1943 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Gus Dorais (3-6-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1943 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 3-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Gus Dorais (3-6-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1943 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1943 season with a record of 3 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
The Lions netted 178 points, but the defense conceded 218. Frankie Sinkwich threw for 699 yards. Harry Hopp hauled in 17 balls for 229 yards.
Frankie Sinkwich rushed for a team-leading 266 yards for Detroit.
Ned Mathews picked off 4 opponent throws.
Gus Dorais coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Stan Batinski | G | March 4, 1917 | 5'10" | 215 | Temple | Greenfield, MA USA | 7 | 1 |
| Sam Busich | E | November 17, 1913 | 6'3" | 189 | Ohio St. | Lorain, OH USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | Bill Callihan | BB | May 15, 1916 | 6'3" | 217 | Nebraska | Paxton, NE USA | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | Lloyd Cardwell | WB | April 19, 1913 | 6'2" | 195 | Nebraska | Republic, KS USA | 7 | 2 |
| 46 | Tom Colella | HB-TB | July 3, 1918 | 6'0" | 187 | Canisius | Albion, NY USA | 8 | 0 |
| 52 | Gerry Conlee | C | August 22, 1914 | 5'11" | 203 | St. Mary's (CA) | Porterville, CA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 17 | Mike Corgan | FB | October 26, 1918 | 5'10" | 188 | Notre Dame | Olongopo, Phillipines | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Murray Evans | BB | June 23, 1919 | 6'1" | 203 | Hardin-Simmons | Goodlettsville, TN USA | 9 | 5 |
| 48 | Chuck Fenenbock | KR | August 28, 1917 | 5'9" | 174 | UCLA | Oakland, CA USA | 10 | 6 |
| 80 | Bill Fisk | LE | November 5, 1916 | 6'0" | 200 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 34 | Elmer Hackney | FB | July 8, 1916 | 6'2" | 205 | Kansas St. | Oberlin, KS USA | 10 | 2 |
| 86 | Ben Hightower | RE | December 5, 1918 | 6'2" | 184 | Sam Houston St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 8 | 7 |
| 44 | Harry Hopp | FB | December 13, 1918 | 6'0" | 209 | Nebraska | Hastings, NE USA | 10 | 9 |
| 76 | Al Kaporch | RT | October 6, 1913 | 5'10" | 215 | St. Bonaventure | Pittston, PA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 45 | Bob Keene | B | August 26, 1919 | 5'10" | 185 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 5 | 1 |
| 64 | Alex Ketzko | T | November 19, 1919 | 5'11" | 215 | Michigan St. | , IL USA | 9 | 3 |
| 20 | Bert Kuczynski | E | January 8, 1920 | 6'0" | 196 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Bob Layden | E-T | January 21, 1920 | 6'0" | 195 | Southwestern (KS) | , KS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 62 | Sonny Liles | G-LB | August 9, 1919 | 5'8" | 188 | Oklahoma St. | Marlow, OK USA | 5 | 0 |
| 73 | Augie Lio | K | April 30, 1918 | 6'0" | 234 | Georgetown (DC) | East Boston, MA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 82 | Jack Matheson | LG | June 9, 1920 | 6'2" | 221 | West. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 3 |
| 83 | Riley Matheson | G | December 12, 1914 | 6'2" | 207 | Cameron | Shannon, TX USA | 10 | 9 |
| 42 | Ned Mathews | WB | August 11, 1918 | 5'10" | 187 | UCLA | Provo, UT USA | 10 | 4 |
| 71 | Ed Opalewski | T | November 11, 1919 | 6'3" | 230 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Ted Pavelec | G | November 4, 1918 | 6'0" | 218 | Detroit Mercy | Kalamazoo, MI USA | 5 | 3 |
| 68 | Lyle Rockenbach | G | March 1, 1915 | 5'9" | 192 | Michigan St. | Prairie View, IL USA | 9 | 1 |
| 78 | Ernie Rosteck | C | May 12, 1922 | 6'1" | 218 | none | Detroit, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Anthony Rubino | RG | June 20, 1921 | 5'10" | 208 | Wake Forest | Elizabeth, PA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 21 | Frankie Sinkwich | PR | October 10, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | Georgia | McKees Rocks, PA USA | 10 | 4 |
| 40 | Roy Stuart | G-LB | July 25, 1920 | 5'8" | 188 | Tulsa | Shawnee, OK USA | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Art Van Tone | WB | September 30, 1918 | 5'10" | 185 | Southern Miss | Ottawa, OH USA | 10 | 2 |
| 81 | Lloyd Wickett | T | April 3, 1920 | 6'1" | 208 | Oregon St. | Ontario, ON Canada | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | Alex Wojciechowicz | C | August 12, 1915 | 5'11" | 217 | Fordham | South River, NJ USA | 9 | 8 |
