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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.
Coached by Buddy Parker (7-4-1)
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1951 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1951 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | 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 | 73 | San Francisco | |||||||||||
| 3 | 33 | DET | Dorne Dibble | E | 6 | 1951 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 146 | 2552 | 19 | Michigan State | |||||
| 4 | 44 | DET | Pete D'Alonzo | FB | 2 | 1951 | 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Villanova | |||||
| 5 | 55 | DET | Jim Doran | E | 11 | 1951 | 1961 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 115 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 212 | 3667 | 24 | Iowa State | |||||
| 5 | 58 | DET | LaVern Torgeson | LB | 7 | 1951 | 1957 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 82 | Washington State | |||||||||||
| 6 | 69 | DET | Jack Christiansen HOF | DB | 8 | 1951 | 1958 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 89 | 19 | 143 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 | Colorado State | |||||
| 7 | 80 | DET | Bob Momsen | MG | 2 | 1951 | 1952 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | Ohio State | |||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 31 | Tennessee | |||||||||||
| 16 | 189 | DET | Ted Geremsky | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburgh | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 200 | DET | Darrel Meisenheimer | DB | 1 | 1951 | 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Oklahoma State | |||||||||||
| 18 | 214 | DET | Eddie Wolgast | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arizona | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 225 | DET | Gordy Hanson | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Washington State | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 236 | DET | Harry Gibbons | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Dakota State | |||||||||||||||
| 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 State | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 344 | DET | Bruce Womack | G | 1 | 1951 | 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | West Texas A&M | |||||||||||
| 30 | 358 | DET | Ron Horwath | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Detroit Mercy | |||||||||||||||