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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 14.9, Offense: 7.6, Defense: 7.3, SoS: 2.5, 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 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 135 for 246, 1,818 yards, 14 td, 12 int, & 30 rushes for 119 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948 |
| FB | Bill Bowman | 23 | Rook | 0 | 96 rushes for 397 yards, 2 td, & 34 catches for 288 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 37th pick / 1954 |
| LH | Lew Carpenter | 22 | 1 | 0 | 104 rushes for 476 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 145 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 8th / 97th pick / 1953 |
| RH | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 29 | 8 | 0 | 94 rushes for 242 yards, 2 td, & 20 catches for 153 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947 |
| LE | Dorne Dibble | 25 | 3 | 0 | 46 catches for 768 yards, 6 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1951 |
| LT | Lou Creekmur*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 26th / 243rd pick / 1948 |
| LG | Harley Sewell | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1953 |
| C | Andy Miketa | 25 | Rook | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RG | Dick Stanfel+ | 27 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 19th pick / 1951 | |
| RT | Charlie Ane | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 49th pick / 1953 |
| RE | Leon Hart | 26 | 4 | 0 | 24 catches for 377 yards, 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1950 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bob Dove | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 40th pick / 1943 |
| LDT | Gerry Perry | 24 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 29th / 349th pick / 1952 | |
| MG | Les Bingaman+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 15th pick / 1948 |
| RDT | Bob Miller | 25 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1952 | |
| RDE | Jim Cain | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 70th pick / 1949 |
| LLB | Joe Schmidt*+ | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 85th pick / 1953 |
| RLB | LaVern Torgeson* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1951 |
| LDH | Jim David* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 261st pick / 1952 |
| RDH | Bill Stits* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 44th pick / 1954 |
| LS | Jack Christiansen*+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951 |
| RS | Carl Karilivacz | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 23rd / 277th pick / 1953 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Doak Walker*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 11 of 17 field goals & 43 of 43 extra points | New York Bulldogs / 1st / 3rd pick / 1949 |
| KR | Jug Girard | 27 | 6 | 0 | 12 kick returns for a 20.7 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1948 |
| LS | Jack Christiansen*+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951 |
| KR | Jug Girard | 27 | 6 | 0 | 12 kick returns for a 20.7 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1948 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Charlie Ane | 23 | RT | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | USC | 1/25/1931 | 1 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 49th pick / 1953 |
| 65 | Les Bingaman+ | 28 | MG | 12 | 0 | 272 | 6-3 | Illinois | 2/3/1926 | 6 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 15th pick / 1948 |
| 33 | Bill Bowman | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | William & Mary | 9/22/1931 | Rook | 11 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 37th pick / 1954 |
| 80 | Cloyce Box | 31 | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Louisiana Tech,West Texas A&M | 8/24/1923 | 5 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 20th / 178th pick / 1948 | |
| 88 | Jim Cain | 27 | RDE | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Alabama | 10/1/1927 | 5 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 70th pick / 1949 |
| 34 | Lew Carpenter | 22 | LH | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 1/12/1932 | 1 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 97th pick / 1953 |
| 24 | Jack Christiansen*+ | 26 | LS | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Colorado St. | 12/20/1928 | 3 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951 |
| 76 | Lou Creekmur*+ | 27 | LT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | William & Mary | 1/22/1927 | 4 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 26th / 243rd pick / 1948 |
| 25 | Jim David* | 27 | LDH | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Colorado St. | 12/2/1927 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 261st pick / 1952 |
| 84 | Dorne Dibble | 25 | LE | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 4/26/1929 | 3 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1951 |
| 83 | Jim Doran | 27 | 7 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Buena Vista,Iowa St. | 8/11/1927 | 3 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 55th pick / 1951 | |
| 78 | Bob Dove | 33 | LDE | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1921 | 8 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 40th pick / 1943 |
| 19 | Tom Dublinski | 24 | qb | 12 | 4 | 212 | 6-2 | Utah | 8/8/1930 | 2 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 93rd pick / 1952 |
| 85 | Sonny Gandee | 25 | 11 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 2/27/1929 | 2 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 106th pick / 1952 | |
| 23 | Jug Girard | 27 | KR | 12 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 1/25/1927 | 6 | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1948 |
| 82 | Leon Hart | 26 | RE | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 11/2/1928 | 4 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1950 |
| 14 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 29 | RH | 11 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Indiana,Navy | 9/24/1925 | 8 | 4 | New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947 |
| 21 | Carl Karilivacz | 24 | RS | 11 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 11/20/1930 | 1 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 23rd / 277th pick / 1953 |
| 43 | Dick Kercher | 22 | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 3/11/1932 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1954 | |
| 22 | Bobby Layne | 28 | QB | 12 | 8 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas | 12/19/1926 | 6 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948 |
| 72 | Gil Mains | 25 | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Murray St. | 12/17/1929 | 1 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 20th / 237th pick / 1952 | |
| 62 | Jim Martin | 30 | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 4/8/1924 | 4 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950 | |
| 73 | Thurman McGraw | 27 | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Colorado St. | 7/17/1927 | 4 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 27th pick / 1950 | |
| 52 | Andy Miketa | 25 | C | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 11/1/1929 | Rook | 9 | |
| 74 | Bob Miller | 25 | RDT | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Virginia | 12/11/1929 | 2 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1952 |
| 70 | Gerry Perry | 24 | LDT | 11 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | Pepperdine,California | 7/17/1930 | Rook | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 29th / 349th pick / 1952 |
| 56 | Joe Schmidt*+ | 22 | LLB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/19/1932 | 1 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 85th pick / 1953 |
| 66 | Harley Sewell | 23 | LG | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Texas | 4/18/1931 | 1 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1953 |
| 40 | Bob Smith | 29 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Tulsa,Iowa | 8/20/1925 | 6 | 43 | Washington Redskins / 24th / 219th pick / 1947 | |
| 36 | Bob L. Smith | 25 | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 2/28/1929 | 1 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 41st pick / 1951 | |
| 63 | Dick Stanfel+ | 27 | RG | 6 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | San Francisco | 7/20/1927 | 2 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 19th pick / 1951 |
| 20 | Bill Stits* | 23 | RDH | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-4 | UCLA | 7/26/1931 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 44th pick / 1954 |
| 53 | LaVern Torgeson* | 25 | RLB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Washington St. | 2/28/1929 | 3 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1951 |
| 84 | Hal Turner | 25 | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Tennessee St. | 12/5/1929 | Rook | 3 | Detroit Lions / 28th / 333rd pick / 1952 | |
| 37 | Doak Walker*+ | 27 | K | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | SMU | 1/1/1927 | 4 | 14 | New York Bulldogs / 1st / 3rd pick / 1949 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 12 | 216.5 | 6-1.7 | 2.8 |
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