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1953 Detroit Lions
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Record: 10-2-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
1953 NFL Champions
Scored 271 points (22.6/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 205 points (17.1/g), 2nd.
Differential of 66 points (5.5/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-4.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.9/g), 2nd.
Coached by Buddy Parker (10-2-0)
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1953 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1953 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 | |
| 1 | 13 | DET | Harley Sewell | G | 11 | 1953 | 1963 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 122 | Texas | |||||||||||
| 2 | 25 | DET | Gene Gedman | HB | 4 | 1953 | 1958 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 377 | 1221 | 17 | 53 | 504 | 4 | Indiana |
| 4 | 49 | DET | Charlie Ane | T | 7 | 1953 | 1959 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 83 | USC | |||||||||||
| 6 | 73 | DET | Ollie Spencer | T | 8 | 1953 | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 99 | Kansas | |||||||||||
| 7 | 85 | DET | Joe Schmidt HOF | LB | 13 | 1953 | 1965 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 155 | Pittsburgh | |||||||||||
| 8 | 97 | DET | Lew Carpenter | HB | 10 | 1953 | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 468 | 2025 | 16 | 87 | 782 | 4 | Arkansas | |||||
| 9 | 109 | DET | Carlton McCormack | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | TCU | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 121 | DET | Dreher Gaskin | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clemson | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 133 | DET | Elmer Messenger | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Washington State | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 145 | DET | Larry Spencer | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wake Forest | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 157 | DET | Bob Thomas | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Washington & Lee | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 169 | DET | Jack Barger | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | New Mexico | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 181 | DET | Ted Topor | LB | 1 | 1955 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Michigan | |||||||||||
| 16 | 193 | DET | Bob Volonnino | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Army/Villanova | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 205 | DET | Ray Green | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duke | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 217 | DET | Ed Mioduszewski | QB | 1 | 1953 | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 113 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | William & Mary | |||
| 19 | 229 | DET | Paul Held | QB | 2 | 1954 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 77 | 332 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | San Jose State | |||
| 20 | 241 | DET | Gerry Hart | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Army/Mississippi | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 253 | DET | Bob Tata | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Virginia | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 265 | DET | Pete Retzlaff | E | 11 | 1956 | 1966 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 132 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 452 | 7412 | 47 | South Dakota State | |||||
| 23 | 277 | DET | Carl Karilivacz | DB | 8 | 1953 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 85 | Syracuse | |||||||||||
| 24 | 289 | DET | Truett Grant | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duke | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | 301 | DET | Marv Brown | HB | 1 | 1957 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | Texas A&M-Commerce | ||||||||
| 26 | 313 | DET | Jim Dooley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Penn State | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 325 | DET | Jackie Parker | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi State | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 337 | DET | Laurin Pepper | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Southern Miss | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 349 | DET | Harley Rector | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wayne State (NE) | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 360 | DET | Hal Maus | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Montana | |||||||||||||||