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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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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Bobby Layne* | 25 | 3 | 12 | 152 for 332, 2,403 yards, 26 td, 23 int, & 61 rushes for 290 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948 |
| FB | Pat Harder | 29 | 5 | 0 | 101 rushes for 380 yards, 6 td, & 17 catches for 193 yards and 2 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944 |
| K | Doak Walker*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6 of 12 field goals & 43 of 44 extra points | New York Bulldogs / 1st / 3rd pick / 1949 |
| RH | Bob Hoernschemeyer* | 26 | 5 | 0 | 132 rushes for 678 yards, 2 td, & 23 catches for 263 yards and 3 td | New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947 |
| LE | Dorne Dibble | 22 | Rook | 0 | 30 catches for 613 yards, 6 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1951 |
| LT | Jim Martin | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950 |
| LG | Lou Creekmur*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 26th / 243rd pick / 1948 | |
| C | LaVern Torgeson | 22 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1951 | |
| RG | Dan Rogas | 25 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 74th pick / 1951 | |
| RT | Gus Cifelli | 25 | 1 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 19th / 239th pick / 1950 | |
| RE | Leon Hart*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 35 catches for 544 yards, 12 td, & 4 rushes for -6 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1950 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Doran | 24 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 55th pick / 1951 |
| LDT | Floyd Jaszewski | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 6th / 70th pick / 1950 |
| Les Bingaman*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 15th pick / 1948 | ||
| RDT | John Prchlik | 26 | 2 | 0 | Boston Yanks / 30th / 277th pick / 1947 | |
| RDE | Ed Berrang | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 48th pick / 1949 |
| LLB | Dick Flanagan | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948 |
| MLB | Bob Momsen | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 80th pick / 1951 |
| C | LaVern Torgeson | 22 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1951 | |
| LDH | Don Doll* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 9th / 67th pick / 1948 |
| P | Bob Smith | 26 | 3 | 0 | 49 punts for a 42.5 average, 1 blocked | Washington Redskins / 24th / 219th pick / 1947 |
| PR | Jack Christiansen | 23 | Rook | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 19.1 average and 4 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Doak Walker*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6 of 12 field goals & 43 of 44 extra points | New York Bulldogs / 1st / 3rd pick / 1949 |
| P | Bob Smith | 26 | 3 | 0 | 49 punts for a 42.5 average, 1 blocked | Washington Redskins / 24th / 219th pick / 1947 |
| PR | Jack Christiansen | 23 | Rook | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 19.1 average and 4 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951 |
| K | Doak Walker*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6 of 12 field goals & 43 of 44 extra points | New York Bulldogs / 1st / 3rd pick / 1949 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Vince Banonis | 30 | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Detroit Mercy | 4/9/1921 | 9 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 29th pick / 1942 | |
| 85 | Ed Berrang | 29 | RDE | 10 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Villanova | 10/14/1922 | 2 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 48th pick / 1949 |
| 65 | Les Bingaman*+ | 25 | 6 | 0 | 272 | 6-3 | Illinois | 2/3/1926 | 3 | 19 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 15th pick / 1948 | |
| 19 | Jack Christiansen | 23 | PR | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Colorado St. | 12/20/1928 | Rook | 6 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951 |
| 70 | Gus Cifelli | 25 | RT | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Nevada-Reno,Notre Dame | 2/3/1926 | 1 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 19th / 239th pick / 1950 |
| 30 | Ollie Cline | 26 | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 12/31/1925 | 3 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 14th / 122nd pick / 1948 | |
| 76 | Lou Creekmur*+ | 24 | LG | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | William & Mary | 1/22/1927 | 1 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 26th / 243rd pick / 1948 |
| 16 | Pete D'Alonzo | 22 | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Villanova | 5/26/1929 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 44th pick / 1951 | |
| 84 | Dorne Dibble | 22 | LE | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 4/26/1929 | Rook | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1951 |
| 44 | Don Doll* | 25 | LDH | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | USC | 8/29/1926 | 2 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 67th pick / 1948 |
| 83 | Jim Doran | 24 | LDE | 12 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Buena Vista,Iowa St. | 8/11/1927 | Rook | 6 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 55th pick / 1951 |
| 24 | Fred Enke | 27 | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Arizona | 12/15/1924 | 3 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 47th pick / 1948 | |
| 74 | Dick Flanagan | 25 | LLB | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 10/31/1926 | 3 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948 |
| 67 | Barry French | 29 | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Purdue | 2/12/1922 | 4 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 19th / 194th pick / 1944 | |
| 34 | Pat Harder | 29 | FB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 5/6/1922 | 5 | 7 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944 |
| 82 | Leon Hart*+ | 23 | RE | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 11/2/1928 | 1 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1950 |
| 12 | Jim Hill | 22 | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 7/21/1929 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 178th pick / 1951 | |
| 14 | Bob Hoernschemeyer* | 26 | RH | 11 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Indiana,Navy | 9/24/1925 | 5 | 10 | New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947 |
| 72 | Floyd Jaszewski | 24 | LDT | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 6/5/1927 | 1 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 70th pick / 1950 |
| 22 | Bobby Layne* | 25 | QB | 12 | 12 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas | 12/19/1926 | 3 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948 |
| 55 | Jack Lininger | 24 | 12 | 0 | 217 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 6/27/1927 | 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 21st / 202nd pick / 1949 | |
| 89 | Jim Martin | 27 | LT | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 4/8/1924 | 1 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950 |
| 73 | Thurman McGraw | 24 | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Colorado St. | 7/17/1927 | 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 27th pick / 1950 | |
| 63 | Bob Momsen | 22 | MLB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 5/28/1929 | Rook | 6 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 80th pick / 1951 |
| 35 | Art Murakowski | 26 | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 5/15/1925 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 31st pick / 1950 | |
| 42 | Lindy Pearson | 22 | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 3/6/1929 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 75 | John Prchlik | 26 | RDT | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | Yale | 7/20/1925 | 2 | 6 | Boston Yanks / 30th / 277th pick / 1947 |
| 64 | Dan Rogas | 25 | RG | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Tulane | 8/9/1926 | Rook | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 74th pick / 1951 |
| 11 | Clarence Self | 26 | 12 | 0 | 181 | 5-8 | Wisconsin | 10/10/1925 | 2 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 105th pick / 1948 | |
| 40 | Bob Smith | 26 | P | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Tulsa,Iowa | 8/20/1925 | 3 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 24th / 219th pick / 1947 |
| 88 | Bill Swiacki | 29 | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Holy Cross,Columbia | 10/2/1922 | 3 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 16th / 142nd pick / 1946 | |
| 53 | LaVern Torgeson | 22 | C | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Washington St. | 2/28/1929 | Rook | 9 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1951 |
| 37 | Doak Walker*+ | 24 | K | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | SMU | 1/1/1927 | 1 | 14 | New York Bulldogs / 1st / 3rd pick / 1949 |
| 60 | Bruce Womack | 22 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | West Texas A&M | 5/12/1929 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 29th / 344th pick / 1951 | |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 12 | 213.0 | 6-1.1 | 1.8 |
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