PRESEASON EditiON - Detroit Lions
PRESEASON EditiON - Detroit Lions
PRESEASON EditiON - Detroit Lions
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Year-BY-Year resuLts<br />
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1940<br />
Record: 5-5-1, 3rd nFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/15 t 0-0 at Chicago Cardinals 18,048<br />
9/22 l 7-10 Pittsburgh 15,310<br />
9/29 W 6-0 Cleveland 15,347<br />
10/5 W 43-14 Chicago Cardinals 20,619<br />
10/13 l 0-7 at Chicago Bears 34,217<br />
10/20 W 23-14 at Green Bay 21,001<br />
10/27 l 14-20 Washington 28,909<br />
11/3 l 0-24 at Cleveland 18,881<br />
11/10 W 17-14 Chicago Bears 21,735<br />
11/17 W 21-0 at Philadelphia 6,327<br />
11/24 l 7-50 Green Bay 26,019<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
total Yards 2634 239.5 2357 214.3<br />
rushing Yards 1457 132.5 1323 120.3<br />
Passing Yards 1177 107.0 1034 94.0<br />
PoInts scored 138 12.5 153 13.9<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
rushing Whizzer White 146-514, 5 tD<br />
Passing Whizzer White 35-80, 461 yds, 12 Int<br />
receiving lloyd Cardwell 20-349, 1 tD<br />
scoring Whizzer White 32 pts (5 tD, 2 Pat)<br />
Punting Whizzer White 52-2,132, 41.0 avg<br />
Interceptions rip ryan 6-65<br />
nFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Chicago Bears 8 3 0 .727 238 152<br />
Green Bay 6 4 1 .600 238 155<br />
DetrOIt 5 5 1 .500 138 153<br />
Cleveland 4 6 1 .400 171 191<br />
Chicago Cardinals 2 7 2 .222 139 222<br />
eastern Division<br />
Washington 9 2 0 .818 245 142<br />
Brooklyn 8 3 0 .727 186 120<br />
New York 6 4 1 .600 131 133<br />
Pittsburgh 2 7 2 .222 60 178<br />
Philadelphia 1 10 0 .091 111 211<br />
ChiB defeated Was, 73- 0, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Wendell Willkie in the U.S.<br />
Presidential election.<br />
1942<br />
Record: 0-11-0, 5th nFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att.<br />
9/20 l 0-13 at Chicago Cardinals 17,742<br />
9/27 l 0-14 Cleveland 14,646<br />
10/4 l 7-28 Brooklyn 12,598<br />
10/11 l 7-38 at Green Bay (Mil) 19,500<br />
10/18 l 0-7 Chicago Cardinals 14,100<br />
10/25 l 7-28 Green Bay 19,097<br />
11/1 l 0-16 at Chicago Bears 12,205<br />
11/8 l 7-35 Pittsburgh 16,679<br />
11/15 l 7-27 at Cleveland 4,029<br />
11/22 l 0-42 Chicago Bears 17,348<br />
11/29 l 3-15 Washington 6,044<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
total Yards 2206 200.5 3086 280.6<br />
rushing Yards 1261 114.6 1463 133.0<br />
Passing Yards 885 80.5 1623 147.6<br />
PoInts scored 38 3.5 263 23.9<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
rushing Mickey sanzotta 71-268<br />
Passing Harry Hopp 20-68, 258 yds, 13 Int<br />
receiving Bill Fisk 15-177<br />
scoring elmer Hackney 12 pts<br />
Punt ret. Harry Hopp 9-98, 10.9 avg<br />
KO ret. Harry Hopp 5-108, 22.6 avg<br />
Punting Harry Hopp 27-1,098, 40.7 avg<br />
Interceptions Bill Callihan 3-29<br />
nFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Chicago Bears 11 0 0 1.00 376 84<br />
Green Bay 8 2 1 .800 300 215<br />
Cleveland 5 6 0 .455 150 207<br />
Chicago Cardinals 3 8 0 .273 98 209<br />
DetrOIt 0 11 0 .000 38 263<br />
eastern Division<br />
Washington 10 1 0 .909 227 102<br />
Pittsburgh 7 4 0 .636 167 119<br />
New York 5 5 1 .500 155 139<br />
Brooklyn 3 8 0 .273 100 168<br />
Philadelphia 2 9 0 .182 134 239<br />
Was defeated ChiB, 14- 6, for World Championship.<br />
1942: Enrico Fermi achieves nuclear chain reaction.<br />
1944<br />
Record: 6-3-1, 2nd nFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
10/1 l 6-27 at Green Bay (Mil) 18,556<br />
10/8 W 19-14 Brooklyn 15,702<br />
10/15 l 17-20 Cleveland 21,115<br />
10/22 t 21-21 at Chicago Bears 23,835<br />
10/29 l 0-14 Green Bay 30,844<br />
11/5 W 27-6 at ChiC-Pit 17,743<br />
11/12 W 21-7 ChiC-Pit 13,239<br />
11/19 W 41-21 Chicago Bears 21,960<br />
11/26 W 26-14 at Cleveland 7,462<br />
12/3 W 38-7 Boston 15,027<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
total Yards 2655 265.5 2658 265.8<br />
rushing Yards 1141 114.1 1216 121.6<br />
Passing Yards 1475 147.5 1442 144.2<br />
PoInts scored 216 21.6 151 15.1<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
rushing Frank sinkwich 150-563, 6 tD<br />
Passing Frank sinkwich 58-148, 1,060 yds, 12 tD, 20 Int<br />
receiving Jack Matheson 23-361,- 3 tDs<br />
scoring Frank sinkwich 66 pts (6 tD, 2 FG, 24 Pat)<br />
Punt ret. Frank sinkwich 11-148, 13.5 avg<br />
KO ret. arthur Van tone 9-227, 25.2 avg, 1 tD<br />
Punting Frank sinkwich 45-1845, 41.0 avg<br />
Interceptions alex Wojciechowicz 7-77<br />
nFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Green Bay 8 2 0 .800 238 141<br />
Chicago Bears 6 3 1 .667 258 172<br />
DetrOIt 6 3 1 .667 216 151<br />
Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 188 224<br />
Card-Pittsburgh 0 10 0 .000 108 328<br />
eastern Division<br />
New York 6 1 1 .889 206 75<br />
Philadelphia 7 1 2 .875 267 131<br />
Washington 6 3 1 .667 169 180<br />
Boston 2 8 0 .200 82 233<br />
Brooklyn 0 10 0 .000 69 166<br />
GB defeated NY, 14- 7, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1944: FDR wins unprecedented fourth term as President,<br />
defeating Thomas E. Dewey.<br />
1941<br />
Record: 5-5-1, 3rd nFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/14 l 0-23 at Green Bay 16,734<br />
9/21 l 7-14 at Brooklyn 18,269<br />
9/27 t 14-14 at Chicago Cardinals 15,458<br />
10/14 W 17-7 Cleveland 26,481<br />
10/19 l 0-49 at Chicago Bears 29,980<br />
10/26 l 7-24 Green Bay 30,269<br />
11/2 W 14-0 at Cleveland 10,554<br />
11/9 l 13-20 at New York 27,875<br />
11/16 W 21-17 Philadelphia 16,306<br />
11/23 l 7-24 Chicago Bears 28,657<br />
11/30 W 21-3 Chicago Cardinals 17,501<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
total Yards 2634 239.5 2357 214.3<br />
rushing Yards 1457 132.5 1323 120.3<br />
Passing Yards 1177 107.0 1034 94.0<br />
PoInts scored 138 12.5 153 13.9<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
rushing Whizzer White 146-514, 5 tD<br />
Passing Whizzer White 35-80, 461 yds, 12 Int<br />
receiving lloyd Cardwell 20-349, 1 tD<br />
scoring Whizzer White 32 pts (5 tD, 2 Pat)<br />
Punting Whizzer White 52-2,132, 41.0 avg<br />
Interceptions rip ryan 6-65<br />
nFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Chicago Bears* 10 1 0 .909 396 147<br />
Green Bay 10 1 0 .909 258 120<br />
DetrOIt 4 6 1 .400 121 195<br />
Chicago Cardinals 3 7 1 .300 127 197<br />
Cleveland 2 9 0 .182 116 244<br />
eastern Division<br />
New York 8 3 0 .727 238 114<br />
Brooklyn 7 4 0 .636 158 127<br />
Washington 6 5 0 .545 176 174<br />
Philadelphia 2 8 1 .200 119 218<br />
Pittsburgh 1 9 1 .100 103 276<br />
*ChiB defeated GB, 33- 14, in divisional playoff.<br />
ChiB defeated NY, 37- 9, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1941: Japanese surprise attack on U. S. fleet at Pearl Harbor<br />
brings the United States Into World War II.<br />
1943<br />
Record: 3-6-1, 3rd nFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/19 W 35-17 Chicago Cardinals 23,408<br />
9/26 W 27-0 Brooklyn 23,768<br />
10/3 l 21-27 Chicago Bears 48,118<br />
10/10 l 14-35 at Green Bay 21,395<br />
10/17 W 7-0 at Chicago Cardinals 15,072<br />
10/24 l 6-27 Green Bay 41,463<br />
10/31 l 14-35 at Chicago Bears 25,187<br />
11/7 t 0-0 New York 16,992<br />
11/14 l 20-42 at Washington 35,540<br />
11/21 l 34-35 at Phi-Pit 23,338<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
total Yards 2408 240.8 2819 281.9<br />
rushing Yards 817 81.7 1213 121.3<br />
Passing Yards 1290 129.0 1606 160.6<br />
PoInts scored 178 17.8 238 23.8<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
rushing Frank sinkwich 93-266, 1 tD<br />
Passing Frank sinkwich 50-126, 699 yds, 7 tD, 20 Int<br />
receiving Harry Hopp 17-229, 3 tD<br />
scoring Harry Hopp 54 pts (9 tD)<br />
Punt ret. Frank sinkwich 11-228, 20.7 avg<br />
KO ret. Chuck Fenenbock 11-224, 20.4 avg<br />
Punting Harry Hopp 42-1,643, 39.1 avg<br />
Interceptions Ned Mathews 4-44<br />
nFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Chicago Bears 8 1 1 .889 303 157<br />
Green Bay 7 2 1 .778 264 172<br />
DetrOIt 3 6 1 .333 178 218<br />
Chicago Cardinals 0 10 0 .000 95 238<br />
eastern Division<br />
Washington* 6 3 1 .667 229 137<br />
New York 6 3 1 .667 197 170<br />
Phil.-Pitt. 5 4 1 .556 225 230<br />
Brooklyn 2 8 0 .200 65 234<br />
*Was defeated NY, 28- 0, in divisional playoff.<br />
ChiB defeated Was, 41- 21, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1943: ª Oklahoma' opens on Broadway, beginning a run of<br />
2,377 performances.<br />
1945<br />
Record: 7-3-0, 2nd nFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/23 W 10-0 at Chicago Cardinals 5,461<br />
10/7 l 21-57 at Green Bay (Mil) 20,463<br />
10/14 W 28-24 Philadelphia 22,580<br />
10/21 W 26-0 Chicago Cardinals 32,644<br />
10/28 W 16-10 Chicago Bears 37,260<br />
11/4 W 10-9 at Boston 17,631<br />
11/11 W 35-28 at Chicago Bears 24,798<br />
11/18 l 14-35 at New York 38,215<br />
11/2 l 21-28 Cleveland 40,017<br />
12/2 W 14-3 Green Bay 23,468<br />
All-League: Bill radovich (G), Bob Westfall (FB), emil uremovich (t)<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
total Yards 2485 248.5 2527 252.7<br />
rushing Yards 857 85.7 912 91.2<br />
Passing Yards 1544 154.4 1615 161.5<br />
PoInts scored 195 19.5 194 19.4<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
rushing Bob Westfall 82-234, 6 tD<br />
Passing<br />
receiving John Greene 26-550, 5 tD<br />
scoring Bob Westfall 54 pts (9 tD)<br />
Punt ret. Dave ryan 15-220, 14.7 avg<br />
KO ret. andrew Farkas 8-165, 20.6 avg<br />
Charles Fenenbock 45-110, 752 yds, 7 tD, 11 Int<br />
Punting Charles Fenenbock 29-1,081, 37.3 avg<br />
Interceptions Dave ryan 3-90<br />
Charles Deshane 3-75, 1 tD<br />
John Greene 3-65<br />
Damon tassos 3-49<br />
Ivan trebotich 3-46<br />
nFL Standings<br />
Western Divsion W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Cleveland 9 1 0 .900 244 136<br />
DetrOIt 7 3 0 .700 195 194<br />
Green Bay 6 4 0 .600 258 173<br />
Chicago Bears 3 7 0 .300 192 235<br />
Chicago Cardinals 1 9 0 .100 98 228<br />
eastern Division<br />
Washington 8 2 0 .800 209 121<br />
Philadelphia 7 3 0 .700 272 133<br />
NY Giants 3 6 1 .333 179 198<br />
Boston 3 6 1 .333 123 211<br />
Pittsburgh 2 8 0 .200 79 220<br />
Cle defeated Was, 15- 14, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1945: U. S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki;<br />
Japan surrenders to end World War II.