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1944 Detroit Lions
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Record: 6-3-1, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 216 points (21.6/g), 4th of 11 in the NFL.
Allowed 151 points (15.1/g), 5th.
Differential of 65 points (6.5/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 7.0-3.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.6/g), 3rd.
Coached by Gus Dorais (6-3-1)
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1944 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1944 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 | 4 | DET | Otto Graham HOF | QB | 10 | 1946 | 1955 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 126 | 1464 | 2626 | 23584 | 174 | 135 | 405 | 882 | 44 | Northwestern | |||
| 2 | 14 | DET | Bob Cifers | HB | 4 | 1946 | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 230 | 787 | 1 | 12 | 296 | 4 | Tennessee |
| 3 | 19 | DET | Ralph Heywood | E | 4 | 1946 | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 1192 | 10 | USC | |||||
| 4 | 30 | DET | George Bettridge | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Utah | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | 35 | DET | John Greene | E | 7 | 1944 | 1950 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 175 | 2965 | 26 | Michigan | ||||||||
| 6 | 46 | DET | Ed Alliquie | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Santa Clara | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 57 | DET | Paul Briggs | T | 1 | 1948 | 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Colorado | |||||||||||
| 8 | 68 | DET | Red Giske | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Washington State | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 79 | DET | Matthew Bolger | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Notre Dame | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 90 | DET | Herb Hein | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 101 | DET | Paul White | HB | 1 | 1947 | 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 85 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 0 | Michigan |
| 12 | 112 | DET | Jack Lescoulie | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | UCLA | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 123 | DET | Doug Rehor | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dickinson | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 134 | DET | Bill Pritula | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michigan | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 145 | DET | Jim Molich | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fresno State | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 156 | DET | Jules Yakapovich | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colgate | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 167 | DET | Jack Helms | DE | 1 | 1946 | 1946 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Georgia Tech | |||||||||||
| 18 | 178 | DET | Elmer Madarik | HB | 4 | 1945 | 1948 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 48 | 1 | 10 | 113 | 0 | Detroit Mercy |
| 19 | 189 | DET | Bill Eubank | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi State | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 200 | DET | Ray Ahlstrom | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | St. Mary's (CA) | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 211 | DET | Alex Kapter | G | 1 | 1946 | 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Northwestern | |||||||||||
| 22 | 222 | DET | Vic Clark | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas-El Paso | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 233 | DET | Max Fischer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 244 | DET | Chuck Jacoby | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indiana | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | 255 | DET | Bob McCarthy | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | St. Mary's (CA) | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 266 | DET | Stan Hendrickson | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colorado | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 277 | DET | Fred Bouldin | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missouri | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 288 | DET | Dick McElwee | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Virginia | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 299 | DET | Robert Derleth | T | 1 | 1947 | 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Michigan | |||||||||||
| 30 | 310 | DET | George Dick | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kansas | |||||||||||||||