1952 Detroit Lions season
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1952 Detroit Lions season
| 1952 Detroit Lions season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Buddy Parker | ||||||
| Home field | Tiger Stadium | ||||||
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| Record | 9-3 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st NFL Nat'l Conference (Western Division) | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Won NFL Championship | ||||||
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The 1952 Detroit Lions season resulted in the Lions winning their second NFL Championship. The Lions had finished the 1952 season tied with the Los Angeles Rams for the NFL's National Conference title with a record of 9-3. The Lions then defeated the Rams 31-21 in a playoff game in Detroit on December 21 to go to the NFL title game. The Lions, in their first appearance in the title game since 1935, were led by quarterback Bobby Layne and running back Doak Walker in the title game, played at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, where the Lions beat the Otto Graham led Cleveland Browns, 17-7.
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Regular season
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | attendance |
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| 09/28/1952 | at San Francisco 49ers | Loss | 13-17 | 0-1-0 |
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| 10/03/1952 (Fri.) | at Los Angeles Rams | Win | 17-14 | 1-1-0 |
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| 10/12/1952 | San Francisco 49ers | Loss | 0-28 | 1-2-0 |
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| 10/19/1952 | Los Angeles Rams | Win | 24-16 | 2-2-0 |
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| 10/26/1952 | at Green Bay Packers | Win | 52-17 | 3-2-0 |
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| 11/02/1952 | Cleveland Browns | Win | 17-6 | 4-2-0 |
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| 11/09/1952 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Win | 31-6 | 5-2-0 |
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| 11/16/1952 | Dallas Texans | Win | 43-13 | 6-2-0 |
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| 11/23/1952 | at Chicago Bears | Loss | 23-24 | 6-3-0 |
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| 11/27/1952 (Thur.) | Green Bay Packers | Win | 48-24 | 7-3-0 |
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| 12/07/1952 | Chicago Bears | Win | 45-21 | 8-3-0 |
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| 12/13/1952 (Sat.) | Dallas Texans | Win | 41-6 | 9-3-0 |
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The 12/13 game was originally schedule to be played in Dallas on 12/14.
Standings
| NFL National | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 344 | 192 | W-3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 349 | 234 | W-8 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 285 | 221 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 295 | 312 | L-3 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 245 | 326 | W-1 |
| Dallas Texans | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 182 | 427 | L-2 |
Roster
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Detroit Lions roster
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| Quarterbacks
Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends |
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen |
Linebackers
Defensive Backs Special Teams |
Reserve Lists
Rookies in italics |
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Postseason
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | attendance |
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| 12/21/1952 | Los Angeles Rams | Win | 31-12 | 1-0-0 |
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| 12/28/1952 | at Cleveland Browns | Win | 17-7 | 2-0-0 |
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NFL Championship Game
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Browns | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Detroit Lions 17, Cleveland Browns 7
Scoring
- DET - Layne 2-yard run (Harder Kick)
- DET - Walker 67-yard run (Harder Kick)
- CLE - Jagade 7-yard run (Groza kick)
- DET - FG Harder 36
Awards and records
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References
- Detroit Lions on Pro Football Reference
- Detroit Lions on jt-sw.com
- Detroit Lions on The Football Database
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| American Conference | National Conference |
| Cleveland | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Dallas |
| Philadelphia | Detroit |
| Pittsburgh | Green Bay |
| Chicago Cardinals | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1952 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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