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1954 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season (lost NFL Championship

1954 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season (lost NFL Championship

FieldValue
teamDetroit Lions
year1954
record9–2–1
division_place1st NFL Western
coachBuddy Parker
stadiumBriggs Stadium
playoffsLost NFL Championship
(at Browns) 10–56
shortnavlinkLions seasons

(at Browns) 10–56 The 1954 Detroit Lions season marked the franchise's 25th year in the National Football League (NFL), including four initial seasons as the Portsmouth Spartans. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 10–2, winning only nine games. They qualified for the championship game for the third consecutive season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1954 NFL draft

The Lions drafted 32 players in the 1954 NFL draft. Their first-round pick was Dick Chapman, an All-American defensive tackle out of Rice. Chapman never played a snap for the Lions, electing to return to Rice and finish his degree in physics. Their second-round pick, Michigan State center Jim Neal, also never played a snap after "marrying a girl whose religion prohibited him to play football on Sundays."

Preseason

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vs. College All-StarsW 34–61–0Soldier Field93,740
at Philadelphia EaglesW 17–142–0Connie Mack Stadium45,600
Washington RedskinsW 27–73–0Briggs Stadium34,380
vs. New York GiantsW 28–134–0Oklahoma Memorial Stadium25,000
vs. Cleveland BrownsW 56–315–0Cotton Bowl43,000
vs. Pittsburgh SteelersW 42–146–0War Memorial Stadium20,000

Regular season

Main article: 1954 NFL season

According to the team, a total of 28,553 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1954 campaign. The Lions played their home games in Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium), which had a regular listed seating capacity of 46,194, with an additional 7,000 bleacher seats for football to bring total capacity to 53,194.

Schedule

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September 26Chicago BearsW 48–231–0Briggs Stadium52,343Recap
Postponement to December 19; (World Series)
October 10Los Angeles RamsW 21–32–0Briggs Stadium56,523Recap
Baltimore ColtsW 35–03–0Briggs Stadium48,272Recap
October 24at San Francisco 49ersL 31–373–1Kezar Stadium60,500Recap
October 31at Los Angeles RamsW 27–244–1Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum74,342Recap
at Baltimore ColtsW 27–35–1Memorial Stadium25,287Recap
November 14San Francisco 49ersW 48–76–1Briggs Stadium58,431Recap
November 21at Green Bay PackersW 21–177–1City Stadium20,767Recap
November 25Green Bay PackersW 28–248–1Briggs Stadium55,532Recap
December 5Philadelphia EaglesT 13–138–1–1Briggs Stadium54,939Recap
December 12at Chicago BearsL 24–288–2–1Wrigley Field37,240Recap
December 19at Cleveland BrownsW 14–109–2–1Cleveland Municipal Stadium34,168Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. • Saturday night: October 16, November 6. Thanksgiving: November 25.

Standings

Program produced by the Chicago Bears for their December 12 match-up with the Lions.

Postseason

Main article: 1954 NFL Championship Game

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December 26at Cleveland BrownsL 10–560–1Cleveland Stadium43,827

Roster

  • Bob Hoernschemeyer K/S

DE P

T/C T/G/MG G/K/LB

  • Thurman McGraw DT C G G

MG DE DT DT DT DE DE DE

C

S CB S CB

G (Military) WR (IR) [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]] QB (Military) CB/P (IR) [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]] RB (Military) RB/S (IR) [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]] S/P (Military) T (Military)

References

References

  1. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1954.htm 1954 Detroit Lions]
  2. Falls, Joe. (October 20, 1955). "Low Draft Choices Hurt Detroit Lions This Year". [[The Clarion-Ledger]].
  3. Edward M. "Bud" Erickson (ed.), ''Detroit Lions Facts Book 1963: Press, Radio, TV.'' Detroit, MI: Detroit Football Company, 1963, p. 4.
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