ILComiskey Park14667
Sun10/6/1946AWashington Redskins16-17LWashington, DCGriffith Stadium33569
Sun10/13/1946HChicago Cardinals14-36LDetroit, MIBriggs Stadium21939
Sun10/20/1946ALos Angeles Rams14-35LLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum27928
Sun10/27/1946AGreen Bay Packers7-10LWest Allis, WIWisconsin State Fair Park17073
Sun11/3/1946HLos Angeles Rams20-41LDetroit, MIBriggs Stadium34447
Sun11/10/1946HPittsburgh Steelers17-7WDetroit, MIBriggs Stadium13621
Sun11/17/1946HGreen Bay Packers0-9LDetroit, MIBriggs Stadium21055
Sun11/24/1946AChicago Bears6-42LChicago, ILWrigley Field24270
Thu11/28/1946HBoston Yanks10-34LDetroit, MIBriggs Stadium13010
Sun12/8/1946HChicago Bears24-45LDetroit, MIBriggs Stadium19579

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
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Stan Batinski65LOG-LDG5-1021529Temple1110
Jim Callahan88TB-LDH-FB-LB5-1118526Texas Tech; Texas1111
Bob Cifers84BB-S5-1120126Tennessee102
Ted Cremer21LOE-LDE6-220927Auburn119
Bill deCorrevont76WB-RDH-TB-LDH6-018628Northwestern106
Chuck DeShane17S-BB-K6-121228Alabama99
Leon Fichman46ROT-RDT6-121525Alabama1111
Aldo Forte25LOG-LDG6-021328Montana21
Ed Frutig11OE-DE6-119026Michigan1111
John Greene10LOE-LDE6-021026Michigan112
Elmer Hackney34FB-LB6-120230Kansas State50
Jack Helms52OE-DE-K6-421524Georgia Tech50
Jim Jones42LOH-LDH6-017526Union (Tennessee)10
Ralph Jones31OE-DE6-220024Union (Tennessee); Alabama110
Walt Jurkiewicz80C-LB6-122027Indiana91
Elmer Madarik40WB-TB-LDH5-1120024Detroit Mercy99
Jack Matheson82ROE-RDE6-222126Western Michigan1111
Vince MazzaOE6-121621none10
Joel McCoy85TB5-1017026Alabama90
Jim Montgomery73OT-DT6-423524Texas A&M110
Tony Rubino68ROG-RDG5-1020825Wake Forest111
Dave Ryan44TB-LDH LB?5-1019023Hardin-Simmons1111
Dom Sanzotta18WB5-919025Western Reserve52
Ivan Schottel55BB6-220426Northwest Missouri State103
Gene Spangler30HB5-1019524Tulsa101
Frank Szymanski83C-LB5-1122523Notre Dame1111
Damon Tassos6ROG-RDG-K6-122523Texas A&M1111
Russ Thomas71LOT-LDT6-323722Ohio State109
Emil Uremovich81ROT-RDT6-223330Indiana1111
Walt Vezmar33OG-DG5-1123521Michigan State1111
Bob Westfall86FB5-819027Michigan103
Lloyd Wickett20LOT-LDT6-120826Oregon State92
Camp Wilson66FB6-120024Tarleton State JC; Hardin-Simmons; Tulsa105
Alex WojciechowiczC5-1121731Fordham33
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
18Bill DellastatiousBMissouri
322Russ ThomasTOhio State
538Dave HarrisEWake Forest
647Joe EddinsGAuburn
758Pete BerezneyTNotre Dame
867Keith DeCourceyBOregon
978Bill HedgesTWest Texas A&M
1087Thornton DixonTOhio State
1198Bob StevensBOregon State
12107Pat FarrisTTexas Tech
13118Paul CopoulosBMarquette
14127Ty IrbyBAuburn
15138Pat ThrashESouth Carolina
16147Kelley MoteEDuke
17158Bill ScruggsBRice
18167Ben WallBCentral Michigan
19178Merlin KispertBMinnesota
20187Don MalmbergTUCLA
21198Norm MaloneyEPurdue
22207Jack SimmonsBDetroit Mercy
23218Joe PulteEDetroit Mercy
24227Bob FunderbergNorthwestern
25238Ed StaccoTColgate
26247Roger AndersonGGeorgia Tech
27258Chuck MurdockEGeorgia Tech
28267Dick Van DusenCMinnesota
29278Bill AgnewBCalifornia
30287Tom PanosGUtah
31293Orlando PalesseEMarquette
32297Otis SchellstedeGOklahoma State
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals22313851142
Opponents Totals451178761310
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals120495912/ %/ %82635
Opponents Totals2031047821/ %/ %100912
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Bob Cifers40000024
Camp Wilson30000018
John Greene20000114
Jack Helms04666.73475.0013
Jim Callahan20000012
Bill Decorrevont20000012
Ed Frutig20000012
Dave Ryan20000012
Chuck DeShane01010100.0010.0010
Ivan Schottel1000006
Bob Westfall1000006
Damon Tassos033100.0010.003
Team Totals19171989.53650.01142
Opponents Totals41384192.781553.31310
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Jack Helms3475.00340/11/12/20/00/0
Chuck DeShane010.000/00/10/00/00/0
Damon Tassos010.000/00/00/10/00/0
Team Totals3650.00340/11/22/30/00/0
Opponents Totals81553.303/3/0/2/0/
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Camp Wilson642073.2153
Jim Callahan52861.7402
Dom Sanzotta67212.0510
Dave Ryan71650.9271
Bob Westfall28541.991
Bob Cifers8182.360
Ivan Schottel4123.050
Elmer Madarik870.940
Chuck De Shane231.520
Jim Jones331.040
Gene Spangler111.010
Joel McCoy19-29-1.5150
Bill Decorrevont8-32-4.0-50
Team Totals2744671.7517
Opponents Totals48116983.519
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Dave Ryan1547347.4649656.313.288t63.91711.041.1
Jim Callahan672232.8383595.416.356t23.0710.422.1
Bill Decorrevont19842.191558.219.470t210.5210.566.7
Elmer Madarik14750.071047.414.947t17.100.098.5
Joel McCoy18633.38724.012.03400.0422.26.9
Bob Cifers6233.33244.012.02600.0116.76.9
Bob Westfall2150.00-5-2.5-5.0-500.0150.016.7
Chuck De Shane100.0100.000.000.039.6
Dom Sanzotta100.0100.000.000.039.6
Jim Jones400.0300.000.0125.00.0
Team Totals28611941.613416745.914.188t113.83311.534.4
Opponents Totals24912349.411319757.916.1208.0135.281.3
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
John Greene2028914.588t2
Jack Matheson1717810.5330
Bob Westfall171428.4240
Ted Cremer1517911.9390
Bill Decorrevont1027827.872t2
Ed Frutig8729.0172
Camp Wilson7628.9260
Elmer Madarik6386.3200
Bob Cifers417844.570t4
Ralph Jones48421.0290
Ivan Schottel414636.570t1
Chuck De Shane2136.5130
Dom Sanzotta2199.5140
Gene Spangler210.50
Dave Ryan1-5-5.0-50
Team Totals119167414.188t11
Opponents Totals123197516.120
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Dave Ryan410526.3440
Elmer Madarik37525.0310
Jim Callahan284.080
Damon Tassos13030.0300
Jack Matheson188.080
Chuck DeShane133.030
Russ Thomas111.010
Team Totals1323017.7440
Opponents Totals3343013.00
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Bob Cifers30136945.6730
Camp Wilson2286839.5691
Bill Decorrevont529358.6810
Ivan Schottel520841.6600
Jim Callahan418245.5630
Jim Jones1-9-9.0-90
Team Totals67291143.481133437.6
Opponents Totals52209540.333232.7
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Dave Ryan7578.1180
Bill deCorrevont68113.5280
Jim Callahan67111.8220
Elmer Madarik57114.2210
Dom Sanzotta24120.5280
Joel McCoy188.080
Bob Cifers133.030
Team Totals2833211.9280
Opponents Totals3333410.10
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Dave Ryan1530820.5510
Bill Decorrevont1018318.3480
Camp Wilson712718.1680
Jim Callahan613322.2280
Elmer Madarik513126.2400
Bob Westfall45814.5200
Jim Jones34414.7210
Dom Sanzotta24020.0210
Gene Spangler23015.0200
John Greene22914.5180
Ivan Schottel12020.0200
Jack Matheson11717.0170
Joel McCoy177.070
Team Totals59112719.1510
Opponents Totals2860121.50
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Jim Callahan4213-370
Bob Cifers220230
Bill deCorrevont431400
Leon Fichman0002220
Ed Frutig00112-150
John Greene0001100
Elmer Madarik0010150
Joel McCoy200000
Dave Ryan7134161
Dom Sanzotta100000
Russ Thomas0010100
Emil Uremovich00044240
Walt Vezmar0021380
Lloyd Wickett0001100
Camp Wilson600000
Alex Wojciechowicz00000
Team Totals261214163021
Opponents Totals31161512271
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