1954 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season (lost NFL Championship November 2013 March 2026 Detroit Lions 1954 9–2–1 1st NFL Western Buddy Parker Briggs Stadium Lost NFL Championship(at Browns) 10–56 Lions seasons 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.1954 Detroit Lions They qualified for the championship game for the third consecutive season. Offseason NFL draft 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."Falls Joe Joe Falls Low Draft Choices Hurt Detroit Lions This Year https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60181937/low-draft-choices-hurt-detroit-lions/ The Clarion-Ledger Jackson, Mississippi October 20, 1955 21 September 28, 2020 Newspapers.com Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 13, 1954 vs. College All-Stars W 34–6 1–0 Soldier Field 93,740 2 August 19, 1954 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–14 2–0 Connie Mack Stadium 45,600 3 August 27, 1954 Washington Redskins W 27–7 3–0 Briggs Stadium 34,380 4 September 4, 1954 vs. New York Giants W 28–13 4–0 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 25,000 5 September 10, 1954 vs. Cleveland Browns W 56–31 5–0 Cotton Bowl 43,000 6 September 19, 1954 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W 42–14 6–0 War Memorial Stadium 20,000 Regular season 1954 NFL season According to the team, a total of 28,553 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1954 campaign.Edward M. "Bud" Erickson (ed.), Detroit Lions Facts Book 1963: Press, Radio, TV. Detroit, MI: Detroit Football Company, 1963, p. 4. 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 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 26 Chicago Bears W 48–23 1–0 Briggs Stadium 52,343 Recap —Postponement to December 19; (World Series) 2 October 10 Los Angeles Rams W 21–3 2–0 Briggs Stadium 56,523 Recap 3 October 16, 1954 Baltimore Colts W 35–0 3–0 Briggs Stadium 48,272 Recap 4 October 24 at San Francisco 49ers L 31–37 3–1 Kezar Stadium 60,500 Recap 5 October 31 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–24 4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 74,342 Recap 6 November 6, 1954 at Baltimore Colts W 27–3 5–1 Memorial Stadium 25,287 Recap 7 November 14 San Francisco 49ers W 48–7 6–1 Briggs Stadium 58,431 Recap 8 November 21 at Green Bay Packers W 21–17 7–1 City Stadium 20,767 Recap 9 November 25 Green Bay Packers W 28–24 8–1 Briggs Stadium 55,532 Recap 10 December 5 Philadelphia Eagles T 13–13 8–1–1 Briggs Stadium 54,939 Recap 11 December 12 at Chicago Bears L 24–28 8–2–1 Wrigley Field 37,240 Recap 12 December 19 at Cleveland Browns W 14–10 9–2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 34,168 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. • Saturday night: October 16, November 6. Thanksgiving: November 25. Standings thumb|right|260px|Program produced by the Chicago Bears for their December 12 match-up with the Lions. Postseason 1954 NFL Championship Game Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources NFL Championship December 26 at Cleveland Browns L 10–56 0–1 Cleveland Stadium 43,827 Roster 50px no The Detroit Lions 1954 Football Highlights.webm The Detroit Lions 1954 Football Highlights (1954) 10 Highlight reel of the Lions' 1954 season 1954 Detroit Lions 19 Tom Dublinski 22 Bobby Layne 33 Bill Bowman American football y 34 Lew Carpenter 14 Bob Hoernschemeyer 36 Bob Smith fullback 37 Doak Walker K/S 80 Cloyce Box 87 Dorne Dibble 83 Jim Doran DE 23 Jug Girard P 82 Leon Hart 50 Charlie Ane Jr. T/C 76 Lou Creekmur T/G/MG 62 Jim Martin American football G/K/LB 73 Thurman McGraw DT 52 Andy Miketa y C 66 Harley Sewell G 63 Dick Stanfel G 65 Les BingamanMG 85 Sonny Gandee DE 72 Gil Mains DT 74 Bob Miller American football DT 70 Gerry Perry y DT 84 Hal Turner y no DE 88 Jim Cain defensive end DE 78 Bob Dove DE 53 LaVern Torgeson C 56 Joe Schmidt American football 21 Carl Karilivacz S 20 Bill Stits y CB 24 Jack Christiansen S 25 Jim David American football CB -- Stan Campbell G (Military) -- Gordon Cooper American football WR (IR) 7px -- Pence Dacus y QB (Military) -- Dom Fucci y CB/P (IR) 7px -- Gene Gedman y RB (Military) 43 Dick Kercher y RB/S (IR) 7px -- Yale Lary S/P (Military) -- Ollie Spencer T (Military) References External links 1954 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference 1954 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Category:1954 in Detroit