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1946 Detroit Lions

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Record: 1-10-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 142 points (12.9/g), 9th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 310 points (28.2/g), 10th.
 Differential of -168 points (-15.3/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 1.5-9.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.5/g), 10th.

Coached by Gus Dorais (1-10-0)

1946 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
TB Dave Ryan 23 1 6 71 rushes for 65 yards, 1 td, & 1 catch for -5 yards and 0 td
TB Jim Callahan 26 Rook 7 52 rushes for 86 yards, 2 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td

Brooklyn Tigers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1944

FB Camp Wilson 24 Rook 5 64 rushes for 207 yards, 3 td, & 7 catches for 62 yards and 0 td
BB Chuck DeShane 28 1 6 2 rushes for 3 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 13 yards and 0 td
WB Elmer Madarik 24 1 6 8 rushes for 7 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 38 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 18th / 178th pick / 1944

WB Billy deCorrevont 28 1 5 8 rushes for -32 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 278 yards and 2 td

Washington Redskins / 14th / 126th pick / 1942

LE Ted Cremer 27 Rook 9 15 catches for 179 yards, 0 td
LT Russ Thomas 22 Rook 9 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1946

LG Stan Batinski 29 5 10
C Frank Szymanski 23 1 6

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1945

RG Damon Tassos 23 1 10

Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1945

RT Emil Uremovich 30 5 6 4 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 93rd pick / 1941

RT Leon Fichman 25 Rook 5 2 fumbles recovered
RE Jack Matheson 26 3 10 17 catches for 178 yards, 0 td
 Special Teams Starters
K Jack Helms 76 Rook 0 3 of 4 field goals & 4 of 6 extra points

Detroit Lions / 17th / 167th pick / 1944

P Bob Cifers 26 Rook 2 30 punts for a 45.6 average, 0 blocked

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 14th pick / 1944

PR Dave Ryan 23 1 6 7 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 0 td
KR Dave Ryan 23 1 6 16 kick returns for a 20.8 average and 0 td

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Stan Batinski 29 G-T 11 10 215 5-10 Temple 3/4/1917 5
Jim Callahan 26 TB 9 7 185 5-11 Texas,Texas Tech 12/19/1920 Rook

Brooklyn Tigers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1944

Bob Cifers 26 HB 11 2 201 5-11 Tennessee 9/5/1920 Rook

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 14th pick / 1944

Ted Cremer 27 E-DE 11 9 209 6-2 Auburn 3/16/1919 Rook
Billy deCorrevont 28 B 9 5 186 6-0 Northwestern 11/26/1918 1

Washington Redskins / 14th / 126th pick / 1942

Chuck DeShane 28 B-G 10 6 212 6-1 Alabama 12/10/1918 1
Leon Fichman 25 T 11 5 215 6-1 Alabama 2/23/1921 Rook
Aldo Forte 28 G-T 3 1 213 6-0 Montana 1/20/1918 7

Chicago Bears / 21st / 191st pick / 1939

Ed Frutig 26 E 7 0 190 6-1 Michigan 8/19/1920 5

Green Bay Packers / 5th / 37th pick / 1941

John Greene 26 E-G-B 11 2 210 6-0 Michigan 4/21/1920 2

Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1944

Elmer Hackney 30 FB 6 1 205 6-2 Kansas State 7/8/1916 6

Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 92nd pick / 1940

Jack Helms 76 DE 7 0 215 6-4 Georgia Tech 0/0/0 Rook

Detroit Lions / 17th / 167th pick / 1944

Jim Jones 26 T-DB 2 0 175 6-0 Union (TN) 12/18/1920 Rook

Detroit Lions / 6th / 41st pick / 1943

Ralph Jones 24 E-DE 11 0 200 6-3 Alabama,Union (TN) 2/14/1922 Rook
Walt Jurkiewicz 27 C 11 1 220 6-1 Indiana 2/16/1919 Rook
Elmer Madarik 24 HB-WB 10 6 200 5-11 Detroit Mercy 7/15/1922 1

Detroit Lions / 18th / 178th pick / 1944

Jack Matheson 26 E-G 11 10 221 6-2 Western Michigan 6/9/1920 3
Vince Mazza 21 E 1 0 216 6-1 none 3/25/1925 1
Joel McCoy 26 TB 10 0 170 5-10 Alabama 8/22/1920 Rook
Jim Montgomery 24 T 11 0 235 6-4 Texas A&M 3/18/1922 Rook
Anthony Rubino 25 G 11 1 208 5-10 Wake Forest 6/20/1921 3
Dave Ryan 23 TB-HB 11 6 190 5-10 Hardin-Simmons 2/3/1923 1
Mickey Sanzotta 25 B 10 2 188 5-9 Case Western Reserve 4/28/1921 4

Detroit Lions / 4th / 30th pick / 1942

Ivan Schottel 25 B-E 10 3 204 6-2 Northwest Missouri State 10/11/1921 Rook
Gene Spangler 24 WB-DB 6 0 196 5-10 Tulsa 12/17/1922 Rook
Frank Szymanski 23 C 11 6 225 5-11 Notre Dame 7/6/1923 1

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1945

Damon Tassos 23 G 11 10 225 6-1 Texas A&M 12/5/1923 1

Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1945

Russ Thomas 22 T 11 9 237 6-3 Ohio State 7/24/1924 Rook

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1946

Emil Uremovich 30 T-DE-E 11 6 233 6-2 Indiana 9/29/1916 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 93rd pick / 1941

Walt Vezmar 21 G 11 0 235 5-11 Michigan State 1/1/1925 Rook

Detroit Lions / 13th / 106th pick / 1947

Bob Westfall 27 FB-LB-TB 10 3 190 5-8 Michigan 5/5/1919 2

Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1942

Lloyd Wickett 26 T 10 2 208 6-1 Oregon State 4/3/1920 3

Detroit Lions / 5th / 31st pick / 1943

Camp Wilson 24 FB 10 5 200 6-1 Hardin-Simmons,Tarleton State,Tulsa 3/29/1922 Rook
Alex Wojciechowicz 31 C-LB-E 3 3 217 5-11 Fordham 8/12/1915 8

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938

Team Total 27.1 11 207.3 6-0.3 1.8