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1946
Record: 1-10-0, 5th nFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/30 l 14-34 at Chicago Cardinals 14,667
10/6 l 16-17 at Washington 33,569
10/13 l 14-36 Chicago Cardinals 21,939
10/20 l 14-35 at los angeles 27,928
10/27 l 7-10 at Green Bay (Mil) 17,073
11/3 l 20-41 los angeles 34,447
11/10 W 17-7 Pittsburgh 13,621
11/17 l 0-9 Green Bay 21,055
11/24 l 6-42 at Chicago Bears 24,270
11/28 l 10-34 Boston 13,010
12/8 l 24-45 Chicago Bears 19,579
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
total Yards 2244 204.0 3673 333.9
rushing Yards 420 42.8 1698 154.4
Passing Yards 1774 161.3 1975 179.6
PoInts scored 152 13.8 310 28.2
Lions Leaders
rushing Camp Wilson 64-207, 3 tD
Passing Dave ryan 73-154, 965 yds, 6 tD, 17 Int
receiving John Greene 20-289, 2 tD
scoring Bob Cifers 24 pts (4 tD)
Punt ret. Dave ryan 7-57 yards, 8.1 avg
nFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Chicago Bears 8 2 1 .800 289 193
los angeles 6 4 1 .600 277 257
Green Bay 6 5 0 .545 148 158
Chicago Cardinals 6 5 0 .545 260 198
DetrOIt 1 10 0 .091 142 310
eastern Division
New York 7 3 1 .700 236 162
Philadelphia 6 5 0 .545 231 220
Washington 5 5 1 .500 171 191
Pittsburgh 5 5 1 .500 136 117
Boston 2 8 1 .200 189 273
ChiB defeated NY, 24- 14, for World Championship.
IN 1946: The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
opens in London.
1948
Record: 2-10-0, 5th nFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/22 l 7-44 at los angeles 12,941
10/3 l 21-33 at Green Bay 21,403
10/9 l 14-17 Boston 18,474
10/17 l 0-28 at Chicago Bears 35,425
10/24 l 27-34 los angeles 17,444
10/31 W 24-20 Green Bay 15,045
11/7 l 20-56 at Chicago Cardinals 22,311
11/14 l 21-46 at Washington 32,528
11/21 W 17-14 Pittsburgh 13,646
11/25 l 14-28 Chicago Cardinals 22,099
12/5 l 14-42 Chicago Bears 25,781
12/12 l 21-45 at Philadelphia 15,322
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
total Yards 3648 304.0 4558 379.8
rushing Yards 1360 113.3 2382 198.5
Passing Yards 2288 190.7 2176 181.3
PoInts scored 200 16.7 407 33.9
Lions Leaders
rushing Camp Wilson 157-612, 2 tD
Passing Fred enke 100-221, 1,328 yds, 11 tD,
17 Int
receiving Joe Margucci 36-450, 2 tDs
scoring Bill Dudley 42 pts (7 tD)
Punt ret. Joe Margucci 10-100, 10.0 avg
nFL Standings
Western Divsion W L T Pct Pts OP
Chicago Cardinals 11 1 0 .917 395 226
Chicago Bears 10 2 0 .833 375 151
los angeles 6 5 1 .545 327 269
Green Bay 3 9 0 .250 154 290
DetrOIt 2 10 0 .167 200 407
eastern Division
Philadelphia 9 2 1 .818 376 156
Washington 7 5 0 .583 291 287
New York 4 8 0 .333 297 388
Pittsburgh 4 8 0 .333 200 243
Boston 3 9 0 .250 174 372
Phi defeated ChiC, 7- 0, for World Championship.
IN 1948: Citation claims horse racing' s Triple Crown, winning the
Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
1950
Record: 6-6-0, 4th nFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/17 W 45-7 at Green Bay 20,285
9/24 W 10-7 Pittsburgh 19,600
9/29 l 21-44 at New York Yanks 11,096
10/8 W 24-7 san Francisco 26,000
10/15 l 28-30 los angeles 28,000
10/22 l 27-38 at san Francisco 26,252
10/29 l 24-65 at los angeles 21,700
11/5 l 21-35 Chicago Bears 32,000
11/19 W 24-21 Green Bay 18,000
11/23 W 49-14 New York Yanks 28,000
12/3 W 45-21 at Baltimore 12,058
12/10 l 3-6 at Chicago Bears 34,604
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
total Yards 4398 366.5 3947 328.9
rushing Yards 1626 135.5 1367 113.9
Passing Yards 2772 231.0 2580 215.0
PoInts scored 321 26.8 295 24.6
Lions Leaders
rushing Bob Hoernschemyer 84-471, 1 tD
Passing Bobby layne 152-336, 2,323 yds, 16 tD,
18 Int
receiving Cloyce Box 50-1,009, 11 tD
scoring Doak Walker 128 pts (11 tD, 8 FG, 38 Pat)
nFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
los angeles 9 3 0 .750 466 309
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 279 207
New York Yanks 7 5 0 .583 366 367
DetrOIt 6 6 0 .500 321 285
Green Bay 3 9 0 .250 244 406
san Francisco 3 9 0 .250 213 300
Baltimore 1 11 0 .083 213 462
eastern Division
Cleveland 10 2 0 .833 310 144
NY Giants 10 2 0 .833 268 150
Philadelphia 6 6 0 .500 254 141
Pittsburgh 6 6 0 .500 180 195
Chicago Cardinals 5 7 0 .417 233 287
Washington 3 9 0 .250 232 326
Cle defeated la, 30- 28, for World Championship.
IN 1950: Led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, United Nations forces
assist South Korea after invasion by North Korean Communist
troops.
1947
Record: 3-9-0, 5th nFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/21 l 10-17 at Pittsburgh 34,681
9/28 l 21-45 at Chicago Cardinals 22,245
10/5 W 21-7 at Boston 16,097
10/12 l 13-27 los angeles 42,955
10/19 l 24-33 at Chicago Bears 31,960
10/26 l 17-34 at Green Bay 23,100
11/2 W 35-7 New York 28,812
11/9 l 7-17 Chicago Cardinals 25,296
11/16 W 38-21 Washington 17,003
11/23 l 17-28 at los angeles 17,693
11/27 l 14-34 Chicago Bears 27,214
12/7 l 14-35 Green Bay 14,055
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
total Yards 3680 306.7 4421 368.4
rushing Yards 1234 102.8 1975 164.6
Passing Yards 2446 203.8 2446 203.8
PoInts scored 231 19.3 305 25.4
Lions Leaders
rushing Camp Wilson 89-412
Passing Clyde leForce 94-175, 1,384 yds, 13 tD, 20 Int
receiving John Greene 38-621, 5 tD
scoring Bill Dudley 66 pts (11 tD)
Punt ret. Bill Dudley 11-182, 16.5 avg, 1 tD
KO ret. Bill Dudley 15-359, 23.9 avg
nFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Chicago Cardinals 9 3 0 .750 306 231
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 363 241
Green Bay 6 5 1 .545 274 210
los angeles 6 6 0 .500 259 214
DetrOIt 3 9 0 .250 231 305
eastern Division
Philadelphia* 8 4 0 .667 308 242
Pittsburgh 8 4 0 .667 240 259
Boston 4 7 1 .364 168 256
Washington 4 8 0 .333 295 367
New York 2 8 2 .200 190 309
*Phi defeated Pit, 21- 0, in divisional playoff. ChiC defeated Phi, 26- 21,
for World Championship.
IN 1947: In the first piloted supersonic flight, Capt. Charles E.
Yeager flew the X-1 rocket-powered research plane faster than the
speed of sound at Muroc (Calif.) Air Force Base.
1949
Record: 4-8-0, 4th nFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/23 l 24-27 at los angeles 17,878
10/3 l 14-22 Philadelphia 20,163
10/8 l 7-14 at Pittsburgh 21,594
10/16 l 10-21 los angeles 19,839
10/23 W 24-7 at Chicago Cardinals 19,490
10/30 l 14-16 at Green Bay (Mil) 6,177
11/6 l 19-42 Chicago Cardinals 19,465
11/13 l 24-27 at Chicago Bears 32,716
11/20 W 45-21 at NY Giants 14,661
11/24 l 7-28 Chicago Bears 22,912
12/4 W 28-27 New York Bulldogs 11956
12/11 W 21-7 Green Bay 9,722
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
total Yards 3672 306.0 3641 303.4
rushing Yards 1381 115.1 1827 152.3
Passing Yards 2291 190.1 1814 151.2
PoInts scored 237 19.8 259 21.6
Lions Leaders
rushing Bill Dudley 125-402, 3 tD
Passing Frank tripucka 62-145, 833 yds, 9 tD, 14 Int
receiving Bob Mann 66-1,014, 4 tD
scoring Bill Dudley 81 pts (6 tD, 5 FG, 30 Pat)
Punt ret. Wally triplett 21-281, 13.4 avg, 1 tD
nFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
los angeles 8 2 2 .800 360 239
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 332 218
Chicago Cardinals 6 5 1 .545 360 301
DetrOIt 4 8 0 .333 237 259
Green Bay 2 10 0 .167 114 329
eastern Division
Philadelphia 11 1 0 .917 364 134
Pittsburgh 6 5 1 .545 224 213
NY Giants 6 6 0 .500 287 298
Washington 4 7 1 .364 268 339
N.Y. Bulldogs 1 10 1 .091 153 368
Phi defeated la, 14- 0, for World Championship.
IN 1949: Twelve nations unite to establish North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO).
1951
Record: 7-4-1, 2nd nFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/30 W 35-17 Washington 27,831
10/8 W 37-10 New York Yanks 24,194
10/14 l 21-27 los angeles 50,567
10/21 t 24-24 New York Yanks 21,807
10/28 l 23-28 Chicago Bears 34,778
11/4 W 24-17 at Green Bay 18,165
11/11 W 41-28 at Chicago Bears 43,709
11/18 W 28-10 at Philadelphia 25,098
11/22 W 52-35 Green Bay 32,247
12/2 l 10-20 san Francisco 45,757
12/9 W 24-22 at los angeles 52,937
12/16 l 17-21 at san Francisco 26,465
Pro Bowl: les Bingaman (C), lou Creekmur (t), Don Doll (DB), Bob
Hoernschemeyer (rB), Bobby layne (QB), Doak Walker (rB)
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
total Yards 4341 361.8 4117 343.1
rushing Yards 1841 153.4 1509 125.8
Passing Yards 2500 208.3 2608 217.3
PoInts scored 336 28.0 259 21.6
Lions Leaders
rushing Bob Hoernschemeyer 132-678, 2 tD
Passing Bobby layne 152-332, 2,403 yds, 26 tD,
23 Int
receiving leon Hart 35-544, 12 tDs
scoring Doak Walker 97 pts (6 tD, 6 FG, 43 Pat)
Punt ret. Jack Christiansen 18-343, 19.1 avg, 4 tD
KO ret. Doak Walker 15-408, 27.2 avg
Punting Bob smith 49-2,082, 40.9 avg
Interceptions Bob smith 3-70
nFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
los angeles 8 4 0 .667 392 261
DetrOIt 7 4 1 .636 336 259
san Francisco 7 4 1 .636 255 205
Chicago Bears 7 5 0 .583 286 282
Green Bay 3 9 0 .250 254 375
New York Yanks 1 9 2 .100 241 382
eastern Division
Cleveland 11 1 0 .917 331 152
NY Giants 9 2 1 .818 254 161
Washington 5 7 0 .417 183 296
Pittsburgh 4 7 1 .364 183 235
Philadelphia 3 9 0 .333 234 264
Chicago Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 210 287
la defeated Cle, 24-17, for World Championship.
IN 1951: Color television is Introduced in the United States.