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1951 Detroit Lions

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Record: 7-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 336 points (28.0/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 259 points (21.6/g), 5th.
 Differential of 77 points (6.4/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 7.8-4.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.2/g), 7th.

Simple Rating System: Total 4.3, Offense: 3.7, Defense: 0.5, SoS: -2.0, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Buddy Parker

Training Camp: Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1951 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
2 19 DET Dick Stanfel G 7 1952 1958 5 5 7 38 73 San Francisco
3 33 DET Dorne Dibble E 6 1951 1957 0 0 3 56 68 2 13 0 146 2552 19 Michigan St.
4 44 DET Pete D'Alonzo FB 2 1951 1952 0 0 0 3 16 7 18 0 2 4 0 Villanova
5 55 DET Jim Doran E 11 1951 1961 0 1 7 63 115 3 59 0 212 3667 24 Iowa St.
5 58 DET LaVern Torgeson LB 7 1951 1957 0 3 8 53 82 Washington St.
6 69 DET Jack Christiansen HOF DB 8 1951 1958 6 5 8 25 89 19 143 2 3 32 0 Colorado St.
7 80 DET Bob Momsen MG 2 1951 1952 0 0 2 5 22 Ohio St.
8 91 DET Dick Raklovits B 0 0 0 Illinois
10 117 DET Jim Shoaf G 0 0 0 LSU
11 128 DET Frankie Anderson E 0 0 0 Oklahoma
13 153 DET Wayne Siegert T 1 1951 1951 0 0 0 3 4 Illinois
14 164 DET Lee Wittmer T 0 0 0 Detroit Mercy
15 178 DET Jim Hill DB 3 1951 1955 0 0 1 53 31 Tennessee
16 189 DET Ted Geremsky E 0 0 0 Pittsburgh
17 200 DET Darrel Meisenheimer DB 1 1951 1951 0 0 0 10 9 Oklahoma St.
18 214 DET Eddie Wolgast B 0 0 0 Arizona
19 225 DET Gordy Hanson T 0 0 0 Washington St.
20 236 DET Harry Gibbons B 0 0 0 South Dakota St.
21 250 DET King Block B 0 0 0 Idaho
22 261 DET Dan Foldberg E 0 0 0 Army
23 272 DET Dick Gabriel B 0 0 0 Lehigh
25 297 DET Dick Harris C 0 0 0 Texas
26 308 DET Frank Kazmierski C 0 0 0 West Virginia
27 322 DET Harry Allis E 0 0 0 Michigan
28 333 DET Dick Peot T 0 0 0 South Dakota St.
29 344 DET Bruce Womack G 1 1951 1951 0 0 0 3 3 West Texas A&M
30 358 DET Ron Horwath B 0 0 0 Detroit Mercy