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1949 Detroit Lions
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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 4th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 237 points (19.8/g), 7th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 259 points (21.6/g), 5th.
Differential of -22 points (-1.8/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 5.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 6th.
Coached by Bo McMillin (4-8-0)
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1949 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 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 63 for 142, 793 yards, 6 td, 5 int, & 36 rushes for 134 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 7th / 47th pick / 1948 |
| QB | Clyde LeForce | 26 | 2 | 1 | 53 for 112, 665 yards, 3 td, 9 int, & 13 rushes for 58 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 19th / 194th pick / 1945 |
| QB | Frank Tripucka | 22 | Rook | 4 | 62 for 145, 833 yards, 9 td, 14 int, & 12 rushes for 36 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Camp Wilson | 27 | 3 | 6 | 68 rushes for 222 yards, 1 td, & 6 catches for 31 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | John Hollar | 27 | 1 | 5 | 8 rushes for 21 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 115th pick / 1948 |
| LH | Bill Dudley | 30 | 7 | 11 | 125 rushes for 402 yards, 3 td, & 27 catches for 190 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| RH | Wally Triplett | 23 | Rook | 5 | 53 rushes for 221 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 90 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 19th / 182nd pick / 1949 |
| RH | Cloyce Box | 26 | Rook | 5 | 30 rushes for 62 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 276 yards and 4 td | Washington Redskins / 20th / 178th pick / 1948 |
| LE | Bob Mann | 25 | 1 | 11 | 66 catches for 1,014 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | George Hekkers | 26 | 3 | 6 | ||
| LT | Cecil Souders | 28 | 2 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 25th / 259th pick / 1945 |
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| LG | Mario DeMarco | 25 | Rook | 11 | ||
| C | Jack Simmons | 25 | 1 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 207th pick / 1946 |
| RG | Bill Ward | 28 | 3 | 11 | ||
| RT | Howie Brown | 27 | 1 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 22nd / 206th pick / 1946 |
| RE | John Greene | 29 | 5 | 11 | 42 catches for 542 yards, 7 td | Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1944 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bill Dudley | 30 | 7 | 11 | 5 of 14 field goals & 30 of 32 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| P | Bill Dudley | 30 | 7 | 11 | 34 punts for a 37.6 average, 1 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| PR | Wally Triplett | 23 | Rook | 5 | 21 punt returns for a 13.4 average and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 19th / 182nd pick / 1949 |
| KR | Don Doll | 23 | Rook | 1 | 21 kick returns for a 25.5 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 9th / 67th pick / 1948 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Addams | 23 | DE | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Indiana | 7/12/1926 | Rook | |
| Les Bingaman | 23 | DG-G | 12 | 1 | 272 | 6-3 | Illinois | 2/3/1926 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 15th pick / 1948 |
| Cloyce Box | 26 | E-HB | 10 | 5 | 220 | 6-4 | Louisiana Tech,West Texas A&M | 8/24/1923 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 20th / 178th pick / 1948 |
| Howie Brown | 27 | G-T-DT | 12 | 10 | 215 | 5-11 | Indiana | 1/26/1922 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 22nd / 206th pick / 1946 |
| Mario DeMarco | 25 | G-LB | 12 | 11 | 200 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 7/24/1924 | Rook | |
| Chuck DeShane | 31 | B-G | 8 | 1 | 212 | 6-1 | Alabama | 12/10/1918 | 4 | |
| Don Doll | 23 | DB | 12 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | USC | 8/29/1926 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 9th / 67th pick / 1948 |
| Bill Dudley | 30 | HB-TB-QB | 12 | 11 | 182 | 5-10 | Virginia | 12/24/1919 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1942 |
| Fred Enke | 25 | QB | 12 | 7 | 208 | 6-1 | Arizona | 12/15/1924 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 47th pick / 1948 |
| Sam Goldman | 33 | E | 8 | 1 | 228 | 6-3 | Ohio State,Samford | 11/10/1916 | 5 | |
| John Greene | 29 | E-G-B | 12 | 11 | 210 | 6-0 | Michigan | 4/21/1920 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1944 |
| Mel Groomes | 22 | HB | 3 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Indiana | 3/6/1927 | 1 | |
| Barney Hafen | 28 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Utah | 11/20/1921 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 19th / 167th pick / 1948 |
| George Hekkers | 26 | T | 12 | 6 | 241 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 2/18/1923 | 3 | |
| John Hollar | 27 | FB | 6 | 5 | 223 | 6-0 | Appalachian State | 8/7/1922 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 115th pick / 1948 |
| George Karstens | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | Indiana | 2/9/1924 | Rook | |
| Clyde LeForce | 26 | QB | 11 | 1 | 176 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 6/4/1923 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 19th / 194th pick / 1945 |
| Chick Maggioli | 27 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Illinois,Indiana,Notre Dame | 5/17/1922 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 99th pick / 1946 |
| Bob Mann | 25 | E | 12 | 11 | 172 | 5-11 | Michigan | 4/8/1924 | 1 | |
| Jim Mello | 29 | DB-FB-LB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 11/8/1920 | 2 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 47th pick / 1945 |
| Kelley Mote | 26 | E-DE-DB | 12 | 1 | 189 | 6-2 | Duke,South Carolina | 4/27/1923 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 16th / 147th pick / 1946 |
| John Panelli | 23 | LB-FB | 11 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 5/7/1926 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 12th pick / 1949 |
| Bob Pifferini | 27 | C | 12 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | San Jose State | 10/1/1922 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 15th / 142nd pick / 1949 |
| Ollie Poole | 27 | DE-E | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Mississippi,North Carolina | 4/18/1922 | 2 | New York Giants / 15th / 147th pick / 1944 |
| John Prchlik | 24 | DT-T | 12 | 2 | 234 | 6-4 | Yale | 7/20/1925 | Rook | Boston Yanks / 30th / 277th pick / 1947 |
| Hal Prescott | 29 | E | 1 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 10/18/1920 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 178th pick / 1943 |
| Mike Roussos | 23 | T | 6 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/8/1926 | 1 | |
| Al Russas | 26 | T-DE | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 8/22/1923 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 13th / 122nd pick / 1949 |
| Jack Simmons | 25 | C-G-T | 12 | 11 | 236 | 6-4 | Detroit Mercy,Maryland | 10/8/1924 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 207th pick / 1946 |
| Bob Smith | 24 | DB-HB-WB | 12 | 2 | 191 | 6-1 | Iowa,Tulsa | 8/20/1925 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 24th / 219th pick / 1947 |
| Cecil Souders | 28 | E-T | 12 | 5 | 210 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 1/3/1921 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 25th / 259th pick / 1945 |
| Russ Thomas | 25 | T | 9 | 1 | 237 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 7/24/1924 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1946 |
| John Treadaway | 32 | T | 7 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | Hardin-Simmons | 8/21/1917 | 1 | |
| Wally Triplett | 23 | HB-DB | 11 | 5 | 170 | 5-10 | Penn State | 4/18/1926 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 19th / 182nd pick / 1949 |
| Frank Tripucka | 22 | QB | 6 | 4 | 192 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/8/1927 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1949 |
| Bill Ward | 28 | G | 12 | 11 | 230 | 6-0 | Washington,Washington State | 2/19/1921 | 3 | |
| Camp Wilson | 27 | FB | 12 | 6 | 200 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons,Tarleton State,Tulsa | 3/29/1922 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 12 | 209.0 | 6-1.1 | 1.5 |