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1934 Detroit Lions (NFL)

2nd place • Western Division • 10-3-0 .769

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Head Coach: Potsy Clark

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score			Location	Venue	Attendance
Sat	9/15/1934	A	Traverse City A.C.	73-0	W		Traverse City, MI	13th Street Athletic Park	2000
Sun	9/23/1934	H	New York Giants	9-0	W		Detroit, MI	University of Detroit Stadium	12000
Sun	9/30/1934	H	Chicago Cardinals	6-0	W		Detroit, MI	University of Detroit Stadium	7000
Sun	10/7/1934	A	Green Bay Packers	3-0	W		Green Bay, WI	City Stadium	7500
Sun	10/14/1934	A	Philadelphia Eagles	10-0	W		Philadelphia, PA	Baker Bowl	9667
Wed	10/17/1934	H	Boston Redskins	24-0	W		Detroit, MI	University of Detroit Stadium	12000
Mon	10/22/1934	H	Brooklyn Dodgers	28-0	W		Detroit, MI	University of Detroit Stadium	11000
Sun	10/28/1934	A	Cincinnati Reds	38-0	W		Portsmouth, OH	Universal Stadium	4800
Sun	11/4/1934	H	Pittsburgh Pirates	40-7	W		Detroit, MI	University of Detroit Stadium	6000
Sun	11/11/1934	A	Chicago Cardinals	17-13	W		Chicago, IL	Wrigley Field	7500
Sun	11/18/1934	H	St. Louis Gunners	40-7	W		Detroit, MI	University of Detroit Stadium	13000
Sun	11/25/1934	H	Green Bay Packers	0-3	L		Detroit, MI	University of Detroit Stadium	12000
Thu	11/29/1934	H	Chicago Bears	16-19	L		Detroit, MI	University of Detroit Stadium	26000
Sun	12/2/1934	A	Chicago Bears	7-10	L		Chicago, IL	Wrigley Field	34412

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

Schedule Notes
10/22/1934	Brooklyn Dodgers	Postponed frrom 10/21

ROSTER
Player	No	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
Chuck Bernard	27	C-MG	6-3	225	23	Michigan	10	5
Maury Bodenger	19	LOG-LDG	5-10	214	25	Tulane	12	10
Ernie Caddel	1	WB-RDH	6-2	199	23	Stanford	12	12
Frank Christensen	2	FB-LB-BB-S	6-1	199	24	Utah	11	9
George Christensen	14	ROT-RDT	6-2	238	25	Oregon	13	13
Dutch Clark	7	TB-S	6-0	182	28	Colorado College	12	10
Harry Ebding	11	ROE-RDE	5-11	199	28	St. Mary's (California)	12	7
Bob Emerick	18	LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT-OG-DG	6-2	225	22	Miami (Ohio)	9	1
Ox Emerson	20	ROG-RDG	5-11	203	27	Texas	13	13
Ace Gutowsky	5	FB-LB-BB-LDH	5-11	201	25	Oklahoma City	13	6
Hubert Hinchman	6	BB-LDH-FB-LB	5-10	190	27	Butler	3	1
Tom Hupke	22	LOG-LDG-LOT-LDT	5-10	192	24	Alabama	9	1
Jack Johnson	16	LOT-LDT	6-4	216	25	Utah	13	12
Sam Knox	21	LOG-LDG-ROT-RDT	6-0	213	24	New Hampshire; Illinois	11	2
Russ Lay	23	ROG-RDG	5-11	198	27	Michigan State	2	0
Roy Lumpkin	4	BB-LDH	6-2	211	27	Georgia Tech	13	11
Bill McKalip	10	LOE-LDE	6-1	195	27	Oregon State	13	7
Bill McWilliams	6	WB-RDH	6-1	205	24	Jordan; Iowa	5	0
Buster Mitchell	13	LOE-LDE	6-0	205	28	Randolph JC; Davis & Elkins	13	6
Glenn Presnell	3	TB-S-WB-RDH	5-10	195	29	Nebraska	13	3
Clare Randolph	17	C-MG	6-2	204	27	Indiana	13	8
Ray Richards	25	ROG-RDG-LOT-LDT	6-1	230	28	Nebraska	6	0
Bob Rowe	8	BB-LDH-FB-LB-TB-S-WB-RDH	6-0	198	23	Colgate	11	0
John Schneller		ROE-RDE	6-2	204	23	Wisconsin	13	6

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	PTS
Team Totals	44	64	80	50	238
Opponents Totals	14	10	13	22	59

TEAM STATS	TOP	1st Downs	FDR	FDP	FDX	3rd Down Efficiency	4th Down Efficiency	PEN	PENY
Team Totals		134				/ %	/ %		465
Opponents Totals						/ %	/ %

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Dutch Clark	8	13			4			0	73
Glenn Presnell	7	9			4			0	63
Ernie Caddel	6	0			0			0	36
Ace Gutowsky	5	0			0			0	30
Frank Christensen	2	0			0			0	12
Harry Ebding	2	0			0			0	12
Roy Lumpkin	2	0			0			0	12
Team Totals	32	22	32	68.8	8			0	238
Opponents Totals	7	5	7	71.4	4			0	59

FIELD GOALS	MADE	ATT	PCT	BL	LG	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
Dutch Clark	4				33	0/	3/	1/	0/	0/
Glenn Presnell	4				54	1/	0/	1/	1/	1/
Team Totals	8				54	1/	4/	2/	1/	1/
Opponents Totals	4					0/	1/	1/	2/	0/

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Dutch Clark	123	763	6.2		8
Ernie Caddel	105	528	5.0		4
Ace Gutowsky	146	517	3.5		5
Glenn Presnell	108	413	3.8		7
Frank Christensen	96	304	3.2		2
Bill McKalip	19	63	3.3		0
Buster Mitchell	7	48	6.9		0
Bob Rowe	16	44	2.8		0
Roy Lumpkin	6	44	7.3		1
Bill McWilliams	6	16	2.7		0
Team Totals	632	2740	4.3		27
Opponents Totals	437	1231	2.8		2

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Dutch Clark	50	23	46.0	24	383	7.7	16.7		0	0.0	3	6.0				47.3
Glenn Presnell	57	13	22.8	36	223	3.9	17.2		2	3.5	8	14.0				15.5
Ernie Caddel	13	5	38.5	7	106	8.2	21.2		1	7.7	1	7.7				61.7
Frank Christensen	8	3	37.5	5	23	2.9	7.7		0	0.0	0	0.0				45.8
Ace Gutowsky	12	2	16.7	7	12	1.0	6.0	12	0	0.0	3	25.0				0.0
Bob Rowe	2	0	0.0	2	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0				39.6
Team Totals	142	46	32.4	81	747	5.3	16.2		3	2.1	15	10.6				18.5
Opponents Totals	200	53	26.5	114	678	3.4	12.8		5	2.5	33	16.5				10.0

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Harry Ebding	10	264	26.4		2
Ernie Caddel	9	127	14.1	40t	1
Bill McKalip	6	97	16.2	36	0
Dutch Clark	6	72	12.0		0
John Schneller	4	58	14.5		0
Roy Lumpkin	4	24	6.0		0
Glenn Presnell	3	42	14.0		0
Frank Christensen	1	43	43.0	43	0
Hubert Hinchman	1	18	18.0	18	0
Bob Rowe	1	4	4.0	4	0
Team Totals	46	747	16.2		3
Opponents Totals	53	678	12.8		5

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Ernie Caddel					1
Roy Lumpkin					1
Team Totals	33				2
Opponents Totals	15				0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	TB	I20	RYDS	NYDS	NET
Team Totals
Opponents Totals								438

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals						0
Opponents Totals						0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team Totals						0
Opponents Totals						0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Team Totals							0
Opponents Totals							0

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