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1940 Detroit Lions
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Record: 5-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 138 points (12.5/g), 7th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 153 points (13.9/g), 5th.
Differential of -15 points (-1.4/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 4.8-6.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +22 (2.0/g), 2nd.
Coached by Potsy Clark (5-5-1)
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1940 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 6 | DET | Doyle Nave | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | USC | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 21 | DET | Bill Fisk | E | 7 | 1940 | 1948 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 791 | 3 | USC | ||||||
| 5 | 36 | DET | Harry Smith | T | 1 | 1940 | 1940 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | USC | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 46 | DET | Jim Rike | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 56 | DET | Bob Winslow | DE | 1 | 1940 | 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | USC | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 66 | DET | Bill Tranavitch | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rutgers | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 76 | DET | Bob Haas | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missouri | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 86 | DET | Leon DeWitte | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Purdue | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 96 | DET | Erwin Prasse | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Iowa | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 106 | DET | Ken Binder | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carnegie Mellon | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 116 | DET | Justin Bowers | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 126 | DET | Jack Morlock | WB | 1 | 1940 | 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Marshall | |||||||||
| 15 | 136 | DET | Stillman Rouse | E | 1 | 1940 | 1940 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | Missouri | ||||||
| 16 | 146 | DET | Jack Padley | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dayton | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 156 | DET | Johnny Hackenbruck | T | 1 | 1940 | 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Oregon State | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 166 | DET | Frank Ribar | G | 1 | 1943 | 1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Duke | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 176 | DET | Herb McCarthy | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Denver | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 186 | DET | Dub Parten | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Centenary | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 191 | DET | Malvern Morgan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Auburn | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 196 | DET | Bob Orf | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missouri | ||||||||||||||||