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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)
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1946 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 | 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 |
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| RG | Damon Tassos | 23 | 1 | 10 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1945 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |