| 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 1st place National Conference 9-3-0 .750 |
| Head Coach: Buddy Parker |
| Aldo Forte | Assistant Coach |
| Buster Ramsey | Assistant Coach |
| Russ Thomas | Assistant Coach |
| George Wilson | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES |
|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 8/18/1952 | N | Chicago Cardinals | 28-13 | W | Amarillo, TX | Sandstrom Stadium | 10500 | ||
| Sat | 8/23/1952 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-3 | W | Little Rock, AR | War Memorial Stadium | 24000 | ||
| Tue | 9/2/1952 | H | New York Giants | 33-17 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 36853 | ||
| Sat | 9/6/1952 | N | Cleveland Browns | 28-21 | W | Syracuse, NY | Archbold Stadium | 26000 | ||
| Fri | 9/12/1952 | A | Dallas Texans | 21-14 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 32000 | ||
| Sat | 9/20/1952 | N | Washington Redskins | 45-7 | W | Norman, OK | University of Oklahoma Stadium | 40000 | ||
| Sun | 9/28/1952 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 3-17 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 54761 | ||
| Fri | 10/3/1952 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 42743 | ||
| Sun | 10/12/1952 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 0-28 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 48842 | ||
| Sun | 10/19/1952 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 24-16 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 40152 | ||
| Sun | 10/26/1952 | A | Green Bay Packers | 52-17 | W | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 24656 | ||
| Sun | 11/2/1952 | H | Cleveland Browns | 17-6 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 56028 | ||
| Sun | 11/9/1952 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31-6 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 26170 | ||
| Sun | 11/16/1952 | H | Dallas Texans | 43-13 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 33304 | ||
| Sun | 11/23/1952 | A | Chicago Bears | 23-24 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 37508 | ||
| Thu | 11/27/1952 | H | Green Bay Packers | 48-24 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 39101 | ||
| Sun | 12/7/1952 | H | Chicago Bears | 45-21 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 50410 | ||
| Sat | 12/13/1952 | H | Dallas Texans | 41-6 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 12452 | ||
| Sun | 12/21/1952 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 31-21 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 47645 | Natonal Conference Playoff | |
| Sun | 12/28/1952 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 50934 | League Championship |
| ROSTER |
|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | By Bailey | ROH | 5-10 | 192 | 22 | Washington State | 8 | 1 |
| 51 | Vince Banonis | C | 6-1 | 230 | 31 | Detroit Mercy | 12 | 12 |
| 65 | Les Bingaman | MG | 6-3 | 272 | 26 | Illinois | 12 | 12 |
| 80 | Cloyce Box | LOE | 6-4 | 220 | 29 | West Texas A&M | 12 | 8 |
| 66 | Stan Campbell | LOG | 6-0 | 226 | 22 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Jack Christiansen | ROH-DB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Colorado State | 11 | 1 |
| 70 | Gus Cifelli | ROT | 6-4 | 244 | 26 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
| 33 | Ollie Cline | FB | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | Ohio State | 8 | 0 |
| 76 | Lou Creekmur | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 25 | William & Mary | 12 | 12 |
| 39 | Pete D'Alonzo | FB | 5-10 | 210 | 23 | Villanova | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Jimmy David | LDH | 5-10 | 178 | 25 | Colorado State | 12 | 12 |
| 44 | Don Doll | S | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | Southern California | 12 | 12 |
| 83 | Jim Doran | LDE-ROE | 6-2 | 201 | 25 | Iowa State | 11 | 11 |
| 19 | Tom Dublinski | QB | 6-2 | 197 | 22 | Utah | 5 | 0 |
| 86 | Blaine Earon | RDE | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Duke | 12 | 12 |
| 60 | Dick Flanagan | LLB | 6-0 | 216 | 26 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 |
| 50 | Keith Flowers | RLB-LLB | 6-0 | 211 | 22 | Texas Christian | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Sonny Gandee | LDE-RDE | 6-0 | 216 | 23 | Ohio State | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Jug Girard | LOH | 5-11 | 176 | 25 | Wisconsin | 11 | 9 |
| 34 | Pat Harder | FB-K | 5-11 | 203 | 30 | Wisconsin | 11 | 10 |
| 1 | Jim Hardy | QB-K | 6-0 | 180 | 29 | Southern California | 9 | 0 |
| 80 | Leon Hart | ROE | 6-5 | 257 | 24 | Notre Dame | 11 | 11 |
| 48 | Jimmy Hill | DB | 6-0 | 188 | 23 | Tennessee | 11 | 0 |
| 14 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | ROH-FB | 5-11 | 194 | 27 | Indiana; Navy | 10 | 10 |
| 28 | Yale Lary | RDH-P | 6-0 | 187 | 22 | Texas A&M | 12 | 12 |
| 22 | Bobby Layne | QB-K | 6-1 | 201 | 26 | Texas | 12 | 12 |
| 62 | Jim Martin | LOG | 6-2 | 227 | 28 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
| 73 | Thurman McGraw | LDT | 6-5 | 235 | 25 | Colorado State | 12 | 11 |
| 74 | Bob Miller | LDT-LOT | 6-3 | 242 | 23 | Virginia | 11 | 1 |
| 42 | Lindy Pearson | ROH | 6-0 | 198 | 23 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 |
| 75 | John Prchlik | RDT | 6-4 | 234 | 27 | Yale | 12 | 12 |
| 20 | Clyde Scott | LOH | 6-0 | 174 | 28 | Navy; Arkansas | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Bob Smith | RLB-ROH-P | 6-1 | 198 | 27 | Tulsa; Iowa | 12 | 12 |
| 63 | Dick Stanfel | ROG | 6-3 | 236 | 25 | San Francisco CC; San Francisco | 12 | 12 |
| 84 | Pat Summerall | LDE | 6-4 | 228 | 22 | Arkansas | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Bill Swiacki | LOE-ROE | 6-2 | 195 | 30 | Holy Cross; Columbia | 11 | 5 |
| 53 | LaVern Torgeson | MLB | 6-0 | 215 | 23 | Washington State | 12 | 12 |
| 37 | Doak Walker | LOH-K | 5-11 | 173 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 3 |
| DRAFT LIST |
|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 34 | Yale Lary | B | Texas A&M | |
| 4 | 45 | Pat Summerall | E | Arkansas | |
| 5 | 58 | Bob Miller | T | Virginia | |
| 6 | 69 | Gordon Cooper | E | Denver | |
| 7 | 82 | Wes Gardner | C | Utah | |
| 8 | 93 | Tom Dublinski | B | Utah | |
| 9 | 106 | Sonny Gandee | E | Ohio State | |
| 10 | 117 | Steve Dowden | T | Baylor | |
| 11 | 130 | Keith Flowers | C | Texas Christian | |
| 12 | 141 | Jimmy Roshto | B | Louisiana State | |
| 13 | 154 | Carroll McDonald | C | Florida | |
| 14 | 165 | Ray Oliverson | B | Brigham Young | |
| 15 | 178 | John Burgamy | G | Georgia | |
| 17 | 202 | Hank Lauricella | B | Tennessee | |
| 18 | 213 | Stan Campbell | G | Iowa State | |
| 19 | 226 | Blaine Earon | E | Duke | |
| 20 | 237 | Gil Mains | T | Murray State | |
| 21 | 250 | Arnold Boykin | B | Mississippi | |
| 22 | 261 | Jimmy David | E | Colorado State | |
| 23 | 274 | Hal Maxwell | E | Mississippi | |
| 24 | 285 | Bob Werckle | T | Vanderbilt | |
| 25 | 298 | By Bailey | B | Washington State | |
| 26 | 309 | Buddy Terry | E | Stephen F. Austin State | |
| 27 | 322 | Bob Trout | E | Baylor | |
| 28 | 333 | Hal Turner | E | Tennessee State | |
| 29 | 346 | Art Hudson | B | Western Illinois | |
| 30 | 357 | Ray Don Dillon | B | Prairie View A&M |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 47 | 126 | 65 | 106 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 52 | 67 | 30 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rushing | Passing | Penalty | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 219 | 92 | 115 | 12 | / % | / % | 77 | 799 | |
| Opponents Totals | 105 | 74 | 105 | 16 | / % | / % | 62 | 596 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloyce Box | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||
| Pat Harder | 3 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 85 |
| Jack Christiansen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jug Girard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Leon Hart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Doak Walker | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 14 |
| By Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bobby Layne | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Ollie Cline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Doran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Yale Lary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Swiacki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| LaVern Torgeson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Sonny Gandee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Jim Hardy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 42 | 43 | 97.7 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 1 | 344 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 192 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Harder | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 3/ | 3/ | 3/ | 2/ | 0/ |
| Doak Walker | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 2/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| Team Totals | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 5/ | 4/ | 3/ | 2/ | 0/ |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 1/ | 2/ | 3/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 106 | 457 | 4.3 | 41 | 4 |
| Bobby Layne | 94 | 411 | 4.4 | 29 | 1 |
| Pat Harder | 81 | 244 | 3.0 | 22 | 2 |
| Jug Girard | 61 | 222 | 3.6 | 36 | 2 |
| Jack Christiansen | 19 | 148 | 7.8 | 65t | 2 |
| Doak Walker | 26 | 106 | 4.1 | 20 | 0 |
| By Bailey | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 11 | 2 |
| Jim Doran | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Ollie Cline | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 8 | 1 |
| Jim Hardy | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete D'Alonzo | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Dublinski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lindy Pearson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Scott | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 442 | 1780 | 4.0 | 65t | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 353 | 1145 | 3.2 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Layne | 287 | 139 | 48.4 | 128 | 1999 | 7.0 | 14.4 | 77t | 19 | 6.6 | 20 | 7.0 | 212 | 1787 | 64.5 | |
| Jim Hardy | 59 | 28 | 47.5 | 26 | 434 | 7.4 | 15.5 | 49 | 3 | 5.1 | 5 | 8.5 | 55 | 379 | 53.9 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 14 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 10t | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 58.3 |
| Tom Dublinski | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 4 | 39 | 6.5 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 20 | 19 | 14.6 | |
| Doak Walker | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.9 |
| Jug Girard | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 362 | 171 | 47.2 | 163 | 2495 | 6.9 | 14.6 | 77t | 24 | 6.6 | 28 | 7.7 | 287 | 2208 | 60.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 382 | 182 | 47.6 | 168 | 2421 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 15 | 3.9 | 32 | 8.4 | 321 | 2100 | 46.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloyce Box | 42 | 924 | 22.0 | 77t | 15 |
| Leon Hart | 32 | 376 | 11.8 | 24 | 4 |
| Jug Girard | 17 | 316 | 18.6 | 39t | 2 |
| Bill Swiacki | 17 | 213 | 12.5 | 26 | 1 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 17 | 139 | 8.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Pat Harder | 14 | 142 | 10.1 | 22 | 1 |
| Doak Walker | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 31 | 1 |
| Jack Christiansen | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Ollie Cline | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 |
| By Bailey | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Pete D'Alonzo | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Clyde Scott | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 171 | 2495 | 14.6 | 77t | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 182 | 2421 | 13.3 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Smith | 9 | 184 | 20.4 | 90 | 1 |
| Jimmy David | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 15 | 0 |
| LaVern Torgeson | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Yale Lary | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Don Doll | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hill | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Flanagan | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Les Bingaman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 477 | 14.9 | 90 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 364 | 13.0 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Smith | 61 | 2729 | 44.7 | 66 | 0 | |||||
| Yale Lary | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 43 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 66 | 2910 | 44.1 | 66 | 0 | 305 | 30.5 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 73 | 2966 | 40.6 | 520 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Christiansen | 15 | 322 | 21.5 | 79t | 2 | |
| Yale Lary | 16 | 182 | 11.4 | 58t | 1 | |
| Clyde Scott | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Hill | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 520 | 14.9 | 79t | 3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 305 | 7.4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Christiansen | 16 | 409 | 25.6 | 46 | 0 | |
| Yale Lary | 12 | 303 | 25.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| Clyde Scott | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Blaine Earon | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 | |
| Jug Girard | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| By Bailey | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Bob Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 882 | 22.6 | 46 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 1338 | 21.2 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Banonis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Bingaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Creekmur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Doll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Earon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Dick Flanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Sonny Gandee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yale Lary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Martin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman McGraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Swiacki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 38 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
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