1944 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 2nd place Western Division 6-3-1 .667 |
| Head Coach: Gus Dorais |
| Joe Bach | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 9/17/1944 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-27 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 13702 | |
| Sat | 9/23/1944 | H | New York Giants | 23-0 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 9988 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1944 | A | Green Bay Packers | 6-27 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 18556 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1944 | H | Brooklyn Tigers | 19-14 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 15702 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1944 | H | Cleveland Rams | 17-20 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 21115 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1944 | A | Chicago Bears | 21-21 | T | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 23835 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1944 | H | Green Bay Packers | 0-14 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 30844 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1944 | A | Chicago-Pittsburgh | 27-6 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 17743 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1944 | H | Chicago-Pittsburgh | 21-7 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 13239 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1944 | H | Chicago Bears | 41-21 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 21960 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1944 | A | Cleveland Rams | 26-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 7462 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1944 | H | Boston Yanks | 38-7 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 15027 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 17 | Tony Aiello | HB-DH | 5-6 | 165 | 23 | Youngstown State | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Stan Batinski | LOG-LDG-LOT-LDT | 5-10 | 215 | 27 | Temple | 8 | 8 |
| 83 | Paul Blessing | OE-DE | 6-4 | 215 | 25 | Nebraska-Kearney | 7 | 0 |
| 46 | Harry Bolton | OT-DT | 6-3 | 280 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Bill Callihan | BB-S | 6-2 | 217 | 28 | Nebraska | 10 | 10 |
| 61 | Wayne Clark | OE-DE | 6-4 | 210 | 26 | Utah | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | Fred Dawley | FB-LB | 5-9 | 190 | 23 | Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Dave Diehl | LOE-LDE | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Michigan State | 10 | 10 |
| 60 | Joe D'Orazio | LOT-LDT | 5-11 | 220 | 30 | Ithaca | 4 | 1 |
| 62 | Eddie Eiden | C-LB | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | Scranton | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Tony Furst | OT-DT | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Dayton | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | John Greene | LOG-LDG-BB-S | 6-0 | 210 | 24 | Michigan | 9 | 5 |
| 34 | Elmer Hackney | WB-RDH-FB-LB | 6-1 | 202 | 28 | Kansas State | 10 | 1 |
| 81 | Dale Hansen | OE-DE | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Michigan State | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Al Kaporch | ROG-RDG | 5-10 | 215 | 31 | St. Bonaventure | 10 | 10 |
| 45 | Bob Keene | WB-DB | 5-11 | 191 | 25 | Detroit Mercy | 10 | 2 |
| 68 | Tom Kennedy | OT-DT | 6-0 | 215 | 24 | Wayne State (Michigan) | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Sonny Liles | OG-DG | 5-9 | 188 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Luke Lindon | ROT-RDT | 5-10 | 243 | 29 | Kentucky | 10 | 10 |
| 42 | Jack Lowther | HB-DH | 5-8 | 165 | 22 | Michigan State; Detroit Mercy | 7 | 0 |
| 82 | Jack Matheson | ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 221 | 24 | Western Michigan | 10 | 10 |
| 71 | Ed Opalewski | LOT-LDT | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 5 |
| 66 | Freeman Rexer | OE-DE | 6-1 | 211 | 27 | Tulane | 6 | 0 |
| 62 | Bill Rogers | OT-DT-OG-DG | 5-11 | 243 | 31 | Villanova | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Ernie Rosteck | C-LB | 6-1 | 218 | 22 | none | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | Frankie Sinkwich | TB-LDH | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Georgia | 10 | 9 |
| 52 | George Sirochman | ROG-RG | 5-11 | 215 | 26 | Duquesne | 8 | 1 |
| 64 | Ivan Trebotich | BB-S | 5-10 | 208 | 24 | St. Mary's (California) | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Art Van Tone | WB-RDH | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 8 |
| 86 | Bob Westfall | FB-LB | 5-8 | 190 | 25 | Michigan | 10 | 10 |
| 50 | Alex Wojciechowicz | C-LB | 5-11 | 217 | 29 | Fordham | 10 | 10 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 4 | Otto Graham | B | Northwestern |
| 2 | 14 | Bob Cifers | B | Tennessee |
| 3 | 19 | Ralph Heywood | E | Southern California |
| 4 | 30 | George Bettridge | B | Utah |
| 5 | 35 | John Greene | T | Michigan |
| 6 | 46 | Ed Alliquie | T | Santa Clara |
| 7 | 57 | Paul Briggs | T | Colorado |
| 8 | 68 | Rod Giske | G | Washington State |
| 9 | 79 | Matt Bolger | E | Notre Dame |
| 10 | 90 | Herb Hein | E | Minnesota |
| 11 | 101 | Paul White | B | Michigan |
| 12 | 112 | Jack Lescoulie | G | UCLA |
| 13 | 123 | Doug Rehor | B | Dickinson |
| 14 | 134 | Bill Pritula | C | Michigan |
| 15 | 145 | Jim Molich | E | Fresno State |
| 16 | 156 | Jules Yakapovich | B | Colgate |
| 17 | 167 | Jack Helms | T | Georgia Tech |
| 18 | 178 | Elmer Madarik | B | Detroit Mercy |
| 19 | 189 | Bill Eubanks | E | Mississippi |
| 20 | 200 | Ray Ahlstrom | B | St. Mary's (California) |
| 21 | 211 | Alex Kapter | G | Northwestern |
| 22 | 222 | Vic Clark | B | Texas-El Paso |
| 23 | 233 | Max Fischer | C | Oklahoma |
| 24 | 244 | Chuck Jacoby | B | Indiana |
| 25 | 255 | Bob McCarthy | E | St. Mary's (California) |
| 26 | 266 | Stan Hendrickson | E | Colorado |
| 27 | 277 | Fred Bouldin | B | Missouri |
| 28 | 288 | Dick McElwee | B | West Virginia |
| 29 | 299 | Bob Derleth | T | Michigan |
| 30 | 310 | George Dick | E | Kansas |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 65 | 58 | 72 | 21 | |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 55 | 27 | 48 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 106 | 52 | 47 | 7 | / % | / % | 56 | 417 | |
| Opponents Totals | 129 | 63 | 57 | 9 | / % | / % | 51 | 405 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Sinkwich | 6 | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 66 |
| Art Van Tone | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Elmer Hackney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Bob Westfall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Dave Diehl | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jack Matheson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bob Keene | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 216 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 151 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Sinkwich | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 23 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 23 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Sinkwich | 150 | 563 | 3.8 | 72t | 6 |
| Bob Westfall | 65 | 277 | 4.3 | 75t | 3 |
| Elmer Hackney | 58 | 184 | 3.2 | 16 | 4 |
| Art Van Tone | 25 | 30 | 1.2 | 26 | 1 |
| Bob Keene | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Aiello | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Lowther | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Fred Dawley | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Callihan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ivan Trebotich | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 326 | 1141 | 3.5 | 75t | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 403 | 1216 | 3.0 | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Sinkwich | 148 | 58 | 58 | 70 | 1060 | 7.2 | 18.3 | 57t | 12 | 8.1 | 20 | 13.5 | 52.0 | |||
| Bob Westfall | 47 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 342 | 7.3 | 14.9 | 46t | 4 | 8.5 | 6 | 12.8 | 62.0 | |||
| Jack Lowther | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 43.3 | |||
| Elmer Hackney | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118.8 | |||
| Art Van Tone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 207 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 1475 | 7.1 | 16.6 | 57t | 16 | 7.7 | 28 | 13.5 | 53.8 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 246 | 106 | 106 | 114 | 1422 | 5.8 | 13.4 | 15 | 6.1 | 26 | 10.6 | 42.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Matheson | 23 | 361 | 15.7 | 44 | 3 |
| Dave Diehl | 18 | 426 | 23.7 | 57t | 4 |
| Bob Westfall | 16 | 218 | 13.6 | 45 | 2 |
| Art Van Tone | 9 | 237 | 26.3 | 43t | 4 |
| Bill Callihan | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Elmer Hackney | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Bob Keene | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 46t | 2 |
| Wayne Clark | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 89 | 1475 | 16.6 | 57t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 106 | 1422 | 13.4 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Art Van Tone | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Elmer Hackney | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Frankie Sinkwich | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| John Greene | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Keene | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Lowther | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Bob Westfall | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jack Matheson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Sonny Liles | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Al Kaporch | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 307 | 11.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 371 | 13.3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Sinkwich | 45 | 1845 | 41.0 | 73 | 0 | |||||
| Jack Lowther | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 58 | 0 | |||||
| Art Van Tone | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 50 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Keene | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Westfall | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 54 | 2185 | 40.5 | 73 | 0 | 36.0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 440 | 28.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Sinkwich | 11 | 148 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bob Keene | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Art Van Tone | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bob Westfall | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jack Lowther | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Al Kaporch | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Tony Aiello | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Sonny Liles | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 440 | 14.2 | 25 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 12.6 | 29 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Van Tone | 9 | 227 | 25.2 | 92 | 1 | |
| Frankie Sinkwich | 6 | 144 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Bob Keene | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bob Westfall | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Bill Callihan | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 589 | 23.6 | 92 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 22 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
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