1957 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 1st place • Western Conference • 8-4-0 .667 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Western Conference Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/22/1957 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 31-27 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 60118 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/29/1957 | H | Cleveland Browns | 59-14 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 58263 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Charlie Ane | 50 | ROT | 6-2 | 260 | 26 | Compton JC; Southern California | 2 | 1 |
| Terry Barr | 41 | DB | 6-0 | 189 | 22 | Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| Stan Campbell | 67 | ROG | 6-0 | 226 | 27 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 |
| Howard Cassady | 40 | LOH-ROH | 5-10 | 183 | 23 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Christiansen | 24 | LS | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 |
| Lou Creekmur | 76 | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 30 | William & Mary | 2 | 2 |
| Gene Cronin | 68 | RDE | 6-2 | 229 | 24 | Sacramento CC; Pacific | 2 | 2 |
| Jimmy David | 25 | LCB | 5-10 | 178 | 30 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 |
| Dorne Dibble | 87 | ROE-LOE | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 83 | LOE | 6-2 | 201 | 30 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Gatski | 52 | C | 6-2 | 233 | 36 | Marshall; Auburn | 2 | 2 |
| Gene Gedman | 26 | LOH-ROH | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Indiana | 2 | 1 |
| John Gordy | 75 | ROG-LOT | 6-3 | 248 | 22 | Tennessee | 2 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 82 | FB | 6-5 | 257 | 29 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 35 | FB | 6-2 | 210 | 28 | St. Mary's (California); Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Junker | 88 | ROE | 6-3 | 217 | 22 | Xavier (Ohio) | 2 | 2 |
| Carl Karilivacz | 21 | RCB | 6-0 | 188 | 27 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Krouse | 70 | LDT | 6-3 | 263 | 30 | Maryland | 2 | 2 |
| Yale Lary | 28 | RS | 6-0 | 187 | 27 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Long | 86 | LLB | 6-3 | 232 | 23 | UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Lowe | 43 | DB | 5-11 | 196 | 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Gil Mains | 72 | RDT | 6-2 | 243 | 28 | Murray State | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Martin | 47 | K | 6-2 | 227 | 33 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Darris McCord | 78 | LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Middleton | 84 | ROH-LOH-LOE | 6-1 | 194 | 24 | Auburn | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 74 | LDT-RDT | 6-3 | 242 | 28 | Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| Gerry Perry | 79 | RDT-LDE | 6-4 | 237 | 27 | Pepperdine; Compton JC; California | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 80 | ROH | 6-2 | 217 | 23 | Iowa | 2 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 18 | QB | 6-3 | 211 | 29 | Rice | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Russell | 73 | ROT-LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 22 | Bowling Green State | 2 | 1 |
| Joe Schmidt | 56 | MLB | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Harley Sewell | 66 | LOG | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Texas | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Tracy | 30 | FB | 5-9 | 205 | 23 | Tennessee | 2 | 0 |
| Roger Zatkoff | 57 | RLB | 6-2 | 216 | 26 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 17 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 90 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 44 | 15 | 23 | 6 | / % | / % | 7 | 61 | |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 15 | 19 | 3 | / % | / % | 10 | 130 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Junker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jim Martin | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 18 |
| Gene Gedman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tom Tracy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Terry Barr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Doran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tobin Rote | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 90 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 41 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Martin | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Tracy | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 58t | 2 |
| John Henry Johnson | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman | 18 | 41 | 2.3 | 9 | 2 |
| Tobin Rote | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 17 | 1 |
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 65 | 271 | 4.2 | 58t | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 345 | 4.9 | 71 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin Rote | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 20 | 494 | 10.1 | 17.6 | 78t | 5 | 10.2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 475 | 117.2 |
| Jerry Reichow | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 16 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 116.7 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 29 | 55.8 | 22 | 510 | 9.8 | 17.6 | 78t | 6 | 11.5 | 1 | 1.9 | 3 | 19 | 491 | 119.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 27 | 50.9 | 18 | 360 | 6.8 | 13.3 | 47t | 3 | 5.7 | 8 | 15.1 | 4 | 41 | 319 | 52.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Junker | 13 | 201 | 15.5 | 36 | 3 | ||
| Jim Doran | 5 | 152 | 30.4 | 78t | 1 | ||
| Howard Cassady | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Dave Middleton | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 32t | 1 | ||
| Tom Tracy | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 | ||
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 29 | 510 | 17.6 | 78t | 6 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 360 | 13.3 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Schmidt | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Bob Long | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Carl Karilivacz | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmy David | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Perry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Zatkoff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 8 | 318 | 39.8 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 144 | 36.0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 318 | 39.8 | 50 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 245 | 35.0 | 43 | 0 | 10 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Barr | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Yale Lary | 3 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 164 | 23.4 | 30 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 197 | 21.9 | 50 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Darris McCord | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Gene Cronin | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Bob Long | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 41.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Barr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Junker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gil Mains | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 |
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