1945 Detroit Lions Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Gus Dorais (7-3)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1945 Detroit Lions RosterTeam Record: 7-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Gus Dorais (7-3)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1945 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
The Lions chalked up 195 points, and the defensive unit surrendered 194. Chuck Fenenbock passed for 754 yards. John Greene hauled in 26 balls for 550 yards.
Bob Westfall rushed for a team-leading 234 yards for Detroit.
John Greene, Chuck DeShane, Dave Ryan, Buzz Trebotich and Damon Tassos each picked off 3 opponent throws.
Gus Dorais coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Fenenbock | 110 | 45 | 40.9 | 754 | 6.9 | 7 | 6.4 | 11 | 10.0 | 56 | 46.4 |
| Dave Ryan | 44 | 13 | 29.5 | 331 | 7.5 | 3 | 6.8 | 10 | 22.7 | 61 | 41.6 |
| Cotton Price | 52 | 16 | 30.8 | 256 | 4.9 | 3 | 5.8 | 8 | 15.4 | 63 | 27.9 |
| Bob Westfall | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 91 | 22.8 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 156.3 |
| Dick Weber | 22 | 6 | 27.3 | 70 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 22.7 | 27 | 0.8 |
| Bill Callihan | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 34 | 6.8 | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 15 | 80.4 |
| Buzz Trebotich | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Totals | 238 | 87 | 36.6 | 1544 | 6.5 | 15 | 6.3 | 36 | 15.1 | 63 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Westfall | 82 | 234 | 2.9 | 19 | 6 |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 72 | 143 | 2.0 | 37 | 1 |
| Andy Farkas | 31 | 137 | 4.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Dave Ryan | 36 | 93 | 2.6 | 8 | 1 |
| Bill Callihan | 27 | 85 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Cotton Price | 24 | 71 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dick Booth | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Brumley | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Art Van Tone | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Elmer Hackney | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Weber | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Thomason | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Elmer Madarik | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Buzz Trebotich | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Keene | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 313 | 857 | 2.7 | 37 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Greene | 26 | 550 | 21.2 | 63 | 5 |
| Jack Matheson | 19 | 241 | 12.7 | 34 | 1 |
| Bob Westfall | 12 | 209 | 17.4 | 43 | 3 |
| Andy Farkas | 9 | 132 | 14.7 | 29 | 2 |
| Bill Callihan | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Dick Booth | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 54 | 1 |
| Art Van Tone | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Dave Ryan | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 63 | 1 |
| Chuck DeShane | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Brumley | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Ed Frutig | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dave Diehl | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Thomason | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 87 | 1544 | 17.7 | 63 | 15 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Nelson | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | |||
| Dave Ryan | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 3 | |||
| Bill Callihan | 27 | 25 | 92.6 | 25 | |||
| Chuck DeShane | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 27 | 25 | 92.6 | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 31 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Fenenbock | 29 | 1081 | 37.3 | 57 |
| Dave Ryan | 17 | 669 | 39.4 | 50 |
| Cotton Price | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 46 |
| Joe Krol | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 44 |
| Dick Weber | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 |
| Totals | 53 | 2014 | 38.0 | 57 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Ryan | 15 | 220 | 14.7 | 56 | 0 |
| Chuck DeShane | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 81 | 1 |
| Andy Farkas | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Cotton Price | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Westfall | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jack Matheson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dick Booth | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 563 | 14.4 | 81 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Fenenbock | 7 | 192 | 27.4 | 40 | 0 |
| Andy Farkas | 8 | 165 | 20.6 | 44 | 0 |
| Dave Ryan | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Cotton Price | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Dick Booth | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Bob Westfall | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Weber | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ed Frutig | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 662 | 22.1 | 44 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Ryan | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Chuck DeShane | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 46 | 1 |
| John Greene | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Damon Tassos | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Buzz Trebotich | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Bill Callihan | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Elmer Madarik | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Cotton Price | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Al Kaporch | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Szymanski | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Robert Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 424 | 18.4 | 46 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Fenenbock | 0 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Thomason | 3 | 3 | -16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Westfall | 3 | 3 | -11 | 0 | |||
| Dave Ryan | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | ||
| Cotton Price | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Batinski | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Emil Uremovich | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck DeShane | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Andy Farkas | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |||
| Buzz Trebotich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Weber | 1 | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elmer Madarik | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Kring | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elmer Hackney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Radovich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Callihan | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | ||
| John Greene | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robert Nelson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Art Van Tone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Booth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ed Frutig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Brumley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Matheson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Keene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 31 | 32 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Bob Westfall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| Bill Callihan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 31 | |||||||
| John Greene | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Dave Ryan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| Jack Matheson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||||||
| Chuck DeShane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Andy Farkas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Dick Booth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Ed Frutig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Robert Nelson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 195 |
