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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)
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1943 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1943 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 | 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 | |||||||||||||||