1954_Detroit_Lions_season
1954 Detroit Lions season
NFL team season (lost NFL Championship
The 1954 Detroit Lions season was their 25th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 10–2, winning only nine games.[1] They qualified for the championship game for the third consecutive season.
Quick Facts Detroit Lions season, Head coach ...
| 1954 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Head coach | Buddy Parker |
| Home field | Briggs Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–2–1 |
| Division place | 1st NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Lost NFL Championship (at Browns) 10–56 |
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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."[2]
More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | August 13 | vs. College All-Stars | W 34–6 | 1–0 | Soldier Field | 93,740 |
| 2 | August 19 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–14 | 2–0 | Connie Mack Stadium | 45,600 |
| 3 | August 27 | Washington Redskins | W 27–7 | 3–0 | Briggs Stadium | 34,380 |
| 4 | September 4 | vs. New York Giants | W 28–13 | 4–0 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | 25,000 |
| 5 | September 10 | vs. Cleveland Browns | W 56–31 | 5–0 | Cotton Bowl | 43,000 |
| 6 | September 19 | vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | W 42–14 | 6–0 | War Memorial Stadium | 20,000 |
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Main article: 1954 NFL season
Schedule
More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 26 | Chicago Bears | W 48–23 | 1–0 | Briggs Stadium | 52,343 | |
| 2 | Postponement to December 19; (World Series) | ||||||
| 3 | October 10 | Los Angeles Rams | W 21–3 | 2–0 | Briggs Stadium | 56,523 | |
| 4 | October 16 | Baltimore Colts | W 35–0 | 3–0 | Briggs Stadium | 48,272 | |
| 5 | October 24 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 31–37 | 3–1 | Kezar Stadium | 60,500 | |
| 6 | October 31 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–24 | 4–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 74,342 | |
| 7 | November 6 | at Baltimore Colts | W 27–3 | 5–1 | Memorial Stadium | 25,287 | |
| 8 | November 14 | San Francisco 49ers | W 48–7 | 6–1 | Briggs Stadium | 58,431 | |
| 9 | November 21 | at Green Bay Packers | W 21–17 | 7–1 | City Stadium | 20,767 | |
| 10 | November 25 | Green Bay Packers | W 28–24 | 8–1 | Briggs Stadium | 55,532 | |
| 11 | December 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | T 13–13 | 8–1–1 | Briggs Stadium | 54,939 | |
| 12 | December 12 | at Chicago Bears | L 24–28 | 8–2–1 | Wrigley Field | 37,240 | |
| 13 | December 19 | at Cleveland Browns | W 14–10 | 9–2–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 34,168 | |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
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- Saturday night (October 16, November 6),[3] Thursday (November 25: Thanksgiving)[4][5]
Standings
More information NFL Western Conference, W ...
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 8–2 | 337 | 189 | W1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 301 | 279 | W4 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–4–1 | 313 | 251 | W2 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–5–1 | 314 | 285 | W1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–7 | 234 | 251 | L4 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 131 | 279 | L1 | |
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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Main article: 1954 NFL Championship Game
More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| NFL Championship | December 26 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–56 | 43,827 |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Rookies in italics | ||||||
- Falls, Joe (October 20, 1955). "Low Draft Choices Hurt Detroit Lions This Year". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 21. Retrieved September 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Layne passes Lions to win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 17, 1954. p. 1C.
- Lea, Bud (November 25, 1954). "Layne-propelled Lions solid choice over Packers". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3, part 4.
- Lea, Bud (November 26, 1954). "Packers outgain Lions but lose another heartbreaker, 28 to 24". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2.
