1937 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 3rd place • Western Division • 7-4-0 .636 |
| Head Coach: Dutch Clark |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 9/10/1937 | A | Cleveland Rams | 28-0 | W | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 15500 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1937 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 16-7 | W | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 17000 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1937 | A | Green Bay Packers | 6-26 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 17553 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1937 | H | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7-3 | W | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 16000 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1937 | H | Brooklyn Dodgers | 30-0 | W | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 18000 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1937 | A | Chicago Bears | 20-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 34530 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1937 | H | Green Bay Packers | 13-14 | L | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 23000 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1937 | H | Cleveland Rams | 27-7 | W | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 24800 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1937 | A | New York Giants | 17-0 | W | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 35790 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1937 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 16-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 8576 | |
| Thu | 11/25/1937 | H | Chicago Bears | 0-13 | L | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 24173 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ernie Caddel | 1 | WB-RDH | 6-2 | 199 | 26 | Stanford | 11 | 11 |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 3 | BB-LDH-WB-RDH | 6-2 | 195 | 24 | Nebraska | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Christensen | 2 | BB-LDH-WB-RDH | 6-1 | 199 | 27 | Utah | 8 | 4 |
| George Christensen | 26 | ROT-RDT-ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 6-2 | 238 | 28 | Oregon | 10 | 5 |
| Dutch Clark | 7 | TB-S | 6-0 | 182 | 31 | Colorado College | 11 | 11 |
| Hal Cooper | 18 | C-LB | 5-10 | 207 | 25 | Detroit Mercy | 8 | 1 |
| Harry Ebding | 11 | ROE-RDE | 5-11 | 199 | 31 | St. Mary's (California) | 10 | 5 |
| Ox Emerson | 20 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 203 | 30 | Texas | 9 | 6 |
| Bill Feldhaus | 14 | ROG-RDG-ROT-RDT | 6-0 | 225 | 25 | Cincinnati | 11 | 5 |
| Tom Fena | 21 | OG-DG | 5-11 | 200 | 28 | Denver | 2 | 0 |
| Ace Gutowsky | 5 | FB-LB-TB-S | 5-11 | 201 | 28 | Oklahoma City | 11 | 11 |
| Chuck Hanneman | 12 | LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 212 | 23 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 0 |
| Vern Huffman | 6 | BB-LDH-TB-S | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Indiana | 10 | 7 |
| Tom Hupke | 22 | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 5-10 | 192 | 27 | Alabama | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Johnson | 16 | LOT-LDT | 6-4 | 216 | 28 | Utah | 11 | 11 |
| Lee Kizzire | 23 | FB-LB-BB-S-HB-DH | 6-0 | 200 | 22 | Wyoming | 7 | 0 |
| Ed Klewicki | 10 | LOE-LDE | 5-10 | 209 | 25 | Michigan State | 11 | 11 |
| Regis Monahan | 19 | LOG-LDG | 5-10 | 216 | 29 | Ohio State | 11 | 3 |
| Ray Morse | 27 | ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 199 | 27 | Oregon | 10 | 6 |
| Charlie Payne | WB-RDH | 5-11 | 186 | 23 | Detroit Mercy | 1 | 0 | |
| Ray Reckmack | 4 | BB-LDH | 6-0 | 198 | 23 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Reynolds | 24 | ROT-RDT | 6-4 | 221 | 23 | Stanford | 9 | 8 |
| Del Ritchhart | 13 | C-LB | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Colorado | 10 | 3 |
| Bill Shepherd | 9 | FB-LB-TB-S | 5-9 | 195 | 26 | McDaniel | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Stacy | 25 | LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Oklahoma | 10 | 0 |
| Lee Stokes | 17 | C-LB | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | Centenary | 11 | 7 |
| Sid Wagner | 15 | ROG-RDG-L | 5-11 | 192 | 25 | Michigan State | 11 | 6 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 7 | Lloyd Cardwell | B | Nebraska |
| 2 | 17 | Charley Hamrick | T | Ohio State |
| 3 | 27 | Vern Huffman | B | Indiana |
| 4 | 37 | Bill Glassford | G | Pittsburgh |
| 5 | 47 | Maury Patt | E | Carnegie Mellon |
| 6 | 57 | George Bell | G | Purdue |
| 7 | 67 | John Sprague | E | Southern Methodist |
| 8 | 77 | Elvin Sayre | C | Illinois |
| 9 | 87 | Larry Kelley | E | Yale |
| 10 | 97 | Kay Bell | T | Washington State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 21 | 82 | 54 | 23 | 180 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 30 | 7 | 49 | 105 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 120 | / % | / % | 19 | 139 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | / % | / % |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Clark | 6 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 45 | ||
| Bill Shepherd | 3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 | 31 | ||
| Regis Monahan | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Ernie Caddel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Harry Ebding | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Lloyd Cardwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Ace Gutowsky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chuck Hanneman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Vern Huffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Tom Hupke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Jack Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Ed Klewicki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Ray Morse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Team Totals | 23 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 8 | 0 | 180 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 3 | 0 | 105 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regis Monahan | 5 | 26 | 2/ | 3/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | |||
| Bill Shepherd | 2 | 45 | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | |||
| Dutch Clark | 1 | 9 | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | |||
| Team Totals | 8 | 45 | 4/ | 3/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | |||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Clark | 96 | 468 | 4.9 | 5 | |
| Ernie Caddel | 76 | 429 | 5.6 | 3 | |
| Ace Gutowsky | 128 | 361 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Bill Shepherd | 93 | 325 | 3.5 | 2 | |
| Vern Huffman | 35 | 187 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 36 | 181 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Klewicki | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Chuck Hanneman | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 50t | 1 |
| Lee Kizzire | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Ray Morse | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 484 | 2074 | 4.3 | 12 | |
| Opponents Totals | 387 | 1329 | 3.4 | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Shepherd | 46 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 297 | 6.5 | 15.6 | 1 | 2.2 | 7 | 15.2 | 31.1 | ||||
| Dutch Clark | 39 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 202 | 5.2 | 10.6 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 7.7 | 40.8 | ||||
| Vern Huffman | 23 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 102 | 4.4 | 20.4 | 2 | 8.7 | 6 | 26.1 | 35.0 | ||||
| Ace Gutowsky | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 3.8 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 3.1 | |||
| Ernie Caddel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 120 | 44 | 44 | 58 | 631 | 5.3 | 14.3 | 4 | 3.3 | 18 | 15.0 | 26.1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 165 | 59 | 59 | 82 | 804 | 4.9 | 13.6 | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 14.5 | 22.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Caddel | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Ed Klewicki | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| Ray Morse | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 1 | |
| Vern Huffman | 8 | 104 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Harry Ebding | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 28t | 1 |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 1 | |
| Dutch Clark | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 23 | 1 |
| Chuck Hanneman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 631 | 14.3 | 4 | |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 804 | 13.6 | 5 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Huffman | 1 | ||||
| Tom Hupke | 1 | ||||
| Bill Shepherd | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 25 | 3 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 455 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 455 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Ebding | 2 | ||||||
| Jack Johnson | 1 | ||||||
| Ed Klewicki | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 17 | 4 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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