1957 Detroit Lions season
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
1957 Detroit Lions season
| 1957 Detroit Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | George Wilson |
| Home field | Tiger Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8-4 |
| Division Place | 1st NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Won NFL Championship |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1956 | 1958 |
The 1957 Detroit Lions season resulted in the Lions winning their fourth NFL Championship.
|
Contents
|
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 29, 1957 | at Baltimore Colts | L 34-14 |
|
| 2 | October 6, 1957 | at Green Bay Packers | W 24-14 |
|
| 3 | October 13, 1957 | Los Angeles Rams | W 10-7 |
|
| 4 | October 20, 1957 | Baltimore Colts | W 31-27 |
|
| 5 | October 27, 1957 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 35-17 |
|
| 6 | November 3, 1957 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 35-31 |
|
| 7 | November 10, 1957 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 27-16 |
|
| 8 | November 17, 1957 | San Francisco 49ers | W 31-10 |
|
| 9 | November 24, 1957 | Chicago Bears | L 27-7 |
|
| 10 | November 28, 1957 | Green Bay Packers | W 18-6 |
|
| 11 | December 8, 1957 | Cleveland Browns | W 20-7 |
|
| 12 | December 15, 1957 | at Chicago Bears | W 21-13 |
|
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional | December 22, 1957 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 31-27 |
|
| Championship | December 29, 1957 | Cleveland Browns | W 59-14 |
|
Standings
| NFL Western | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Detroit Lions | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 251 | 231 | W-3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 260 | 264 | W-3 |
| Baltimore Colts | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 303 | 235 | L-2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 307 | 278 | W-2 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 203 | 211 | L-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 218 | 311 | L-3 |
Roster
|
Detroit Lions 1957 roster
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
|
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
|
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
|
Reserve Lists
Rookies in italics |
|||
Postseason
Western Conference Playoff Game
- Detroit 31, SAN FRANCISCO 27
NFL Championship Game
- Detroit Lions 59, Cleveland Browns 14
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Lions | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
Scoring
- DET - FG Martin 31
- DET - Rote 1 yard run (Martin kick)
- DET - Gedman 1 yard run (Martin kick)
- CLE - Brown 29 yard run (Groza kick)
- DET - Junker 26 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick)
- DET - Barr 19 yard interception (Martin kick)
- CLE - Carpenter 5 yard run (Groza kick)
- DET - Doran 78 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick)
- DET - Junker 23 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick)
- DET - Middleton 32 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick)
- DET Cassady yard pass from Reichow (Martin kick)
References
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Chicago Cardinals | Baltimore |
| Cleveland | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Green Bay |
| Pittsburgh | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1957 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 1957 Detroit Lions season.
Read more