1947 Detroit Lions season

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Detroit Lions

| year = 1947

| record = 3–9

| division_place = 5th NFL Western

| coach = Gus Dorais

| stadium =

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| shortnavlink = 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.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1947.htm 1947 Detroit Lions] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.

Before the season

=Draft=

{{NFL team draft entry|round=1|pick=2|player=Glenn Davis|position=HB|college=Army|notes=1946 Heisman Trophy winner|probowl=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=2|pick=12|player=Russ Thomas|position=T|college=Ohio State|notes=|maderoster=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=3|pick=14|player= Jim Kekeris|position=T|college=Missouri|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=4|pick=24|player=Charley Hoover|position=C|college=Vanderbilt|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=5|pick=26|player=Bob Chappuis|position= TB|college=Michigan|notes=Remained in college}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=6|pick=36|player=Bernie Gallagher|position=G|college=Penn|notes=Signed with Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=7|pick=46|player=Ed Grain|position=G|college=Penn|notes=Joined the AAFC}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=8|pick=56|player=Harvey James|position=C|college=Miami (FL)|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=9|pick=66|player=Kale Alexander|position=T|college=South Carolina|notes=Remained in college}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=10|pick=76|player=Bump Elliott|position=B|college=Michigan

|notes=Remained in college}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=11|pick=86|player=Pete Sullivan|position=T|college=Detroit|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=12|pick=96|player=LaVerne Camarata|position=B|college=Iowa State|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=13|pick=106|player=Walt Vezmar|position=G|college=Michigan State|notes=|maderoster=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=14|pick=116|player=Dick Hagen|position=E|college=Washington|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=15|pick=126|player=J.W. Meeks|position=B|college={{cfb link|year=1946|team=East Texas State Lions|title=East Texas State}}|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=16|pick=136|player=Reed Nilsen|position=C|college=BYU|notes=|maderoster=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=17|pick=146|player= Tommy James|position=DB|college=Ohio State|notes=|maderoster=yes|probowl=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=18|pick=156|player=Ralph Maugham|position=E|college=Utah State|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=19|pick=166|player=Buryl Baty|position=B|college=Texas A&M|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=20|pick=176|player=Elmer Madar|position=E|college=Michigan

|notes=Signed with the Baltimore Colts (AAFC)}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=21|pick=186|player=J. T. White|position=E|college=Michigan|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=22|pick=196|player=Carl Schuette|position=LB|college=Marquette|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=23|pick=206|player=Steve Cipot|position=T|college=St. Bonaventure|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=24|pick=216|player=Bill Cadenhead|position=B|college= Alabama|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=25|pick=226|player=Jim Cody|position=T|college={{cfb link|year=1946|team=East Texas State Lions|title=East Texas State}}|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=26|pick=236|player=Earl Maves|position=WB|college=Wisconsin|notes=Played for Lions in 1948}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=27|pick=246|player=Bill Hillman|position=B|college=Tennessee|notes=|maderoster=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=28|pick=256|player=Arch Kelly|position=E|college=Detroit

|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=29|pick=266|player=Bob Tulis|position=T|college=Texas A&M|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=30|pick=276|player=Howard McAfee|position=T|college=Tulane|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft end

| hof = no

}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1947_draft.htm|title=1947 Detroit Lions Draftees|publisher=Pro Football Reference|access-date=October 2, 2020}}

Schedule

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Detroit Lions\|year=1947\|border=2}}"\| Week !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Detroit Lions\|year=1947\|border=2}}"\| Date !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Detroit Lions\|year=1947\|border=2}}"\| Opponent !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Detroit Lions\|year=1947\|border=2}}"\| Result !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Detroit Lions\|year=1947\|border=2}}"\| Record !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Detroit Lions\|year=1947\|border=2}}"\| Venue !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Detroit Lions\|year=1947\|border=2}}"\| Game recap
style="background:#fcc" ! 1 \| September 21 \| at Pittsburgh Steelers \| L 10–17 \| 0–1 \| Forbes Field \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194709210pit.htm Recap]
style="background:#fcc" ! 2 \| September 28 \| at Chicago Cardinals \| L 21–45 \| 0–2 \| Comiskey Park \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194709280crd.htm Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 3 \| October 5 \| at Boston Yanks \| W 21–7 \| 1–2 \| Fenway Park \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194710050byk.htm Recap]
style="background:#fcc" ! 4 \| October 12 \| Los Angeles Rams \| L 13–27 \| 1–3 \| Briggs Stadium \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194710120det.htm Recap]
style="background:#fcc" ! 5 \| October 19 \| at Chicago Bears \| L 24–33 \| 1–4 \| Wrigley Field \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194710190chi.htm Recap]
style="background:#fcc" ! 6 \| October 26 \| at Green Bay Packers \| L 17–34 \| 1–5 \| City Stadium \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194710260gnb.htm Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 7 \| November 2 \| New York Giants \| W 35–7 \| 2–5 \| Briggs Stadium \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194711020det.htm Recap]
style="background:#fcc" ! 8 \| November 9 \| Chicago Cardinals \| L 7–17 \| 2–6 \| Briggs Stadium \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194711090det.htm Recap]
style="background:#cfc" ! 9 \| November 16 \| Washington Redskins \| W 38–21 \| 3–6 \| Briggs Stadium \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194711160det.htm Recap]
style="background:#fcc" ! 10 \| November 23 \| at Los Angeles Rams \| L 17–28 \| 3–7 \| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194711230ram.htm Recap]
style="background:#fcc" ! 11 \| November 27 \| Chicago Bears \| L 14–34 \| 3–8 \| Briggs Stadium \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194711270det.htm Recap]
style="background:#fcc" ! 12 \| December 7 \| Green Bay Packers \| L 14–35 \| 3–9 \| Briggs Stadium \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194712070det.htm Recap]
13 \| colspan="6" \| Bye
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Detroit Lions\|year=1947\|border=2}}" \|colspan="8"\| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1947|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1947|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1947|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1947|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1947|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1947|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1947|border=2}}"| Game
recap

style="background:#fcc"

! 1

| September 21

| at Pittsburgh Steelers

| L 10–17

| 0–1

| Forbes Field

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194709210pit.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 2

| September 28

| at Chicago Cardinals

| L 21–45

| 0–2

| Comiskey Park

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194709280crd.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| October 5

| at Boston Yanks

| W 21–7

| 1–2

| Fenway Park

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194710050byk.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 4

| October 12

| Los Angeles Rams

| L 13–27

| 1–3

| Briggs Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194710120det.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 5

| October 19

| at Chicago Bears

| L 24–33

| 1–4

| Wrigley Field

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194710190chi.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 6

| October 26

| at Green Bay Packers

| L 17–34

| 1–5

| City Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194710260gnb.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 7

| November 2

| New York Giants

| W 35–7

| 2–5

| Briggs Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194711020det.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 8

| November 9

| Chicago Cardinals

| L 7–17

| 2–6

| Briggs Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194711090det.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 9

| November 16

| Washington Redskins

| W 38–21

| 3–6

| Briggs Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194711160det.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 10

| November 23

| at Los Angeles Rams

| L 17–28

| 3–7

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194711230ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 11

| November 27

| Chicago Bears

| L 14–34

| 3–8

| Briggs Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194711270det.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 12

| December 7

| Green Bay Packers

| L 14–35

| 3–9

| Briggs Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194712070det.htm Recap]

| colspan="6" | Bye

style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Detroit Lions|year=1947|border=2}}"

|colspan="8"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Players

Stan Batinski, guard
Ben Chase, guard
Ted Cook, end
Ted Cremer, end
Bob DeFruiter, halfback
Robert Derleth, tackle
Chuck DeShane, guard
Bill Dudley, halfback
Jack Dugger, tackle
Leon Fichman
John Greene, end
George Hekkers
Ralph Heywood, end
Bill Hillman
Bob Ivory
Tommy James, defensive back
Elmer Jones, guard
Pete Kmetovic, halfback
Les Lear, tackle
Clyde LeForce, quarterback
Elmer Madarik, halfback
Joe Margucci, halfback
Kelly Mote, end
Reed Nilsen
Bill O'Brien, halfback
Mitchell Olenski, tackle
Merv Pregulman, center
Ken Reese
Floyd Rhea, offensive lineman
Dave Ryan, quarterback
John Sanchez, tackle
Cecil Souders, end
Ed Stacco, tackle
Dick Stovall, center
Steve Sucic
Frank Szymanski, center
Russ Thomas, tackle
Walt Vezmar, guard
Bill Ward, guard
Joe Watt, halfback
Bob Westfall, fullback
Bob Wiese, back
Camp Wilson, fullback
Roy Zimmerman, quarterback

References

External links

[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1947.htm?redir 1947 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference]
[http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1947-det 1947 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com]

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