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1943 Detroit Lions

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Record: 3-6-1, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 178 points (17.8/g), 6th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 218 points (21.8/g), 7th.
 Differential of -40 points (-4.0/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 3.8-6.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-1.1/g), 9th.

Coached by Gus Dorais (3-6-1)

1943 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
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 1 DET Frankie Sinkwich B 4 1943 1947 1 0 4 35 121 301 1913 19 42 321 1090 7 2 11 0 Georgia
2 11 DET Dave Schreiner E 0 0 0 Wisconsin
3 16 DET Dick Ashcom T 0 0 0 Oregon
4 26 DET Ralph Hamer B 0 0 0 Furman
5 31 DET Lloyd Wickett T 2 1943 1946 0 0 0 14 Oregon State
6 41 DET Jim Jones T 1 1946 1946 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 3 3 0 Union (TN)
7 51 DET Paul Sizemore E 0 0 0 Furman
8 61 DET George Poschner E 0 0 0 Georgia
9 71 DET Jack Irish T 0 0 0 Arizona
10 81 DET Jack Fenton B 0 0 0 Michigan State
11 91 DET Dick Renfro FB 1 1946 1946 0 0 0 3 18 85 3 Washington State
12 101 DET Bob Kolesar G 1 1946 1946 0 0 0 2 Michigan
13 111 DET Del Huntsinger B 0 0 0 Portland
14 121 DET Ellard Dernoncourt E 0 0 0 St. Louis
15 131 DET Dick Woodward E 0 0 0 Colorado
16 141 DET Marv Bass T 0 0 0 William & Mary
17 151 DET Vic Peelish G 0 0 0 West Virginia
18 161 DET Chet Maeda HB 1 1945 1945 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Colorado State
19 171 DET Bert Kuczynski E 2 1943 1946 0 0 0 5 2 13 1 Pennsylvania
20 181 DET Al Scanland B 0 0 0 Oklahoma State
21 191 DET Royal (Ace) Lohry B 0 0 0 Iowa State
22 201 DET Percy Holland G 0 0 0 LSU
23 211 DET Mike Fitzgerald G 0 0 0 Missouri
24 221 DET Bill Remington C 1 1946 1946 0 0 0 9 Washington State
25 231 DET Huel Hamm B 0 0 0 Oklahoma
26 241 DET Irv Konopka T 0 0 0 Idaho
27 251 DET Chuck Fears T 0 0 0 UCLA
28 261 DET Bert Ekern E 0 0 0 Missouri
29 271 DET Virgil Wagner B 0 0 0 Millikin
30 281 DET Manny Kaplan B 0 0 0 Western Maryland