1953 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 1st place • Western Conference • 10-2-0 .833 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/27/1953 | H | Cleveland Browns | 17-16 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 54577 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Charlie Ane | 50 | LOT | 6-2 | 260 | 22 | Compton JC; Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Vince Banonis | 51 | C | 6-1 | 230 | 32 | Detroit Mercy | 1 | 1 |
| Les Bingaman | 65 | MG | 6-3 | 272 | 27 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Cloyce Box | 80 | LOE | 6-4 | 220 | 30 | West Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Cain | 88 | RDE | 6-1 | 202 | 26 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Lew Carpenter | 32 | FB | 6-2 | 209 | 21 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Christiansen | 24 | LS | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 |
| Ollie Cline | 33 | FB | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Creekmur | 76 | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 26 | William & Mary | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy David | 25 | LCB | 5-10 | 178 | 26 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 |
| Dorne Dibble | 87 | LOE | 6-2 | 195 | 24 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Doran | 83 | DE-OE | 6-2 | 201 | 26 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 |
| Sonny Gandee | 85 | LDE | 6-0 | 216 | 24 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Gedman | 26 | ROH | 5-11 | 195 | 21 | Indiana | 1 | 1 |
| Jug Girard | 23 | LOH | 5-11 | 176 | 26 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 82 | ROE | 6-5 | 257 | 25 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 14 | FB | 5-11 | 194 | 28 | Indiana; Navy | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Karilivacz | 21 | DB | 6-0 | 188 | 23 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 |
| Yale Lary | 28 | RS | 6-0 | 187 | 23 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Layne | 82 | QB | 6-1 | 201 | 27 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Martin | 62 | K-LOG | 6-2 | 227 | 29 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Thurman McGraw | 73 | LDT | 6-5 | 235 | 26 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 74 | RDT | 6-3 | 242 | 24 | Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| John Prchlik | 75 | RDT | 6-4 | 234 | 28 | Yale | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Schmidt | 56 | LLB | 6-1 | 220 | 21 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Harley Sewell | 66 | LOG | 6-1 | 230 | 22 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Smith | 40 | RCB | 6-1 | 198 | 28 | Tulsa; Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Ollie Spencer | 78 | ROT | 6-2 | 245 | 22 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Stanfel | 63 | ROG | 6-3 | 236 | 26 | San Francisco CC; San Francisco | 1 | 1 |
| LaVern Torgeson | 53 | RLB | 6-0 | 215 | 24 | Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Doak Walker | 37 | LOH | 5-11 | 173 | 26 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | / % | / % | 4 | 50 | |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | / % | / % | 4 | 30 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doak Walker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Jim Doran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 16 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doak Walker | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 129 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 182 | 5.1 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Layne | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 11 | 179 | 7.2 | 14.9 | 33t | 1 | 4.0 | 2 | 8.0 | 2 | 15 | 164 | 51.9 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 12 | 179 | 6.9 | 14.9 | 33t | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 7.7 | 2 | 15 | 164 | 50.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 3 | 18.8 | 11 | 38 | 2.4 | 12.7 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12.5 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Doran | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 33t | 1 | ||
| Cloyce Box | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dorne Dibble | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Doak Walker | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 179 | 14.9 | 33t | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy David | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Carl Karilivacz | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 142 | 35.5 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 142 | 35.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 213 | 42.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jug Girard | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Doran | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| LaVern Torgeson | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Jim Cain | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Ane | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Bingaman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Gandee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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