1953 Detroit Lions season
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1953 Detroit Lions season
| 1953 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Head coach | Buddy Parker |
| Home field | Tiger Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10-2 |
| Division Place | 1st NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Won NFL Championship |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1952 | 1954 |
The 1953 Detroit Lions season resulted in the Lions winning their third NFL Championship.
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 27, 1953 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 38-21 |
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| 2 | October 3, 1953 | at Baltimore Colts | W 27-17 |
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| 3 | October 11, 1953 | San Francisco 49ers | W 24-21 |
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| 4 | October 18, 1953 | Los Angeles Rams | L 31-19 |
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| 5 | October 25, 1953 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 14-10 |
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| 6 | November 1, 1953 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 37-24 |
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| 7 | November 7, 1953 | Baltimore Colts | W 17-7 |
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| 8 | November 15, 1953 | at Green Bay Packers | W 14-7 |
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| 9 | November 22, 1953 | at Chicago Bears | W 20-16 |
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| 10 | November 26, 1953 | Green Bay Packers | W 34-15 |
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| 11 | December 6, 1953 | Chicago Bears | W 13-7 |
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| 12 | December 13, 1953 | at New York Giants | W 27-16 |
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Standings
| NFL Western | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Detroit Lions | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 271 | 205 | W-6 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 372 | 237 | W-4 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 366 | 236 | W-2 |
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 218 | 262 | L-2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 182 | 350 | L-7 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 200 | 338 | L-5 |
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
NFL Championship Game
Detroit Lions 17, Cleveland Browns 16
Attendance: 54,577
Scoring
- DET - Walker 1 yard run (Walker Kick)
- CLE - FG Groza 13 yard
- DET - FG Walker 23 yard
- CLE - Jagade 9 yard run (Groza kick)
- CLE - FG Groza 15 yard
- CLE - FG Groza 43 yard
- DET - Doran 33 yard pass from Layne (Walker kick)
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Chicago Cardinals | Baltimore |
| Cleveland | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Green Bay |
| Pittsburgh | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1953 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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