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1954 Detroit Lions
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Record: 9-2-1, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 337 points (28.1/g), 1st of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 189 points (15.8/g), 3rd.
Differential of 148 points (12.3/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 9.6-2.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.8/g), 3rd.
Coached by Buddy Parker (9-2-1)
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1954 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1954 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 | Dick Chapman | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rice | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 25 | DET | Jim Neal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michigan State | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 37 | DET | Bill Bowman | FB | 3 | 1954 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 144 | 557 | 3 | 50 | 429 | 3 | William & Mary | |||||
| 4 | 44 | DET | Bill Stits | DB | 8 | 1954 | 1961 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 92 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 165 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 0 | UCLA |
| 4 | 49 | DET | Howard McCants | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Washington State | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | 61 | DET | George Parozzo | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | William & Mary | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 63 | DET | Pence Dacus | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas State | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 73 | DET | Dick Kercher | HB | 1 | 1954 | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Tulsa | ||||||||
| 7 | 85 | DET | Jack Cross | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Utah | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 97 | DET | Milt Davis | DB | 4 | 1957 | 1960 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 45 | UCLA | |||||||||||
| 9 | 109 | DET | Bob Lawson | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 121 | DET | Jack Carroll | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Holy Cross | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 133 | DET | Milt Schwenk | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Washington State | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 145 | DET | Bob Hartman | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oregon State | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 157 | DET | Jim Swierczek | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Marshall | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 169 | DET | Ray Novak | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nebraska | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 181 | DET | Kirk Hinderlider | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colorado State | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 193 | DET | Bob Chuoke | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Houston | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 205 | DET | Rick Kaser | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Toledo | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 217 | DET | Norm Hayes | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Idaho | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 229 | DET | Buster Graves | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arkansas | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 241 | DET | Jim Durrant | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Utah | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 253 | DET | Jack Kistler | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duke | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 265 | DET | Dewey Brundage | DE | 1 | 1954 | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | BYU | |||||||||||
| 23 | 277 | DET | Jack Shanafelt | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 289 | DET | Bobby Burrows | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duke | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | 301 | DET | Richie Woit | DB | 1 | 1955 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Arkansas State | |||||||||||
| 26 | 313 | DET | Jim George | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Syracuse | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 325 | DET | Dick Rzeszut | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Benedictine | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 337 | DET | Dolph Rutschman | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Linfield | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 349 | DET | Mel Bertrand | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Idaho | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 360 | DET | Ellis Horton | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eureka (IL) | |||||||||||||||