1947 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 5th place Western Division 3-9-0 .250 |
| Head Coach: Gus Dorais |
| Joe Bach | Line |
| Bobby Winslow | Backfield |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/31/1947 | H | Boston Yanks | 14-47 | L | Flint, MI | Atwood Stadium | 12000 | |
| Wed | 9/10/1947 | N | Washington Redskins | 14-23 | L | Denver, CO | University of Denver Stadium | 10000 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1947 | N | Los Angeles Rams | 0-21 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Butler Bowl | 20852 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1947 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-17 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 34681 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1947 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 21-45 | L | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 22245 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1947 | A | Boston Yanks | 21-7 | W | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 16097 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1947 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 13-27 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 42955 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1947 | A | Chicago Bears | 24-33 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 31960 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1947 | A | Green Bay Packers | 17-34 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 23100 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1947 | H | New York Giants | 35-7 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 28812 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1947 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 7-17 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 25296 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1947 | H | Washington Redskins | 38-21 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 17003 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1947 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-28 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 17693 | |
| Thu | 11/27/1947 | H | Chicago Bears | 14-34 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 27214 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1947 | H | Green Bay Packers | 14-35 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 14055 | |
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 |
| 65 | Stan Batinski | LOG-LDG | 5-10 | 215 | 30 | Temple | 12 | 9 |
| 44 | Ben Chase | OT-DT | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Navy | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Ted Cook | DH-LOE | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Alabama | 12 | 12 |
| 21 | Ted Cremer | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 209 | 28 | Auburn | 12 | 9 |
| 39 | Bob DeFruiter | DB-QB? | 6-0 | 190 | 29 | Nebraska | 8 | 4 |
| 17 | Chuck DeShane | ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 212 | 29 | Alabama | 12 | 11 |
| 35 | Bill Dudley | LOH-DB | 5-10 | 175 | 26 | Virginia | 10 | 9 |
| 50 | Jack Dugger | ROT-RDT | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | John Greene | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 210 | 27 | Michigan | 12 | 5 |
| 34 | George Hekkers | OT-DT | 6-4 | 229 | 24 | Wisconsin | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Ralph Heywood | ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | Southern California | 12 | 1 |
| 48 | Bill Hillman | FB-LB | 5-11 | 200 | 26 | Tennessee | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Bob Ivory | OG-DG | 6-2 | 212 | 23 | Detroit Mercy | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Tommy James | HB-DH | 5-10 | 184 | 24 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Elmer Jones | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 224 | 27 | Wake Forest | 10 | 2 |
| 45 | Pete Kmetovic | ROH-RDH | 5-9 | 175 | 28 | Stanford | 11 | 1 |
| 51 | Les Lear | LDG-LOG | 5-11 | 225 | 29 | Manitoba | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Clyde LeForce | QB-S | 5-11 | 176 | 24 | Tulsa | 11 | 8 |
| 40 | Elmer Madarik | ROH-RDH | 5-11 | 200 | 25 | Detroit Mercy | 9 | 4 |
| 81 | Joe Margucci | ROH-RDH-QB-S | 5-10 | 182 | 26 | Santa Ana JC | 11 | 4 |
| 78 | Kelley Mote | LDE-LOE | 6-2 | 189 | 24 | South Carolina; Duke | 12 | 12 |
| 46 | Reed Nilsen | C-LB | 6-0 | 230 | 26 | Brigham Young | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Bill O'Brien | ROH-RDH LB? | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | none | 9 | 2 |
| 82 | Mitch Olenski | ROT-RDT | 6-3 | 222 | 27 | Alabama | 12 | 9 |
| 67 | Merv Pregulman | LB-C | 6-3 | 215 | 25 | Michigan | 12 | 12 |
| 48 | Kenny Reese | HB-DH | 5-11 | 175 | 26 | Alabama | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Floyd Rhea | OG-DG | 5-11 | 218 | 27 | Fullerton JC; Oregon | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Dave Ryan | HB-DH | 5-10 | 190 | 24 | Hardin-Simmons | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Johnny Sanchez | OT-DT | 6-3 | 239 | 27 | Los Angeles CC; San Francisco; Whittier; San Francisco | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Cecil Souders | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 210 | 26 | Ohio State | 11 | 11 |
| 52 | Ed Stacco | ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 261 | 22 | Colgate | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Dick Stovall | LB-C | 6-0 | 206 | 25 | Abilene Christian | 11 | 11 |
| 33 | Steve Sucic | FB-LB | 6-0 | 210 | 26 | Illinois | 5 | 0 |
| 83 | Frank Szymanski | C-LB | 5-11 | 225 | 24 | Notre Dame | 12 | 3 |
| 71 | Russ Thomas | LOT-LDT | 6-3 | 237 | 23 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 |
| 33 | Walt Vezmar | OT-DT-OG-DG | 5-11 | 235 | 22 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Bill Ward | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 230 | 26 | Washington State; Washington | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | Joe Watt | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH | 5-11 | 184 | 28 | Syracuse | 8 | 6 |
| 85 | Bob Westfall | FB-LB | 5-8 | 190 | 28 | Michigan | 12 | 3 |
| 75 | Bob Wiese | FB-DB? | 6-3 | 198 | 24 | Michigan | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | Camp Wilson | FB-LB | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Tarleton State JC; Hardin-Simmons; Tulsa | 12 | 7 |
| 6 | Roy Zimmerman | QB-S-K | 6-2 | 201 | 29 | San Jose State | 12 | 7 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Glenn Davis | B | Army |
| 2 | 12 | Russ Thomas | T | Ohio State |
| 3 | 14 | Jim Kekeris | T | Missouri |
| 4 | 24 | Charley Hoover | C | Vanderbilt |
| 5 | 26 | Bob Chappuis | B | Michigan |
| 6 | 36 | Bernie Gallagher | T | Pennsylvania |
| 7 | 46 | Ed Grain | G | Pennsylvania |
| 8 | 56 | Harvey James | C | Miami (Florida) |
| 9 | 66 | Kale Alexander | T | South Carolina |
| 10 | 76 | Chalmers Elliott | B | Michigan |
| 11 | 86 | Pete Sullivan | T | Detroit Mercy |
| 12 | 96 | Gus Camarata | B | Northern Iowa |
| 13 | 106 | Walt Vezmar | G | Michigan State |
| 14 | 116 | Dick Hagen | E | Washington |
| 15 | 126 | J.W. Meeks | B | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 16 | 136 | Reed Nilsen | C | Brigham Young |
| 17 | 146 | Tommy James | B | Ohio State |
| 18 | 156 | Ralph Maughan | E | Utah State |
| 19 | 166 | Buryl Baty | B | Texas A&M |
| 20 | 176 | Elmer Madar | E | Michigan |
| 21 | 186 | John White | E | Michigan |
| 22 | 196 | Carl Schuette | B | Marquette |
| 23 | 206 | Steve Cipot | T | St. Bonaventure |
| 24 | 216 | Billy Cadenhead | B | Alabama |
| 25 | 226 | Jim Cody | T | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 26 | 236 | Earl Maves | B | Wisconsin |
| 27 | 246 | Bill Hillman | B | Tennessee |
| 28 | 256 | Arch Kelly | E | Detroit Mercy |
| 29 | 266 | Bob Tulis | T | Texas A&M |
| 30 | 276 | Howard McAfee | T | Tulane |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 45 | 64 | 24 | 98 | |
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 76 | 75 | 82 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 189 | 77 | 93 | 19 | / % | / % | 78 | 704 | |
| Opponents Totals | 220 | 96 | 106 | 18 | / % | / % | 112 | 1039 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dudley | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Roy Zimmerman | 1 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 51 |
| John Greene | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Ralph Heywood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Pete Kmetovic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Margucci | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Watt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ted Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ted Cremer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Elmer Madarik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Kelley Mote | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cecil Souders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Westfall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 231 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 38 | 42 | 90.5 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 0 | 305 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Zimmerman | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 40 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 40 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 2/ | 1/ | 2/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Wilson | 89 | 412 | 4.6 | 48 | 0 |
| Bill Dudley | 80 | 302 | 3.8 | 28 | 2 |
| Clyde LeForce | 18 | 143 | 7.9 | 32 | 0 |
| Bob Westfall | 34 | 132 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 |
| Joe Margucci | 26 | 97 | 3.7 | 26 | 1 |
| Bob Wiese | 20 | 61 | 3.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Elmer Madarik | 19 | 29 | 1.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 10 | 1 |
| Pete Kmetovic | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Watt | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill O'Brien | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kenny Reese | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Hillman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy James | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob DeFruiter | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 333 | 1234 | 3.7 | 48 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 461 | 1975 | 4.3 | 17 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde LeForce | 175 | 94 | 94 | 61 | 1384 | 7.9 | 14.7 | 79t | 13 | 7.4 | 20 | 11.4 | 175 | 1209 | 65.0 | |
| Roy Zimmerman | 138 | 57 | 57 | 72 | 867 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 53 | 7 | 5.1 | 9 | 6.5 | 102 | 765 | 52.4 | |
| Joe Margucci | 31 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 171 | 5.5 | 13.2 | 39 | 1 | 3.2 | 5 | 16.1 | 20 | 151 | 31.2 | |
| Bill Dudley | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 11 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 129.2 |
| Team Totals | 348 | 167 | 167 | 147 | 2446 | 7.0 | 14.6 | 79t | 23 | 6.6 | 34 | 9.8 | 53.8 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 310 | 156 | 156 | 129 | 2430 | 7.8 | 15.6 | 21 | 6.8 | 25 | 8.1 | 65.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Greene | 38 | 621 | 16.3 | 47 | 5 |
| Bill Dudley | 27 | 375 | 13.9 | 64t | 7 |
| Kelley Mote | 16 | 180 | 11.3 | 46t | 1 |
| Cecil Souders | 15 | 184 | 12.3 | 34 | 1 |
| Ted Cremer | 13 | 117 | 9.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Ralph Heywood | 13 | 198 | 15.2 | 39t | 2 |
| Joe Margucci | 10 | 125 | 12.5 | 79t | 1 |
| Ted Cook | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 29 | 1 |
| Pete Kmetovic | 6 | 143 | 23.8 | 53t | 2 |
| Bob Wiese | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Camp Wilson | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Elmer Madarik | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Joe Watt | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 75t | 2 |
| Bob Westfall | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Hillman | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Steve Sucic | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 167 | 2446 | 14.6 | 79t | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 156 | 2430 | 15.6 | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dudley | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 41t | 1 |
| Bob Wiese | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Clyde LeForce | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob DeFruiter | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Watt | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Merv Pregulman | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ted Cook | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Dugger | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kelley Mote | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Stovall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 226 | 9.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 442 | 13.0 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dudley | 15 | 657 | 43.8 | 62 | 0 | |||||
| Roy Zimmerman | 49 | 2078 | 42.4 | 62 | 2 | |||||
| Bob Wiese | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 61 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 65 | 2796 | 43.0 | 62 | 2 | 584 | 28.0 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 2321 | 42.2 | 452 | 32.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dudley | 11 | 182 | 16.5 | 84t | 1 | |
| Joe Watt | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 0 | ||
| Clyde LeForce | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Pete Kmetovic | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 19 | 0 | |
| Joe Margucci | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Ted Cook | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Merv Pregulman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Elmer Madarik | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Tommy James | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 452 | 13.3 | 84t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 584 | 15.0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dudley | 15 | 359 | 23.9 | 78 | 0 | |
| Joe Margucci | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Clyde Leforce | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 37 | 0 | |
| Joe Watt | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Pete Kmetovic | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Elmer Madarik | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Camp Wilson | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Kenny Reese | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Bob Westfall | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| John Greene | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Ted Cook | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Steve Sucic | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Kelley Mote | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Bill Hillman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Frank Szymanski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 50 | 926 | 18.5 | 78 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 929 | 20.6 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Batinski | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chase | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob DeFruiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck DeShane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Dudley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Dugger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Greene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Heywood | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde LeForce | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elmer Madarik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Margucci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kelley Mote | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Merv Pregulman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Souders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Stacco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Szymanski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Ward | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Watt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Westfall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Wiese | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Camp Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Roy Zimmerman | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 1 |
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