1947 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Detroit Lions 1947 3–9 5th NFL Western Gus Dorais Did not qualify Lions seasons The 1947 Detroit Lions season was their 18th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 1–10, winning three games.1947 Detroit Lions They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season. Before the season Draft 1947 NFL draft 1947 Detroit Lions 1 2 Glenn Davis HB Army 1946 Heisman Trophy winner yes 2 12 Russ Thomas T Ohio State yes 3 14 Jim Kekeris T Missouri 4 24 Charley Hoover C Vanderbilt 5 26 Bob Chappuis TB Michigan Remained in college 6 36 Bernie Gallagher G Penn Signed with Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) 7 46 Ed Grain G Penn Joined the AAFC 8 56 Harvey James C Miami (FL) 9 66 Kale Alexander T South Carolina Remained in college 10 76 Bump Elliott B Michigan Remained in college 11 86 Pete Sullivan T Detroit 12 96 LaVerne Camarata B Iowa State 13 106 Walt Vezmar G Michigan State yes 14 116 Dick Hagen E Washington 15 126 J.W. Meeks B 1946 East Texas State Lions East Texas State 16 136 Reed Nilsen C BYU yes 17 146 Tommy James DB Ohio State yes yes 18 156 Ralph Maugham E Utah State 19 166 Buryl Baty B Texas A&M 20 176 Elmer Madar E Michigan Signed with the Baltimore Colts (AAFC) 21 186 J. T. White E Michigan 22 196 Carl Schuette LB Marquette 23 206 Steve Cipot T St. Bonaventure 24 216 Bill Cadenhead B Alabama 25 226 Jim Cody T 1946 East Texas State Lions East Texas State 26 236 Earl Maves WB Wisconsin Played for Lions in 1948 27 246 Bill Hillman B Tennessee yes 28 256 Arch Kelly E Detroit 29 266 Bob Tulis T Texas A&M 30 276 Howard McAfee T Tulane nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1947_draft.htm 1947 Detroit Lions Draftees Pro Football Reference October 2, 2020 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Gamerecap 1 September 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–17 0–1 Forbes Field Recap 2 September 28 at Chicago Cardinals L 21–45 0–2 Comiskey Park Recap 3 October 5 at Boston Yanks W 21–7 1–2 Fenway Park Recap 4 October 12 Los Angeles Rams L 13–27 1–3 Briggs Stadium Recap 5 October 19 at Chicago Bears L 24–33 1–4 Wrigley Field Recap 6 October 26 at Green Bay Packers L 17–34 1–5 City Stadium Recap 7 November 2 New York Giants W 35–7 2–5 Briggs Stadium Recap 8 November 9 Chicago Cardinals L 7–17 2–6 Briggs Stadium Recap 9 November 16 Washington Redskins W 38–21 3–6 Briggs Stadium Recap 10 November 23 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–28 3–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 11 November 27 Chicago Bears L 14–34 3–8 Briggs Stadium Recap 12 December 7 Green Bay Packers L 14–35 3–9 Briggs Stadium Recap 13 Bye Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster 1947 Detroit Lions roster Quarterbacks   6 Roy Zimmerman K/P Running backs 35 Bill Dudley CB 45 Pete Kmetovic 40 Elmer Madarik CB 81 Joe Margucci QB 62 Bill O'Brien 33 Steve Sucic LB 86 Bob Westfall LB 66 Camp Wilson Receivers 21 Ted Cremer 10 John Greene DE 31 Ralph Heywood Linemen/Linebackers 65 Stan Batinski G/MG 44 Ben Chase T/DT 17 Chuck DeShane G/LB 50 Jack Dugger DT/T 34 George Hekkers T/DT 73 Elmer Jones G/MG 51 Les Lear MG/G 78 Kelley Mote DE/WR 46 Reed Nilsen C/LB 82 Mitchell Olenski T/DT 67 Merv Pregulman LB/C 55 Cecil Souders DE/WR 52 Ed Stacco T/DT 12 Dick Stovall LB 83 Frank Szymanski C/LB 71 Russ Thomas T/DT 42 Bill Ward LB/G Defensive backs 20 Ted Cook CB/WR 39 Bob DeFruiter S 11 Clyde LeForce S/QB 15 Joe Watt CB/RB/S 75 Bob Wiese S/FB Reserve lists 42 Bob Ivory G/MG (IR) 7px 22 Tommy James RB/CB (IR) 7px -- Howard McAfee T (IR) 7px rookies in italics References External links 1947 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference 1947 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Category:1947 in Detroit