1954 Detroit Lions Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Buddy Parker (9-2-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1954 Detroit Lions Statistics
1954 Detroit Lions Roster

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Lions piled up points with 337 points, and the defense gave up 189. Bobby Layne threw for 1,818 yards, and Tom Dublinski played quarterback, too. Dorne Dibble hauled in 46 balls for 768 yards.

Lew Carpenter rushed for a team-leading 476 yards for Detroit, and Bill Bowman also contributed to the rushing attack.

Jack Christiansen snatched 8 opponent throws.

Buddy Parker coached the team. The 1954 Detroit Lions lost in the Championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 337
Regular Season Points Against: 189

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 26, 1954 Chicago Bears 23 at Detroit Lions 48 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 10, 1954 Chicago Cardinals 3 at Detroit Lions 21 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0
October 16, 1954 Baltimore Colts 0 at Detroit Lions 35 W 3-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0
October 24, 1954 Detroit Lions 31 at San Francisco 49ers 37 L 3-0-0 0-1-0 3-1-0
October 31, 1954 Detroit Lions 27 at Los Angeles Rams 24 W 3-0-0 1-1-0 4-1-0
November 6, 1954 Detroit Lions 27 at Baltimore Colts 3 W 3-0-0 2-1-0 5-1-0
November 14, 1954 San Francisco 49ers 7 at Detroit Lions 48 W 4-0-0 2-1-0 6-1-0
November 21, 1954 Detroit Lions 21 at Green Bay Packers 17 W 4-0-0 3-1-0 7-1-0
November 25, 1954 Green Bay Packers 24 at Detroit Lions 28 W 5-0-0 3-1-0 8-1-0
December 5, 1954 Philadelphia Eagles 13 at Detroit Lions 13 T 5-0-1 3-1-0 8-1-1
December 12, 1954 Detroit Lions 24 at Chicago Bears 28 L 5-0-1 3-2-0 8-2-1
December 19, 1954 Detroit Lions 14 at Cleveland Browns 10 W 5-0-1 4-2-0 9-2-1
December 26, 1954 Detroit Lions 10 at Cleveland Browns 56 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 NFL Championship


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