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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
Training Camp: Alma College (Alma, Michigan)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| KR | Dave Ryan | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 kick returns for a 20.8 average and 0 td | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| RE | Jack Matheson | 26 | 3 | 10 | 17 catches for 178 yards, 0 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jack Helms | 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 |
| KR | Dave Ryan | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 kick returns for a 20.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Dave Ryan | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 kick returns for a 20.8 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Batinski | 29 | LG | 11 | 10 | 215 | 5-10 | Temple | 3/4/1917 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Jim Callahan | 26 | tb | 9 | 7 | 185 | 5-11 | Texas Tech,Texas | 12/19/1920 | Rook | 0 | Brooklyn Tigers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1944 | |
| Bob Cifers | 26 | P | 11 | 2 | 201 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 9/5/1920 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 14th pick / 1944 | |
| Ted Cremer | 27 | LE | 11 | 9 | 209 | 6-2 | Auburn | 3/16/1919 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Billy deCorrevont | 28 | wb | 9 | 5 | 186 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 11/26/1918 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 14th / 126th pick / 1942 | |
| Chuck DeShane | 28 | BB | 10 | 6 | 212 | 6-1 | Alabama | 12/10/1918 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Leon Fichman | 25 | rt | 11 | 5 | 215 | 6-1 | Alabama | 2/23/1921 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Aldo Forte | 28 | g | 3 | 1 | 213 | 6-0 | Montana | 1/20/1918 | 7 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 191st pick / 1939 | |
| Ed Frutig | 26 | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Michigan | 8/19/1920 | 5 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 37th pick / 1941 | ||
| John Greene | 26 | e | 11 | 2 | 210 | 6-0 | Michigan | 4/21/1920 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1944 | |
| Elmer Hackney | 30 | fb | 6 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 7/8/1916 | 6 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 92nd pick / 1940 | |
| Jack Helms | K | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 0/0/0 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 167th pick / 1944 | ||
| Jim Jones | 26 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Union (TN) | 12/18/1920 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 41st pick / 1943 | ||
| Ralph Jones | 24 | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Union (TN),Alabama | 2/14/1922 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Walt Jurkiewicz | 27 | c | 11 | 1 | 220 | 6-1 | Indiana | 2/16/1919 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Elmer Madarik | 24 | WB | 10 | 6 | 200 | 5-11 | Detroit Mercy | 7/15/1922 | 1 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 178th pick / 1944 | |
| Jack Matheson | 26 | RE | 11 | 10 | 221 | 6-2 | West. Michigan | 6/9/1920 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vince Mazza | 21 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | none | 3/25/1925 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Joel McCoy | 26 | 10 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Alabama | 8/22/1920 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Jim Montgomery | 24 | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 3/18/1922 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Anthony Rubino | 25 | g | 11 | 1 | 208 | 5-10 | Wake Forest | 6/20/1921 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dave Ryan | 23 | KR | 11 | 6 | 190 | 5-10 | Hardin-Simmons | 2/3/1923 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mickey Sanzotta | 25 | b | 10 | 2 | 188 | 5-9 | Case Western Reserve | 4/28/1921 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 30th pick / 1942 | |
| Ivan Schottel | 25 | b | 10 | 3 | 204 | 6-2 | NW Missouri St. | 10/11/1921 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Gene Spangler | 24 | 6 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Tulsa | 12/17/1922 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Frank Szymanski | 23 | C | 11 | 6 | 225 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 7/6/1923 | 1 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1945 | |
| Damon Tassos | 23 | RG | 11 | 10 | 225 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 12/5/1923 | 1 | 0 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1945 | |
| Russ Thomas | 22 | LT | 11 | 9 | 237 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 7/24/1924 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1946 | |
| Emil Uremovich | 30 | RT | 11 | 6 | 233 | 6-2 | Indiana | 9/29/1916 | 5 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 93rd pick / 1941 | |
| Walt Vezmar | 21 | 11 | 0 | 235 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 1/1/1925 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 13th / 106th pick / 1947 | ||
| Bob Westfall | 27 | fb | 10 | 3 | 190 | 5-8 | Michigan | 5/5/1919 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1942 | |
| Lloyd Wickett | 26 | t | 10 | 2 | 208 | 6-1 | Oregon St. | 4/3/1920 | 3 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 31st pick / 1943 | |
| Camp Wilson | 24 | FB | 10 | 5 | 200 | 6-1 | Tarleton St.,Hardin-Simmons,Tulsa | 3/29/1922 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 31 | c | 3 | 3 | 217 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/12/1915 | 8 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 | |
| Team Total | 24.9 | 11 | 207.3 | 6-0.3 | 1.8 |
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