1957 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 2-0 Won Championship
Coach: George Wilson (8-4)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1957 Detroit Lions Roster
1957 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.

Detroit scored 251 points, while the defensive squad allowed 231. John Johnson rushed for a team-leading 621 yards for the Lions.

Bobby Layne threw for 1,169 yards, and Tobin Rote threw the ball, too. Jim Doran topped pass catchers, hauling in 33 passes for 624 yards. Howard Cassady was targeted regularly also.

The opportunistic defense pounced on 43 turnovers. Jack Christiansen snatched 10 opponent throws.

George Wilson coached the team. The 1957 Detroit Lions won the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Bobby Layne	179	87	48.6	1169	6.5	6	3.4	12	6.7	65	53.0
Tobin Rote	177	76	42.9	1070	6.0	11	6.2	10	5.6	48	60.2
Gene Gedman	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Yale Lary	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Jerry Reichow	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	361	163	45.2	2239	6.2	17	4.7	22	6.1	65

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Johnson	129	621	4.8	62	5
Tobin Rote	70	366	5.2	23	1
Gene Gedman	67	278	4.1	59	3
Howard Cassady	73	250	3.4	57	3
Bobby Layne	24	99	4.1	21	0
Leon Hart	24	99	4.1	15	0
Tom Tracy	16	46	2.9	17	0
Yale Lary	1	32	32.0	32	0
Jerry Reichow	2	9	4.5	7	0
Marv Brown	2	6	3.0	3	0
Dorne Dibble	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	409	1811	4.4	62	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Doran	33	624	18.9	65	5
Howard Cassady	25	325	13.0	48	3
Steve Junker	22	305	13.9	32	4
John Johnson	20	141	7.0	16	0
Dave Middleton	18	294	16.3	56	2
Jerry Reichow	17	215	12.6	32	3
Gene Gedman	10	135	13.5	47	0
Dorne Dibble	8	121	15.1	23	0
Tom Tracy	6	24	4.0	7	0
Leon Hart	4	55	13.8	22	0
Totals	163	2239	13.7	65	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Martin	5	5	100.0	14	7	50.0	26
Bobby Layne	25	25	100.0	11	6	54.5	43
Totals	30	30	100.0	25	13	52.0	69

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Yale Lary	54	2156	39.9	66
Totals	54	2156	39.9	66

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Yale Lary	25	139	5.6	36
Terry Barr	9	33	3.7	18
Marv Brown	3	16	5.3	15
Jack Christiansen	3	12	4.0	8
Carl Karilivacz	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	41	200	4.9	36

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Howard Cassady	10	232	23.2	37
Gene Gedman	6	158	26.3	45
Terry Barr	9	153	17.0	27
Marv Brown	6	106	17.7	23
Jack Christiansen	4	80	20.0	22
Gerry Perry	1	18	18.0	18
Gene Cronin	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	37	747	20.2	45

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jack Christiansen	10	137	13.7	52	1
Carl Karilivacz	5	54	10.8	30	0
Jim David	3	20	6.7	17	0
Yale Lary	2	64	32.0	63	0
Jim Martin	1	22	22.0	22	0
Joe Schmidt	1	8	8.0	8	0
Gary Lowe	1	3	3.0	3	0
Bob Long	1	3	3.0	3	0
Terry Barr	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	25	311	12.4	63	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Yale Lary		0	2	3	0	0
Terry Barr		0	1	2	0	0
Charlie Ane			0	2	0	0
Jim Doran			0	2	0
Carl Karilivacz		0	1	2	16	0
Jim David		0	0	2	6	0
Howard Cassady			3	2	0
Roger Zatkoff			0	2	0	0
Bobby Layne			3	2	0
Bob Long		0	0	2	0	0
Jim Martin		0	0	2	0
Harley Sewell			0	1	0	0
Darris McCord			0	1	0
Stan Campbell			0	1	0	0
Gene Gedman			1	1	2
Dave Middleton			0	1	0
Gary Lowe		0	1	1	0	0
Gerry Perry			0	1	0	0
John Johnson			9	1	0
Lou Creekmur			0	1	0	0
Bob Miller			0	1	3	0
Joe Schmidt		0	0	1	5	0
Leon Hart			1	0	0	0
Tobin Rote			6	0	0
Tom Tracy			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	34	32	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bobby Layne	0								6	25	0			43
Howard Cassady	3	3		0					0	0	0			36
Jim Doran		5							0	0	0			30
John Johnson	5	0							0	0	0			30
Jim Martin						0			7	5	0			26
Steve Junker		4							0	0	0			24
Jerry Reichow	0	3							0	0	0			18
Gene Gedman	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Dave Middleton		2							0	0	0			12
Jack Christiansen			0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Tobin Rote	1								0	0	0			6
Darris McCord									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	12	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	30	0	0	1	251