1951 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Detroit Lions 1951 7–4–1 T-2nd NFL National Buddy Parker Briggs Stadium Did not qualify Lions seasons The 1951 Detroit Lions season was their 22nd in the league. It was the first season under Buddy Parker as head coach. They were 7–4–1, tied for second in the National Conference, a half game behind the Los Angeles Rams. A loss at San Francisco in the regular season finale cost the Lions the conference title,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BWpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4379%2C1106601 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press 4 battle for pro grid lead December 16, 1951 4, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BmpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5762%2C1641857 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press 49ers pull 21-17 upset December 17, 1951 4, part 2 and they failed to qualify for the playoffs for a sixteenth consecutive season. The team improved on their previous season's output of 6–6.1951 Detroit Lions In their 52–35 win over the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving, Detroit became the first team in NFL history to score three touchdowns of 70 yards or more in one quarter (a run and two punt returns in the third period).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oG9IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sw8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7211%2C2591558 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Packers bow to Layne's passing wizardry, 52-35 November 23, 1951 3, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QQgkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iiMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6626%2C3324202 Milwaukee Journal Lions trim crippled Packers in wild scoring game, 52-35 November 23, 1951 2, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3B4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RI4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1941%2C2763601 Pittsburgh Press United Press Layne's 4 TD passes lead Lions over Packers, 52-35 November 23, 1951 40Elias Says... http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/elias?date=20120924 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203064954/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/elias?date=20120924 dead December 3, 2013 ESPN.com October 9, 2012 It was the first of thirteen consecutive appearances for the Packers in Detroit on Thanksgiving, through 1963. Regular season 1951 NFL season According to the team, a total of 10,094 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1951 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 1 September 30 Washington Redskins W 35–17 1–0Briggs Stadium 27,831 2 October 8, 1951 New York Yanks W 37–10 2–0Briggs Stadium 24,194 3 October 14 Los Angeles Rams L 21–27 2–1Briggs Stadium 50,567 4 October 21 New York Yanks T 24–24 2–1–1 Briggs Stadium 21,807 5 October 28 Chicago Bears L 23–28 2–2–1Briggs Stadium 34,778 6 November 4 at Green Bay Packers W 24–17 3–2–1City Stadium 18,165 7 November 11 at Chicago Bears W 41–28 4–2–1Wrigley Field 43,709 8 November 18 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–10 5–2–1Shibe Park 25,098 9 November 22, 1951 Green Bay Packers W 52–35 6–2–1Briggs Stadium 32,247 10 December 2 San Francisco 49ers L 10–20 6–3–1Briggs Stadium 45,757 11 December 9 at Los Angeles Rams W 24–22 7–3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,937 12 December 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–21 7–4–1Kezar Stadium 26,465 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text Monday night (October 8),https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1zgoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2iMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3657%2C3811638 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Walker, Harder score twice in Lions victory October 9, 1951 8, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hAMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g00EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5707%2C3597732 Pittsburgh Press United Press Lions take lead in NFL's National loop October 9, 1951 24 Thursday (November 22: Thanksgiving) Standings Roster Detroit Lions 1951 roster Quarterbacks 22 Bobby Layne 24 Fred Enke Running backs 30 Ollie Cline 16 Pete D'Alonzo 34 Pat Harder K 14 Bob Hoernschemeyer 42 Lindy Pearson 30 Doak Walker K Receivers 84 Dorne Dibble CB 82 Leon Hart DE 88 Bill Swiacki Linemen/Linebackers 51 Vince Banonis C/LB 85 Ed Berrang DE 65 Les Bingaman C/MG 70 Gus Cifelli T 76 Lou Creekmur G 83 Jim Doran DE/WR 74 Dick Flanagan LB/G 67 Barry French G/T 72 Floyd Jaszewski T/DT 55 Jack Lininger LB 89 Jim Martin T/DE 73 Thurman McGraw DT 63 Bob Momsen MG 75 John Prchlik DT 64 Dan Rogas G 53 LaVern Torgeson LB/C Defensive backs 19 Jack Christiansen S 44 Don Doll S 12 Jim Hill CB/S 35 Art Murakowski S 11 Clarence Self CB 40 Bob Smith CB/P Reserve lists -- Cloyce Box WR (Military) -- Jim Cain DE (Military) -- Dick Stanfel G (IR) 7px -- Wally Triplett RB/CB (Military) rookies in italics References 2 External links 1951 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference 1951 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Category:1951 in Detroit