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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)
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1948 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 | |||||
| QB | Fred Enke | 24 | Rook | 10 | 100 for 221, 1,328 yards, 11 td, 17 int, & 74 rushes for 365 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 7th / 47th pick / 1948 |
| QB | Clyde LeForce | 25 | 1 | 2 | 50 for 101, 912 yards, 9 td, 8 int, & 28 rushes for 86 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 19th / 194th pick / 1945 |
| FB | Camp Wilson | 26 | 2 | 6 | 157 rushes for 612 yards, 2 td, & 2 catches for 9 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Bill Dudley | 29 | 6 | 4 | 33 rushes for 97 yards, 0 td, & 20 catches for 210 yards and 6 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| RH | Joe Margucci | 27 | 1 | 5 | 34 rushes for 14 yards, 3 td, & 36 catches for 450 yards and 2 td | |
| RH | Joe Watt | 29 | 1 | 5 | 20 rushes for 54 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 29 yards and 0 td | Boston Yanks / 7th / 47th pick / 1947 |
| LE | Kelley Mote | 25 | 1 | 10 | 13 catches for 212 yards, 0 td | Detroit Lions / 16th / 147th pick / 1946 |
| LE | Bob Mann | 24 | Rook | 0 | 33 catches for 560 yards, 3 td, & 6 rushes for 46 yards and 0 td | |
| LT | Russ Thomas | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1946 |
| LG | Howie Brown | 26 | Rook | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 22nd / 206th pick / 1946 |
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| C | Merv Pregulman | 26 | 2 | 8 | 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1944 |
| RG | Bill Ward | 27 | 2 | 12 | ||
| RT | Jack Dugger | 25 | 2 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1945 |
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| RE | Cecil Souders | 27 | 1 | 6 | 2 catches for 19 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 25th / 259th pick / 1945 |
| RE | John Greene | 28 | 4 | 5 | 25 catches for 595 yards, 5 td | Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1944 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Merv Pregulman | 26 | 2 | 8 | 2 of 6 field goals & 26 of 27 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1944 |
| P | George Grimes | 26 | Rook | 2 | 28 punts for a 35.9 average, 1 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 40th pick / 1948 |
| PR | Joe Margucci | 27 | 1 | 5 | 10 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Joe Watt | 29 | 1 | 5 | 12 kick returns for a 15.0 average and 0 td | Boston Yanks / 7th / 47th pick / 1947 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Billy Baumgardner | 23 | HB | 2 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Texas | 2/16/1925 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 28th / 265th pick / 1947 |
| Les Bingaman | 22 | DG-G | 12 | 0 | 272 | 6-3 | Illinois | 2/3/1926 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 15th pick / 1948 |
| Paul Briggs | 28 | T | 12 | 2 | 248 | 6-4 | Colorado | 4/18/1920 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 57th pick / 1944 |
| Howie Brown | 26 | G-T-DT | 12 | 12 | 215 | 5-11 | Indiana | 1/26/1922 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 22nd / 206th pick / 1946 |
| Max Bumgardner | 25 | DE | 11 | 2 | 190 | 6-2 | Texas | 5/13/1923 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1948 |
| Ted Cremer | 29 | E-DE | 4 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Auburn | 3/16/1919 | 2 | |
| Chuck DeShane | 30 | B-G | 10 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Alabama | 12/10/1918 | 3 | |
| Andy Dudish | 27 | HB | 4 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Georgia | 10/13/1921 | 2 | |
| Bill Dudley | 29 | HB-TB-QB | 7 | 4 | 182 | 5-10 | Virginia | 12/24/1919 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| Jack Dugger | 25 | T-DE | 12 | 7 | 230 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/13/1923 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1945 |
| Howard Duncan | 24 | C | 1 | 1 | 225 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/8/1924 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 42nd pick / 1948 |
| Larry Ellis | 26 | LB | 4 | 1 | 204 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 5/27/1922 | Rook | |
| Fred Enke | 24 | QB | 12 | 10 | 208 | 6-1 | Arizona | 12/15/1924 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 47th pick / 1948 |
| Jim Gillette | 31 | HB | 10 | 2 | 185 | 6-1 | Virginia | 12/19/1917 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 18th / 169th pick / 1940 |
| John Greene | 28 | E-G-B | 12 | 5 | 210 | 6-0 | Michigan | 4/21/1920 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1944 |
| George Grimes | 26 | DB-WB | 9 | 2 | 190 | 5-11 | North Carolina,Virginia | 7/3/1922 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 40th pick / 1948 |
| Mel Groomes | 21 | HB | 6 | 1 | 178 | 6-0 | Indiana | 3/6/1927 | Rook | |
| Dale Hansen | 27 | T | 12 | 2 | 321 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/27/1921 | 4 | |
| Roger Harding | 25 | C-LB | 11 | 4 | 217 | 6-2 | California | 6/11/1923 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 37th pick / 1945 |
| George Hekkers | 25 | T | 12 | 4 | 241 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 2/18/1923 | 2 | |
| Ralph Heywood | 27 | E-DE | 2 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | USC | 9/11/1921 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 19th pick / 1944 |
| Jim Hunnicutt | 25 | G | 1 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 6/10/1923 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 28th / 263rd pick / 1947 |
| Elmer Jones | 28 | G-LB | 9 | 0 | 224 | 6-0 | Franklin & Marshall,Wake Forest | 8/4/1920 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 15th pick / 1946 |
| Clyde LeForce | 25 | QB | 12 | 2 | 176 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 6/4/1923 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 19th / 194th pick / 1945 |
| Elmer Madarik | 26 | HB-WB | 3 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Detroit Mercy | 7/15/1922 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 178th pick / 1944 |
| Bob Mann | 24 | E | 12 | 0 | 172 | 5-11 | Michigan | 4/8/1924 | Rook | |
| Bap Manzini | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | St. Vincent | 8/27/1920 | 4 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 21st / 192nd pick / 1943 |
| Joe Margucci | 27 | HB-QB | 11 | 5 | 182 | 5-10 | USC | 9/5/1921 | 1 | |
| Earl Maves | 25 | WB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Michigan,Wisconsin | 4/8/1923 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 26th / 236th pick / 1947 |
| Bill Miklich | 29 | LB-BB-C | 7 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Idaho | 4/3/1919 | 1 | |
| Kelley Mote | 25 | E-DE-DB | 12 | 10 | 189 | 6-2 | Duke,South Carolina | 4/27/1923 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 16th / 147th pick / 1946 |
| Merv Pregulman | 26 | C-G | 12 | 8 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 10/10/1922 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1944 |
| Ken Roskie | 28 | FB | 7 | 4 | 220 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 11/29/1920 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 32nd / 298th pick / 1943 |
| Charley Sarratt | 26 | QB | 8 | 1 | 185 | 6-1 | Clemson,Oklahoma | 10/22/1922 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 101st pick / 1947 |
| Paul Sarringhaus | 28 | HB | 5 | 2 | 185 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 8/13/1920 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 80th pick / 1944 |
| Ivan Schottel | 27 | B-E | 6 | 4 | 204 | 6-2 | Northwest Missouri State | 10/11/1921 | 2 | |
| Cecil Souders | 27 | E-T | 12 | 6 | 210 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 1/3/1921 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 25th / 259th pick / 1945 |
| Dick Stovall | 26 | LB-G-C | 10 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Abilene Christian | 5/4/1922 | 1 | |
| Steve Sucic | 27 | HB-FB | 3 | 2 | 210 | 6-0 | Illinois | 4/21/1921 | 2 | |
| Russ Thomas | 24 | T | 12 | 5 | 237 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 7/24/1924 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1946 |
| Bill Ward | 27 | G | 12 | 12 | 230 | 6-0 | Washington,Washington State | 2/19/1921 | 2 | |
| Joe Watt | 29 | HB-DB | 12 | 5 | 184 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 6/18/1919 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 7th / 47th pick / 1947 |
| Bob Wiese | 25 | B | 4 | 1 | 198 | 6-3 | Michigan | 1/25/1923 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 39th pick / 1945 |
| Camp Wilson | 26 | FB | 11 | 6 | 200 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons,Tarleton State,Tulsa | 3/29/1922 | 2 | |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 12 | 206.8 | 6-0.8 | 1.6 |