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1952 Detroit Lions

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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary

1952 NFL Champions

Scored 344 points (28.7/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 192 points (16.0/g), 1st.
 Differential of 152 points (12.7/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 9.6-2.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.6/g), 1st.

Simple Rating System: Total 11.3, Offense: 4.3, Defense: 6.9, SoS: -1.3, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Buddy Parker

Training Camp: Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan)


League Champion

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Draft Index · Full 1952 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
3 34 DET Yale Lary HOF DB 11 1952 1964 3 9 20 104 133 0 4 0 0 0 10 153 0 Texas A&M
4 45 DET Pat Summerall DE 10 1952 1961 0 0 11 23 109 0 1 0 0 0 3 47 0 Arkansas
5 58 DET Bob Miller DT 7 1952 1958 0 0 4 32 81 Virginia
6 69 DET Gordon Cooper E 0 0 0 Denver
7 82 DET Wes Gardner C 0 0 0 Utah
8 93 DET Tom Dublinski QB 5 1952 1960 0 0 0 7 29 93 177 1300 8 13 28 118 1 Utah
9 106 DET Sonny Gandee LB 5 1952 1956 0 0 3 36 53 Ohio St.
10 117 DET Steve Dowden T 1 1952 1952 0 0 1 7 12 Baylor
11 130 DET Keith Flowers C 1 1952 1952 0 0 0 4 9 TCU
12 141 DET Jim Roshto B 0 0 0 LSU
13 154 DET Carroll McDonald C 0 0 0 Florida
14 165 DET Ray Oliverson B 0 0 0 BYU
15 178 DET John Burgamy G 0 0 0 Georgia
17 202 DET Hank Lauricella HB 1 1952 1952 0 0 1 1 11 11 22 177 4 2 19 55 0 Tennessee
18 213 DET Stan Campbell G 9 1952 1962 0 0 5 33 92 Iowa St.
19 226 DET Blaine Earon DE 2 1952 1953 0 0 1 11 18 Duke
20 237 DET Gil Mains DT 9 1953 1961 0 0 4 31 85 Murray St.
21 250 DET Arnold (Showboat) Boykin B 0 0 0 Mississippi
22 261 DET Jim David DB 8 1952 1959 0 6 8 69 96 Colorado St.
23 274 DET Hal Maxwell E 0 0 0 Mississippi
24 285 DET Bob Werckle T 0 0 0 Vanderbilt
25 298 DET Byron Bailey HB 2 1952 1953 0 0 0 2 18 32 103 2 10 147 0 Washington St.
26 309 DET Buddy Terry E 0 0 0 S.F. Austin
27 322 DET Bob Trout E 0 0 0 Baylor
28 333 DET Hal Turner DE 1 1954 1954 0 0 0 2 3 Tennessee St.
29 346 DET Art Hudson B 0 0 0 West. Illinois
30 357 DET Ray Don Dillon B 0 0 0 Prairie View