1954 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 1st place Western Conference 9-2-1 .818 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/26/1954 | A | Cleveland Browns | 10-56 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 43827 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 50 | Charlie Ane | ROT | 6-2 | 260 | 23 | Compton JC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Les Bingaman | MG | 6-3 | 272 | 28 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Bill Bowman | FB | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | William & Mary | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Cloyce Box | ROE | 6-4 | 220 | 31 | West Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Jim Cain | RDE | 6-1 | 202 | 27 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Lew Carpenter | ROH | 6-2 | 209 | 22 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Jack Christiansen | LS | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Lou Creekmur | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 27 | William & Mary | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jimmy David | LCB | 5-10 | 178 | 27 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Dorne Dibble | LOE | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Jim Doran | LOE | 6-2 | 201 | 27 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Bob Dove | LDE | 6-1 | 222 | 33 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Tom Dublinski | QB | 6-2 | 197 | 24 | Utah | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Sonny Gandee | LDE | 6-0 | 216 | 25 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Jug Girard | ROE | 5-11 | 176 | 27 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Leon Hart | ROE | 6-5 | 257 | 26 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | ROH | 5-11 | 194 | 29 | Indiana; Navy | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Carl Karilivacz | RS | 6-0 | 188 | 24 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Bobby Layne | QB | 6-1 | 201 | 28 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Gil Mains | LDT | 6-2 | 243 | 25 | Murray State | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Jim Martin | ROG-K | 6-2 | 227 | 30 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Thurman McGraw | RDT | 6-5 | 235 | 27 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Andy Miketa | C | 6-1 | 210 | 25 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | Bob Miller | RDT | 6-3 | 242 | 25 | Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Gerry Perry | RDT | 6-4 | 237 | 24 | Pepperdine; Compton JC; California | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Joe Schmidt | LLB | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| 66 | Harley Sewell | LOG | 6-1 | 230 | 23 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Bob Smith | FB | 6-0 | 204 | 25 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Dick Stanfel | ROG | 6-3 | 236 | 27 | San Francisco CC; San Francisco | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Bill Stits | RLB | 6-0 | 194 | 23 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | LaVern Torgeson | RLB | 6-0 | 215 | 25 | Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Hal Turner | DE | 6-2 | 235 | 25 | Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Doak Walker | LOH | 5-11 | 173 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | / % | / % | 5 | 63 | |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | / % | / % | 4 | 40 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Doak Walker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doak Walker | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Carpenter | 8 | 64 | 8 | 52 | 0 |
| Bill Bowman | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 50 | 1 |
| Doak Walker | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Dublinski | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 152 | 5.4 | 52 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 140 | 3.1 | 23 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Layne | 42 | 18 | 42.9 | 18 | 177 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 15.8 |
| Tom Dublinski | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 18 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 81.3 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 19 | 43.2 | 19 | 195 | 4.4 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 13.6 | 1 | 16 | 179 | 17.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 1 | 163 | 13.6 | 18.1 | 45 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 116.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Carpenter | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Bill Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 195 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 163 | 18.1 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Schmidt | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jug Girard | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 206 | 34.3 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 206 | 34.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 43.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jug Girard | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 42 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jug Girard | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 46 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Carpenter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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