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1939 Detroit Lions
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Record: 6-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 145 points (13.2/g), 6th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 150 points (13.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of -5 points (-0.5/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 5.3-5.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.5/g), 8th.
Coached by Gus Henderson (6-5-0)
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1939 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1939 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 7 | DET | Johnny Pingel | TB | 1 | 1939 | 1939 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 48 | 343 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 301 | 1 | Michigan State | |||
| 3 | 22 | DET | Howie Weiss | FB | 2 | 1939 | 1940 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 116 | 448 | 3 | 8 | 81 | 0 | Wisconsin | |||||
| 5 | 37 | DET | Steve Maronic | T | 2 | 1939 | 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | North Carolina | |||||||||||
| 6 | 47 | DET | Joe Wendlick | E | 2 | 1940 | 1941 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 151 | 0 | Oregon State | ||||||||
| 7 | 57 | DET | Darrell Tully | TB | 1 | 1939 | 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 75 | 356 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 50 | 1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | |||
| 8 | 67 | DET | Dick Trzuskowski | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Idaho | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 77 | DET | Bill Callihan | B | 6 | 1940 | 1945 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 105 | 1 | 32 | 387 | 4 | Nebraska |
| 10 | 87 | DET | Ray George | T | 2 | 1939 | 1940 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | USC | |||||||||||
| 11 | 97 | DET | Tony Calvelli | C | 3 | 1939 | 1947 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | Stanford | |||||||||||
| 12 | 107 | DET | Jim Coughlan | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Santa Clara | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 117 | DET | Prescott Hutchins | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oregon State | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 127 | DET | Art Means | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Washington | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 137 | DET | Gene Hodge | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | East Texas St. | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 147 | DET | Bill Lazetich | WB | 2 | 1939 | 1942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 14 | 109 | 2 | Montana | |||||
| 17 | 157 | DET | Ralph Niehaus | T | 1 | 1939 | 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Dayton | |||||||||||
| 18 | 167 | DET | Dutch Niemant | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | New Mexico | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 177 | DET | Tony Tonelli | C | 1 | 1939 | 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | USC | |||||||||||
| 20 | 187 | DET | Jim McDonald | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 192 | DET | Merrill Waters | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | BYU | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 197 | DET | Al Howe | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Xavier (OH) | |||||||||||||||