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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
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Frankie Sinkwich | 23 | Rook | 4 | 93 rushes for 266 yards, 1 td, & 1 catch for 8 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1943 |
| TB | Chuck Fenenbock | 26 | Rook | 6 | 46 rushes for 180 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 45 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Harry Hopp | 25 | 2 | 9 | 56 rushes for 99 yards, 3 td, & 17 catches for 229 yards and 3 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 20th pick / 1941 |
| BB | Murray Evans | 24 | 1 | 5 | 2 rushes for 3 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 31 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 45th pick / 1942 |
| BB | Bill Callihan | 27 | 3 | 4 | 5 rushes for 17 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 108 yards and 3 td | Detroit Lions / 9th / 77th pick / 1939 |
| WB | Ned Mathews | 25 | 2 | 4 | 38 rushes for 124 yards, 1 td, & 9 catches for 193 yards and 1 td | |
| LE | Bill Fisk | 27 | 3 | 9 | 11 catches for 137 yards, 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 21st pick / 1940 |
| LT | Augie Lio | 25 | 2 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 30th pick / 1941 |
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| LG | Jack Matheson | 23 | Rook | 3 | ||
| C | Alex Wojciechowicz | 28 | 5 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 |
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| RG | Anthony Rubino | 22 | Rook | 5 | ||
| RT | Al Kaporch | 30 | Rook | 9 | ||
| RE | Ben Hightower | 25 | 1 | 7 | 10 catches for 172 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -5 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 11th / 92nd pick / 1942 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Augie Lio | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2 of 11 field goals & 21 of 23 extra points | Detroit Lions / 4th / 30th pick / 1941 |
| P | Harry Hopp | 25 | 2 | 9 | 42 punts for a 39.1 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 20th pick / 1941 |
| PR | Frankie Sinkwich | 23 | Rook | 4 | 11 punt returns for a 20.7 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1943 |
| KR | Chuck Fenenbock | 26 | Rook | 6 | 11 kick returns for a 20.4 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Stan Batinski | 26 | G-T | 7 | 1 | 215 | 5-10 | Temple | 3/4/1917 | 2 | |
| Sam Busich | 30 | E | 1 | 0 | 189 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/17/1913 | 7 | |
| Bill Callihan | 27 | B-T | 10 | 4 | 217 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/15/1916 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 77th pick / 1939 |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 30 | WB-DB-FB | 7 | 2 | 195 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/19/1913 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1937 |
| Tom Colella | 25 | HB-TB | 8 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Canisius | 7/3/1918 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 55th pick / 1942 |
| Gerry Conlee | 29 | C | 10 | 2 | 203 | 5-11 | St. Mary's (CA) | 8/22/1914 | 5 | |
| Mike Corgan | 25 | FB | 4 | 1 | 188 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 10/26/1918 | Rook | |
| Murray Evans | 24 | BB-QB | 9 | 5 | 203 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 6/23/1919 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 45th pick / 1942 |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 26 | HB-TB | 10 | 6 | 174 | 5-9 | UCLA | 8/28/1917 | Rook | |
| Bill Fisk | 27 | E-DE | 10 | 9 | 200 | 6-0 | USC | 11/5/1916 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 21st pick / 1940 |
| Elmer Hackney | 27 | FB | 10 | 2 | 205 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 7/8/1916 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 92nd pick / 1940 |
| Ben Hightower | 25 | E | 8 | 7 | 184 | 6-2 | Sam Houston State | 12/5/1918 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 11th / 92nd pick / 1942 |
| Harry Hopp | 25 | B | 10 | 9 | 209 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 12/13/1918 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 20th pick / 1941 |
| Al Kaporch | 30 | T-G | 10 | 9 | 215 | 5-10 | St. Bonaventure | 10/6/1913 | Rook | |
| Bob Keene | 24 | B | 5 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | Detroit Mercy | 8/26/1919 | Rook | |
| Alex Ketzko | 24 | T | 9 | 3 | 215 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 11/19/1919 | Rook | |
| Bert Kuczynski | 23 | E | 2 | 1 | 196 | 6-0 | Pennsylvania | 1/8/1920 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 19th / 171st pick / 1943 |
| Bob Layden | 23 | E-T | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Southwestern (KS) | 1/21/1920 | Rook | |
| Sonny Liles | 24 | G-LB | 5 | 0 | 188 | 5-8 | Oklahoma State | 8/9/1919 | Rook | |
| Augie Lio | 25 | G-T | 10 | 9 | 234 | 6-0 | Georgetown (DC) | 4/30/1918 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 30th pick / 1941 |
| Jack Matheson | 23 | E-G | 9 | 3 | 221 | 6-2 | Western Michigan | 6/9/1920 | Rook | |
| Riley Matheson | 29 | G | 10 | 9 | 207 | 6-2 | Cameron,Texas-El Paso | 12/12/1914 | 4 | |
| Ned Mathews | 25 | WB-HB | 10 | 4 | 187 | 5-10 | UCLA | 8/11/1918 | 2 | |
| Ed Opalewski | 24 | T | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Eastern Michigan | 11/11/1919 | Rook | |
| Ted Pavelec | 25 | G-T | 5 | 3 | 218 | 6-0 | Detroit Mercy | 11/4/1918 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 85th pick / 1941 |
| Lyle Rockenbach | 28 | G | 9 | 1 | 192 | 5-9 | Michigan State | 3/1/1915 | Rook | |
| Ernie Rosteck | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | none | 5/12/1922 | Rook | |
| Anthony Rubino | 22 | G | 10 | 5 | 208 | 5-10 | Wake Forest | 6/20/1921 | Rook | |
| Frankie Sinkwich | 23 | B | 10 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | Georgia | 10/10/1920 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1943 |
| Roy Stuart | 23 | G-LB | 6 | 0 | 188 | 5-8 | Tulsa | 7/25/1920 | 1 | |
| Art Van Tone | 25 | WB-DB | 10 | 2 | 185 | 5-10 | Southern Miss | 9/30/1918 | Rook | |
| Lloyd Wickett | 23 | T | 4 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 4/3/1920 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 31st pick / 1943 |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 28 | C-LB-E | 9 | 8 | 217 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/12/1915 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 |
| Team Total | 25.4 | 10 | 202.0 | 5-11.7 | 1.5 |