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1936 Detroit Lions
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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 235 points (19.6/g), 2nd of 9 in the NFL.
Allowed 102 points (8.5/g), 2nd.
Differential of 133 points (11.1/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 10.5-1.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (1.0/g), 8th.
Coached by Potsy Clark (8-4-0)
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1936 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Dutch Clark+ | 30 | 5 | 6 | 123 rushes for 628 yards, 7 td, & 1 catch for 5 yards and 0 td | |
| TB | Glenn Presnell | 31 | 5 | 5 | 48 rushes for 201 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Ace Gutowsky | 27 | 4 | 6 | 191 rushes for 827 yards, 6 td, & 1 catch for 30 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Bill Shepherd | 25 | 1 | 6 | 74 rushes for 292 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Frank Christensen | 26 | 2 | 7 | 2 rushes for -2 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 58 yards and 1 td | |
| BB | Buddy Parker | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 rushes for 21 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 15 yards and 0 td | |
| WB | Ernie Caddel | 25 | 3 | 8 | 91 rushes for 580 yards, 4 td, & 19 catches for 150 yards and 1 td | |
| LE | Ed Klewicki | 25 | 1 | 8 | 4 catches for 90 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Jack Johnson | 27 | 2 | 8 | ||
| LG | Sam Knox | 26 | 2 | 7 | ||
| C | Del Ritchhart | 26 | Rook | 8 | ||
| RG | Joe Kopcha | 31 | 7 | 7 | ||
| RT | George Christensen | 27 | 5 | 7 | ||
| RT | Red Stacy | 24 | 1 | 5 | ||
| RE | John Schneller | 25 | 3 | 8 | 7 catches for 124 yards, 1 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ernie Caddel | 25 | 3 | 8 | ||
| P | Ernie Caddel | 25 | 3 | 8 | ||
| PR | Ernie Caddel | 25 | 3 | 8 | ||
| KR | Ernie Caddel | 25 | 3 | 8 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Caddel | 25 | WB | 11 | 8 | 199 | 6-2 | Stanford | 3/12/1911 | 3 | |
| Frank Christensen | 26 | B-T | 11 | 7 | 199 | 6-1 | Utah | 6/1/1910 | 2 | |
| George Christensen | 27 | T-G | 12 | 7 | 238 | 6-2 | Oregon | 12/13/1909 | 5 | |
| Dutch Clark+ | 30 | TB-DB | 12 | 6 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado College | 10/11/1906 | 5 | |
| Harry Ebding | 30 | E | 11 | 4 | 199 | 5-11 | St. Mary's (CA) | 9/12/1906 | 5 | |
| Ox Emerson+ | 29 | G-C | 10 | 3 | 203 | 5-11 | Texas | 12/18/1907 | 5 | |
| Ace Gutowsky | 27 | FB-TB | 12 | 6 | 201 | 5-11 | Oklahoma City | 8/2/1909 | 4 | |
| Tom Hupke | 26 | G-T | 7 | 2 | 192 | 5-10 | Alabama | 12/29/1910 | 2 | |
| Jack Johnson | 27 | T | 11 | 8 | 216 | 6-4 | Utah | 11/28/1909 | 2 | |
| Ed Klewicki | 25 | E | 11 | 8 | 209 | 5-10 | Michigan State | 5/4/1911 | 1 | |
| Sam Knox | 26 | G-T | 11 | 7 | 213 | 6-0 | Illinois,New Hampshire | 3/29/1910 | 2 | |
| Joe Kopcha | 31 | G | 12 | 7 | 221 | 6-0 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 12/23/1905 | 7 | |
| Bill McKalip | 29 | E-WB | 10 | 4 | 195 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 6/5/1907 | 5 | |
| Regis Monahan | 28 | G-T | 10 | 1 | 216 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 11/15/1908 | 1 | |
| Butch Morse | 26 | E | 12 | 3 | 199 | 6-2 | Oregon | 12/5/1910 | 1 | |
| Buddy Parker | 23 | BB-FB | 10 | 5 | 193 | 6-0 | Centenary,North Texas | 12/16/1913 | 1 | |
| Ike Peterson | 27 | B | 11 | 2 | 185 | 5-9 | Gonzaga | 7/8/1909 | 1 | |
| Glenn Presnell | 31 | B | 12 | 5 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 7/28/1905 | 5 | |
| Clare Randolph | 29 | C-G-LB-E | 11 | 4 | 204 | 6-2 | Indiana | 5/2/1907 | 6 | |
| Del Ritchhart | 26 | C | 11 | 8 | 195 | 6-0 | Colorado | 11/2/1910 | Rook | |
| John Schneller | 25 | E | 12 | 8 | 204 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 11/1/1911 | 3 | |
| Bill Shepherd | 25 | B | 12 | 6 | 198 | 5-9 | Western Maryland | 12/4/1911 | 1 | |
| Red Stacy | 24 | T-G | 10 | 5 | 210 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 3/4/1912 | 1 | |
| Jim Steen | 23 | T | 11 | 4 | 205 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 3/28/1913 | 1 | |
| Sid Wagner | 24 | G | 5 | 4 | 192 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 10/29/1912 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 8th pick / 1936 |
| Wilbur White | 24 | B | 3 | 0 | 167 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 4/30/1912 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 12 | 201.3 | 6-0.1 | 2.7 |