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1948 Detroit Lions

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Record: 2-10-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 200 points (16.7/g), 7th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 407 points (33.9/g), 10th.
 Differential of -207 points (-17.2/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 1.9-10.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-1.1/g), 9th.

Coached by Bo McMillin (2-10-0)

1948 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Wed September 22 box L 0-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 7 44 14 276 168 108 7 23 407 191 216 4
2 Sun October 3 box L 0-2 @ Green Bay Packers 21 33 14 212 148 64 2 23 423 155 268 1
3 Sat October 9 box L 0-3 Boston Yanks 14 17 27 460 284 176 3 9 184 40 144 2
4 Sun October 17 box L 0-4 @ Chicago Bears 0 28 5 109 76 33 4 21 397 138 259 5
5 Sun October 24 box L 0-5 Los Angeles Rams 27 34 16 290 224 66 6 19 385 264 121 2
6 Sun October 31 box W 1-5 Green Bay Packers 24 20 17 383 175 208 5 17 306 147 159 4
7 Sun November 7 box L 1-6 @ Chicago Cardinals 20 56 15 357 252 105 3 23 484 251 233 3
8 Sun November 14 box L 1-7 @ Washington Redskins 21 46 16 321 199 122 6 29 450 266 184 4
9 Sun November 21 box W 2-7 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 14 11 192 68 124 22 288 86 202 5
10 Thu November 25 box L 2-8 Chicago Cardinals 14 28 19 370 186 184 4 10 263 159 104
11 Sun December 5 box L 2-9 Chicago Bears 14 42 13 266 170 96 3 29 451 221 230 3
12 Sun December 12 box L 2-10 @ Philadelphia Eagles 21 45 20 412 338 74 3 28 520 258 262

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 200 3648 713 5.1 187 151 324 2288 20 26 7.1 92 389 1360 7 3.5 84 46 20 11
Team Defense 407 4558 797 5.7 371 161 302 2176 25 14 7.2 103 495 2382 27 4.8 253 33 19 15
Lg Rank Offense 7 7 8 4 4 7 6 4 8 8 9 8 7 7
Lg Rank Defense 10 8 10 4 7 8 9 8 8 10 10 10 9 4

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Fred Enke 24 QB 12 10 100 221 45.2 1328 11 5.0 17 7.7 51 6.0 3.0 13.3 110.7 49.4
Clyde LeForce 25 qb 12 2 50 101 49.5 912 9 8.9 8 7.9 83 9.0 6.4 18.2 76.0 77.7
Bill Dudley 29 LH 7 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Charley Sarratt 26 8 1 1 1 100.0 48 0 0.0 0 0.0 48 48.0 48.0 48.0 6.0 118.7
Team Total 26.3 12 151 324 46.6 2288 20 6.2 26 8.0 83 7.1 4.1 15.2 190.7 57.5
Opp Total 12 161 302 53.3 2176 25 8.3 14 4.6 7.2 5.9 13.5 181.3 84.8 0 0 7.2 5.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Camp Wilson 26 FB 11 6 157 612 2 38 3.9 55.6 14.3 2 9 4.5 0 6 0.2 0.8 621 2 6
Fred Enke 24 QB 12 10 74 365 0 41 4.9 30.4 6.2 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.5 371 0 8
Joe Margucci 27 RH 11 5 34 14 3 10 0.4 1.3 3.1 36 450 12.5 2 55 3.3 40.9 464 5 4
Bill Dudley 29 LH 7 4 33 97 0 11 2.9 13.9 4.7 20 210 10.5 6 22 2.9 30.0 307 6 6
Clyde LeForce 25 qb 12 2 28 86 1 18 3.1 7.2 2.3 8 122 15.3 3 44 0.7 10.2 208 4 3
Joe Watt 29 rh 12 5 20 54 0 10 2.7 4.5 1.7 2 29 14.5 0 24 0.2 2.4 83 0 1
Paul Sarringhaus 28 5 2 19 38 0 7 2.0 7.6 3.8 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.2 -0.2 37 0 0
Bob Mann 24 le 12 0 6 46 0 23 7.7 3.8 0.5 33 560 17.0 3 45 2.8 46.7 606 3 4
Steve Sucic 27 3 2 6 20 0 8 3.3 6.7 2.0 20 0 0
Charley Sarratt 26 8 1 3 3 0 3 1.0 0.4 0.4 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.4 6 0 0
Mel Groomes 21 6 1 2 1 0 7 0.5 0.2 0.3 2 18 9.0 0 10 0.3 3.0 19 0 1
Jim Gillette 31 10 2 2 3 0 2 1.5 0.3 0.2 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.8 11 0 0
Elmer Madarik 26 3 1 2 7 0 5 3.5 2.3 0.7 7 0 0
George Grimes 26 P 9 2 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.9 0.1 1 17 17.0 1 17 0.1 1.9 25 1 1
Andy Dudish 27 4 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 1.3 0.3 5 0 0
Ken Roskie 28 7 4 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1 0 1
John Greene 28 re 12 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 595 23.8 5 83 2.1 49.6 595 5 0
Kelley Mote 25 LE 12 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 212 16.3 0 28 1.1 17.7 212 0 0
Ralph Heywood 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 31 10.3 0 0 1.5 15.5 31 0 0
Cecil Souders 27 RE 12 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 19 9.5 0 11 0.2 1.6 19 0 0
Team Total 26.3 12 389 1360 6 41 3.5 113.3 32.4 151 2288 15.2 20 83 12.6 190.7 3648 26 35
Opp Total 12 495 2382 27 4.8 198.5 41.3 161 2176 13.5 25 13.4 181.3 4558 52 29

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Joe Margucci 27 RH 11 5 10 100 0 22 10.0 10 199 0 37 19.9 763
Joe Watt 29 rh 12 5 8 87 0 18 10.9 12 180 0 25 15.0 350
Bill Dudley 29 LH 7 4 8 67 0 18 8.4 10 204 0 47 20.4 578
Camp Wilson 26 FB 11 6 10 248 0 36 24.8 869
Fred Enke 24 QB 12 10 5 76 0 48 15.2 447
Paul Sarringhaus 28 5 2 5 95 0 23 19.0 132
Andy Dudish 27 4 0 2 10 0 5 5.0 2 38 0 30 19.0 53
Kelley Mote 25 LE 12 10 3 27 0 18 9.0 239
Jim Gillette 31 10 2 2 10 0 5 5.0 21
Clyde LeForce 25 qb 12 2 1 9 0 9 9.0 1 10 0 10 10.0 227
John Greene 28 re 12 5 1 11 0 11 11.0 606
George Grimes 26 P 9 2 1 4 0 4 4.0 29
Elmer Madarik 26 3 1 1 20 0 20 20.0 27
Bob Mann 24 le 12 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 622
Ken Roskie 28 7 4 1 30 0 30 30.0 31
Charley Sarratt 26 8 1 1 2 0 2 2.0 8
Team Total 26.3 12 33 289 0 22 8.8 62 1154 0 48 18.6 5091
Opp Total 12 32 1 39 908 0 23.3

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Merv Pregulman 26 C 12 8 6 2 33.3% 27 26 96.3%
George Grimes 26 P 9 2 1 0.0% 28 1006 56 1 35.9
Bill Dudley 29 LH 7 4 23 825 68 0 35.9
Ralph Heywood 27 2 0 11 372 0 0 33.8
Charley Sarratt 26 8 1 5 166 43 0 33.2
Team Total 26.3 12 6 2 33.3% 28 26 92.9% 67 2369 68 1 35.4
Opp Total 12 16 6 37.5% 56 51 91.1% 56 2268 40.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Les Bingaman 22 12 0 0 1 0 0
Paul Briggs 28 12 2 0 1 0 0
Bill Dudley 29 LH 7 4 1 3 0 3 6 4 28 1
Larry Ellis 26 4 1 0 1 0 0
Fred Enke 24 QB 12 10 8 5 0 0
Jim Gillette 31 10 2 6 17 0 10
George Grimes 26 P 9 2 1 26 0 26 1 1 2 0
Mel Groomes 21 6 1 1 0 0 0
Dale Hansen 27 12 2 0 2 18 0
Roger Harding 25 11 4 0 2 0 0
Clyde LeForce 25 qb 12 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
Bob Mann 24 le 12 0 4 3 0 0
Joe Margucci 27 RH 11 5 4 1 0 0
Kelley Mote 25 LE 12 10 0 1 0 0
Merv Pregulman 26 C 12 8 1 6 0 6 0 2 0 0
Ken Roskie 28 7 4 1 2 0 0
Cecil Souders 27 RE 12 6 0 2 0 0
Russ Thomas 24 LT 12 5 0 1 0 0
Joe Watt 29 rh 12 5 4 39 0 22 1 1 0 0
Bob Wiese 25 4 1 0 1 5 0
Camp Wilson 26 FB 11 6 6 2 -2 0
Team Total 26.3 12 14 91 0 26 35 34 51 1
Opp Total 12 29 10 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bill Dudley 29 LH 7 4 6 1 42
Merv Pregulman 26 C 12 8 26 2 32
John Greene 28 re 12 5 5 30
Clyde LeForce 25 qb 12 2 1 3 1 30
Joe Margucci 27 RH 11 5 3 2 30
Bob Mann 24 le 12 0 3 18
Camp Wilson 26 FB 11 6 2 12
George Grimes 26 P 9 2 1 6
Team Total 26.3 12 6 20 1 1 26 2 200
Opp Total 12 27 25 1 51 6 1 407