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1941 Detroit Lions
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Record: 4-6-1, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 121 points (11.0/g), 7th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 195 points (17.7/g), 6th.
Differential of -74 points (-6.7/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 2.7-8.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 5th.
Coached by Bill Edwards (4-6-1)
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1941 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1941 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 | 5 | DET | Jim Thomason | WB | 1 | 1945 | 1945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Texas A&M | |||||
| 2 | 15 | DET | Gene Goodreault | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Boston College | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 20 | DET | Harry Hopp | B | 5 | 1941 | 1947 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 36 | 101 | 508 | 0 | 14 | 262 | 801 | 7 | 24 | 294 | 3 | Nebraska |
| 4 | 30 | DET | Augie Lio | G | 7 | 1941 | 1947 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 72 | 1 | -4 | 0 | Georgetown (DC) | ||||||||
| 5 | 35 | DET | Robert Nelson | C | 7 | 1941 | 1950 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 1 | Baylor | |||||
| 6 | 45 | DET | John Tripson | T | 1 | 1941 | 1941 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Mississippi State | |||||||||||
| 7 | 55 | DET | John Jett | E | 1 | 1941 | 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 0 | Wake Forest | ||||||||
| 8 | 65 | DET | Joseph Manzo | T | 1 | 1945 | 1945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Boston College | |||||||||||
| 9 | 75 | DET | Jasper Davis | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duke | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 85 | DET | Ted Pavelec | G | 3 | 1941 | 1943 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | Detroit Mercy | |||||||||||
| 11 | 95 | DET | Milt Piepul | FB | 1 | 1941 | 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 56 | 0 | Notre Dame | |||
| 12 | 105 | DET | Billy Jefferson | HB | 2 | 1941 | 1942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 76 | 192 | 0 | 9 | 68 | 222 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | Mississippi State |
| 13 | 115 | DET | Maurice Britt | E | 1 | 1941 | 1941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 45 | 1 | Arkansas | ||||||||
| 14 | 125 | DET | Alex Schibanoff | T | 2 | 1941 | 1942 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Franklin & Marshall | |||||||||||
| 15 | 135 | DET | Perry Scott | E | 1 | 1942 | 1942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | Muhlenberg | ||||||||
| 16 | 145 | DET | George Sarris | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Providence | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 155 | DET | Fred Gage | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 165 | DET | Charlie Ishmael | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 175 | DET | Len Isberg | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oregon | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 185 | DET | Paul Friedlander | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carnegie Mellon | |||||||||||||||