1946 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-10
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Gus Dorais (1-10)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1946 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 1-10
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Gus Dorais (1-10)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1946 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1946 season with a record of 1 wins and 10 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.
The Lions stumbled, scoring only 142 points, and the leaky defense allowed 310, most in the circuit. Dave Ryan passed for 965 yards. John Greene topped pass catchers, hauling in 22 balls for 289 yards.
Camp Wilson rushed for a team-leading 207 yards for Detroit.
Dave Ryan seized 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 | LG | March 4, 1917 | 5'10" | 215 | Temple | Greenfield, MA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 88 | Jim Callahan | TB | December 19, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas Tech | El Paso, TX USA | 9 | 7 |
| 84 | Bob Cifers | P | September 5, 1920 | 5'11" | 201 | Tennessee | Church Hill, TN USA | 11 | 2 |
| 21 | Ted Cremer | LE | March 16, 1919 | 6'2" | 209 | Auburn | Corbin, KY USA | 11 | 9 |
| 76 | Billy deCorrevont | WB | November 26, 1918 | 6'0" | 186 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 5 |
| 17 | Chuck DeShane | BB | December 10, 1918 | 6'1" | 212 | Alabama | Waukesha, WI USA | 10 | 6 |
| 46 | Leon Fichman | RT | February 23, 1921 | 6'1" | 215 | Alabama | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 25 | Aldo Forte | G | January 20, 1918 | 6'0" | 213 | Montana | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Ed Frutig | OE-DE | August 19, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | Michigan | River Rouge, MI USA | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | John Greene | E | April 21, 1920 | 6'0" | 210 | Michigan | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 34 | Elmer Hackney | FB | July 8, 1916 | 6'2" | 205 | Kansas St. | Oberlin, KS USA | 6 | 1 |
| 52 | Jack Helms | K | January 28, 1922 | 6'4" | 215 | Georgia Tech | Charlotte, NC | 7 | 0 |
| 42 | Jim Jones | LOH-LDH | December 18, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Union (TN) | Florence, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Ralph Jones | OE-DE | February 14, 1922 | 6'3" | 200 | Union (TN) | Florence, AL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 80 | Walt Jurkiewicz | C | February 16, 1919 | 6'1" | 220 | Indiana | Scott Haven, PA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 40 | Elmer Madarik | WB | July 15, 1922 | 5'11" | 200 | Detroit Mercy | Joliet, IL USA | 10 | 6 |
| 82 | Jack Matheson | RE | June 9, 1920 | 6'2" | 221 | West. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 10 |
| Vince Mazza | OE | March 25, 1925 | 6'1" | 216 | none | Niagara Falls, NY USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 85 | Joel McCoy | TB | August 22, 1920 | 5'10" | 170 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 73 | Jim Montgomery | OT-DT | March 18, 1922 | 6'4" | 235 | Texas A&M | Breckenridge, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 68 | Anthony Rubino | G | June 20, 1921 | 5'10" | 208 | Wake Forest | Elizabeth, PA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 44 | Dave Ryan | KR | February 3, 1923 | 5'10" | 190 | Hardin-Simmons | Kaufman, TX USA | 11 | 6 |
| 18 | Mickey Sanzotta | B | April 28, 1921 | 5'9" | 188 | Case Western Reserve | Geneva, OH USA | 10 | 2 |
| 55 | Ivan Schottel | B | October 11, 1921 | 6'2" | 204 | NW Missouri St. | Cosby, MO USA | 10 | 3 |
| 30 | Gene Spangler | HB | December 17, 1922 | 5'10" | 196 | Tulsa | Huntington, AR USA | 6 | 1 |
| 83 | Frank Szymanski | C | July 6, 1923 | 5'11" | 225 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | Damon Tassos | RG | December 5, 1923 | 6'1" | 225 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 71 | Russ Thomas | LT | July 24, 1924 | 6'3" | 237 | Ohio St. | Griffithsville, WV USA | 11 | 9 |
| 81 | Emil Uremovich | RT | September 29, 1916 | 6'2" | 233 | Indiana | Gary, IN USA | 11 | 6 |
| 33 | Walt Vezmar | OG-DG | January 1, 1925 | 5'11" | 235 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 11 |
| 86 | Bob Westfall | FB | May 5, 1919 | 5'8" | 190 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 10 | 3 |
| 20 | Lloyd Wickett | T | April 3, 1920 | 6'1" | 208 | Oregon St. | Ontario, ON Canada | 10 | 2 |
| 66 | Camp Wilson | FB | March 29, 1922 | 6'1" | 200 | Tarleton St. | Pecos, TX USA | 10 | 5 |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | C | August 12, 1915 | 5'11" | 217 | Fordham | South River, NJ USA | 3 | 3 |
