1952 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Conference • 9-3-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| National Conference Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/21/1952 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 31-21 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 47645 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/28/1952 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 50934 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| By Bailey | 45 | ROH | 5-10 | 192 | 22 | Washington State | 2 | 2 |
| Vince Banonis | 51 | C | 6-1 | 230 | 31 | Detroit Mercy | 2 | 2 |
| Les Bingaman | 65 | MG | 6-3 | 272 | 26 | Illinois | 2 | 2 |
| Cloyce Box | 80 | LOE | 6-4 | 220 | 29 | West Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Stan Campbell | 66 | LOG | 6-0 | 226 | 22 | Iowa State | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Christiansen | 24 | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 |
| Gus Cifelli | 70 | ROT | 6-4 | 244 | 26 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| Ollie Cline | 33 | FB | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
| Lou Creekmur | 76 | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 25 | William & Mary | 2 | 2 |
| Jimmy David | 25 | LCB | 5-10 | 178 | 25 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 |
| Don Doll | 44 | S | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Doran | 83 | RDE | 6-2 | 201 | 25 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Dublinski | 19 | QB-HB | 6-2 | 197 | 22 | Utah | 2 | 0 |
| Blaine Earon | 86 | LDE | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Duke | 2 | 2 |
| Dick Flanagan | 60 | LLB-ROG | 6-0 | 216 | 26 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Harder | 34 | FB | 5-11 | 203 | 30 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Hardy | 1 | QB | 6-0 | 180 | 29 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 80 | ROE | 6-5 | 257 | 24 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Hill | 48 | ROH | 6-0 | 188 | 23 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 14 | ROH | 5-11 | 194 | 27 | Indiana; Navy | 2 | 0 |
| Yale Lary | 28 | DB | 6-0 | 187 | 22 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 22 | QB | 6-1 | 201 | 26 | Texas | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Martin | 62 | LOG-MLB | 6-2 | 227 | 28 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| Thurman McGraw | 73 | LDT | 6-5 | 235 | 25 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 74 | LOT | 6-3 | 242 | 23 | Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| John Prchlik | 75 | RDT | 6-4 | 234 | 27 | Yale | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Smith | 40 | DB-P | 6-1 | 198 | 27 | Tulsa; Iowa | 2 | 0 |
| Dick Stanfel | 63 | ROG | 6-3 | 236 | 25 | San Francisco CC; San Francisco | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Swiacki | 81 | LOE | 6-2 | 195 | 30 | Holy Cross; Columbia | 2 | 0 |
| LaVern Torgeson | 53 | RLB | 6-0 | 215 | 23 | Washington State | 2 | 2 |
| Doak Walker | 37 | LOH | 5-11 | 173 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 48 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | / % | / % | 5 | 35 | |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 20 | 15 | 2 | / % | / % | 9 | 79 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Harder | 2 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 24 |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bobby Layne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Doak Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 48 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 28 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Harder | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doak Walker | 17 | 126 | 7.4 | 67t | 1 |
| Pat Harder | 16 | 100 | 6.3 | 20 | 2 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Bobby Layne | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Jack Christiansen | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Ollie Cline | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 73 | 372 | 5.1 | 67t | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 355 | 5.6 | 47 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Layne | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 10 | 212 | 7.1 | 13.3 | 51 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 13.3 | 1 | 14 | 198 | 36.4 |
| Doak Walker | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 24 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 24 | 133.3 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 11 | 260 | 7.9 | 14.4 | 51 | 1 | 3.0 | 4 | 12.1 | 1 | 14 | 246 | 50.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 20 | 370 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 21 | 1 | 1.7 | 2 | 3.3 | 2 | 65 | 305 | 72.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Hart | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 24t | 1 | ||
| Doak Walker | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Cloyce Box | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Pat Harder | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Bill Swiacki | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 18 | 260 | 14.4 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 370 | 9.7 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy David | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| LaVern Torgeson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Smith | 11 | 464 | 42.2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 170 | 15.5 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 500 | 41.7 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 406 | 33.8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 326 | 36.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 301 | 33.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 57t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Christiansen | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 34 | 0 | |
| Yale Lary | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 213 | 23.7 | 36 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Doran | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| Dick Flanagan | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| Jimmy David | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 65.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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