1934 Detroit Lions Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Potsy Clark (10-3)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1934 Detroit Lions RosterTeam Record: 10-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Potsy Clark (10-3)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1934 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1934 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Lions gave up 59 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Detroit piled up points with 238 points. Dutch Clark rushed for a team-leading 763 yards.
Dutch Clark passed for 383 yards, and Glenn Presnell spent time under center also. Harry Ebding hauled in 10 balls for 264 yards.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 33 turnovers.
Potsy Clark coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Clark | 50 | 23 | 46.0 | 383 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 47.3 |
| Glenn Presnell | 57 | 13 | 22.8 | 223 | 3.9 | 2 | 3.5 | 8 | 14.0 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Ernie Caddel | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 106 | 8.2 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 61.7 |
| Frank Christensen | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 45.8 |
| Ace Gutowsky | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bob Rowe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 142 | 46 | 32.4 | 747 | 5.3 | 3 | 2.1 | 15 | 10.6 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Clark | 123 | 763 | 6.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Ernie Caddel | 105 | 528 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ace Gutowsky | 146 | 517 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Glenn Presnell | 108 | 413 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Frank Christensen | 96 | 304 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill McKalip | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Mitchell | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Father Lumpkin | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Rowe | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill McWilliams | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 632 | 2740 | 4.3 | 0 | 27 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Ebding | 10 | 264 | 26.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernie Caddel | 9 | 127 | 14.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill McKalip | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Clark | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schneller | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Father Lumpkin | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Presnell | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Christensen | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Curly Hinchman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Rowe | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 749 | 16.6 | 43 | 3 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Clark | 13 | 4 | 25 | ||||
| Glenn Presnell | 9 | 4 | 21 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 46 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father Lumpkin | 1 | ||||
| Ernie Caddel | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Dutch Clark | 8 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 73 | ||||||||
| Glenn Presnell | 7 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 63 | ||||||||
| Ernie Caddel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Ace Gutowsky | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Harry Ebding | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Frank Christensen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Father Lumpkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 |
