1942 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 0-11
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Bull Karcis (0-8)
Coach: Bill Edwards (0-3)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1942 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 0-11
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Bull Karcis (0-8)
Coach: Bill Edwards (0-3)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1942 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1942 season with a record of 0 wins and 11 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.
The Lions struggled to score 38 points, worst in the circuit, while the shaky defensive squad surrendered 263, most in the league. Mickey Sanzotta rushed for a team-leading 268 yards for Detroit, while Elmer Hackney and Harry Hopp additionally aided the ground game.
Harry Hopp threw for 258 yards, and Chet Wetterlund played quarterback also. Bill Fisk hauled in 15 balls for 177 yards.
Bill Callihan intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Bull Karcis and Bill Edwards coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Arena | C-LB | July 2, 1918 | 6'0" | 200 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | Emil Banjavic | WB | September 19, 1918 | 6'1" | 194 | Arizona | Staunton, IL USA | 10 | 1 |
| 85 | Charlie Behan | E | August 4, 1920 | 6'3" | 195 | Northern Illinois | Crystal Lake, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | Bill Callihan | BB | May 15, 1916 | 6'3" | 217 | Nebraska | Paxton, NE USA | 11 | 10 |
| 10 | Lloyd Cardwell | WB | April 19, 1913 | 6'2" | 195 | Nebraska | Republic, KS USA | 7 | 2 |
| 76 | Tom Chantiles | T | July 2, 1916 | 6'0" | 220 | USC | York, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Tom Colella | HB | July 3, 1918 | 6'0" | 187 | Canisius | Albion, NY USA | 9 | 2 |
| 23 | Murray Evans | BB | June 23, 1919 | 6'1" | 203 | Hardin-Simmons | Goodlettsville, TN USA | 10 | 1 |
| 80 | Bill Fisk | LE | November 5, 1916 | 6'0" | 200 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 51 | Slok Gill | C | March 8, 1918 | 5'7" | 180 | Youngstown St. | Campbell, OH USA | 11 | 2 |
| 72 | Hank Goodman | T | April 18, 1917 | 6'4" | 230 | St. Bonaventure | Bradford, PA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 31 | Frank Grigonis | FB | October 10, 1916 | 5'10" | 190 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Calumet City, IL USA | 10 | 2 |
| Elmer Hackney | FB | July 8, 1916 | 6'2" | 205 | Kansas St. | Oberlin, KS USA | 8 | 2 | |
| 14 | Johnny Hall | WB | December 14, 1916 | 6'0" | 195 | TCU | Kaufman, TX USA | 7 | 3 |
| 86 | Gran Harrison | E | July 1, 1917 | 6'3" | 211 | Mississippi St. | Ashland, MS USA | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | Harry Hopp | KR | December 13, 1918 | 6'0" | 209 | Nebraska | Hastings, NE USA | 10 | 5 |
| 66 | Bill Kennedy | G | March 13, 1919 | 5'11" | 200 | Michigan St. | Lee, MA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 88 | Larry Knorr | E | April 22, 1917 | 6'2" | 192 | Alabama | New York, NY USA | 8 | 2 |
| 61 | Augie Lio | K | April 30, 1918 | 6'0" | 234 | Georgetown (DC) | East Boston, MA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 12 | Ned Mathews | WB | August 11, 1918 | 5'10" | 187 | UCLA | Provo, UT USA | 9 | 6 |
| 71 | Ted Pavelec | LG | November 4, 1918 | 6'0" | 218 | Detroit Mercy | Kalamazoo, MI USA | 10 | 9 |
| 32 | John Polanski | FB | September 6, 1918 | 6'2" | 211 | Wake Forest | Buffalo, NY USA | 3 | 1 |
| Keith Ranspot | E | December 11, 1913 | 6'3" | 205 | SMU | Weatherford, TX USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 42 | Mickey Sanzotta | FB | April 28, 1921 | 5'9" | 188 | Case Western Reserve | Geneva, OH USA | 10 | 5 |
| 60 | Larry Sartori | G | August 20, 1917 | 6'0" | 208 | Fordham | Sheppton, PA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 78 | Alex Schibanoff | LT | October 17, 1919 | 6'1" | 218 | Franklin & Marshall | Freehold, NJ USA | 6 | 6 |
| 52 | John Schiechl | C | August 22, 1917 | 6'3" | 244 | Santa Clara | San Francisco, CA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 82 | Perry Scott | E | August 27, 1917 | 6'2" | 210 | Muhlenberg | East Orange, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 33 | Harry Seltzer | FB | March 26, 1919 | 5'9" | 195 | Charleston (WV) | Philadelphia, PA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 73 | George Speth | LT | July 25, 1918 | 6'2" | 220 | Murray St. | Buffalo, NY USA | 10 | 5 |
| 81 | Joe Stringfellow | TB | March 10, 1918 | 6'0" | 185 | Southern Miss | Meridian, MS USA | 9 | 2 |
| 22 | Paul Szakash | E | May 5, 1913 | 6'0" | 213 | Montana | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 3 |
| 75 | Emil Uremovich | RT | September 29, 1916 | 6'2" | 233 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA | 11 | 10 |
| 40 | Chet Wetterlund | TB | March 19, 1918 | 6'2" | 185 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 3 |
| 68 | Socko Wiethe | G-LB | October 17, 1912 | 6'0" | 198 | Xavier (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 50 | Alex Wojciechowicz | RE | August 12, 1915 | 5'11" | 217 | Fordham | South River, NJ USA | 11 | 6 |
| Tony Zuzzio | G | August 5, 1916 | 5'11" | 210 | Muhlenberg | Irvington, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
