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1937 Detroit Lions
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Record: 7-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 180 points (16.4/g), 4th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 105 points (9.5/g), 2nd.
Differential of 75 points (6.8/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 8.6-2.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +23 (2.1/g), 4th.
Coached by Dutch Clark (7-4-0)
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1937 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) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Dutch Clark+ | 31 | 6 | 11 | 96 rushes for 468 yards, 5 td, & 2 catches for 33 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Ace Gutowsky | 28 | 5 | 11 | 128 rushes for 361 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Vern Huffman | 23 | Rook | 7 | 35 rushes for 187 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 104 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1937 |
| WB | Ernie Caddel | 26 | 4 | 11 | 76 rushes for 429 yards, 3 td, & 9 catches for 80 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | Ed Klewicki+ | 26 | 2 | 11 | 8 catches for 134 yards, 0 td, & 10 rushes for 53 yards and 0 td | |
| LT | Jack Johnson | 28 | 3 | 11 | ||
| LG | Ox Emerson | 30 | 6 | 6 | ||
| C | Dixie Stokes | 24 | Rook | 7 | ||
| RG | Sid Wagner | 25 | 1 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 8th pick / 1936 |
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| RG | Bill Feldhaus | 25 | Rook | 5 | ||
| RT | Bob Reynolds | 23 | Rook | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 52nd pick / 1936 |
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| RT | Frank Christensen | 27 | 3 | 4 | ||
| RE | Butch Morse | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 catches for 131 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -3 yards and 0 td | |
| RE | Harry Ebding | 31 | 6 | 5 | 5 catches for 89 yards, 1 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ernie Caddel | 26 | 4 | 11 | ||
| P | Ernie Caddel | 26 | 4 | 11 | ||
| PR | Ernie Caddel | 26 | 4 | 11 | ||
| KR | Ernie Caddel | 26 | 4 | 11 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ernie Caddel | 26 | WB | 11 | 11 | 199 | 6-2 | Stanford | 3/12/1911 | 4 | |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 24 | WB-DB-FB | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/19/1913 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1937 |
| Frank Christensen | 27 | B-T | 8 | 4 | 199 | 6-1 | Utah | 6/1/1910 | 3 | |
| George Christensen | 28 | T-G | 10 | 5 | 238 | 6-2 | Oregon | 12/13/1909 | 6 | |
| Dutch Clark+ | 31 | TB-DB | 11 | 11 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado College | 10/11/1906 | 6 | |
| Hal Cooper | 67 | G | 7 | 1 | 207 | 5-10 | Detroit Mercy | 0/0/0 | Rook | |
| Harry Ebding | 31 | E | 10 | 5 | 199 | 5-11 | St. Mary's (CA) | 9/12/1906 | 6 | |
| Ox Emerson | 30 | G-C | 10 | 6 | 203 | 5-11 | Texas | 12/18/1907 | 6 | |
| Bill Feldhaus | 25 | G-T | 11 | 5 | 226 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 12/8/1912 | Rook | |
| Tom Fena | 28 | G | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Denver | 12/27/1909 | Rook | |
| Ace Gutowsky | 28 | FB-TB | 11 | 11 | 201 | 5-11 | Oklahoma City | 8/2/1909 | 5 | |
| Chuck Hanneman | 23 | E | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Eastern Michigan | 9/26/1914 | Rook | |
| Vern Huffman | 23 | BB-TB-HB-QB | 11 | 7 | 215 | 6-2 | Indiana | 12/18/1914 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1937 |
| Tom Hupke | 27 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 192 | 5-10 | Alabama | 12/29/1910 | 3 | |
| Ralph Isselhardt | 27 | G | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Franklin (OH) | 1/13/1910 | Rook | |
| Jack Johnson | 28 | T | 11 | 11 | 216 | 6-4 | Utah | 11/28/1909 | 3 | |
| Lee Kizzire | 67 | FB | 7 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 0/0/0 | Rook | |
| Ed Klewicki+ | 26 | E | 11 | 11 | 209 | 5-10 | Michigan State | 5/4/1911 | 2 | |
| Regis Monahan | 29 | G-T | 11 | 3 | 216 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 11/15/1908 | 2 | |
| Butch Morse | 27 | E | 10 | 6 | 199 | 6-2 | Oregon | 12/5/1910 | 2 | |
| Charlie Payne | 23 | WB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Detroit Mercy | 10/27/1914 | Rook | |
| Ray Reckmack | 23 | E-HB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 8/26/1914 | Rook | |
| Bob Reynolds | 23 | T | 9 | 8 | 221 | 6-4 | Stanford | 3/30/1914 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 52nd pick / 1936 |
| Del Ritchhart | 27 | C | 10 | 3 | 195 | 6-0 | Colorado | 11/2/1910 | 1 | |
| Bill Shepherd | 26 | B | 11 | 0 | 198 | 5-9 | Western Maryland | 12/4/1911 | 2 | |
| Red Stacy | 25 | T-G | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 3/4/1912 | 2 | |
| Dixie Stokes | 24 | C | 11 | 7 | 205 | 6-0 | Centenary | 8/24/1913 | Rook | |
| Sid Wagner | 25 | G | 11 | 6 | 192 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 10/29/1912 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 8th pick / 1936 |
| Team Total | 29.2 | 11 | 204.6 | 6-0.2 | 1.9 |