1935 Detroit Lions Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-3-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Potsy Clark (7-3-2)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1935 Detroit Lions RosterTeam Record: 7-3-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Potsy Clark (7-3-2)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1935 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1935 season with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses and 2 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
The Lions moved the ball well, scoring 191 points, and the defensive squad allowed 111. Ernie Caddel rushed for a team-leading 450 yards for Detroit, while Dutch Clark also buoyed the ground attack.
Glenn Presnell passed for 193 yards. Ernie Caddel topped pass catchers, hauling in 10 balls for 171 yards.
Potsy Clark coached the team. The 1935 Detroit Lions won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Presnell | 45 | 15 | 33.3 | 193 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 13.3 | 0 | 8.1 |
| Ernie Caddel | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 169 | 28.2 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 109.7 |
| Dutch Clark | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 133 | 5.1 | 2 | 7.7 | 4 | 15.4 | 0 | 44.7 |
| Pug Vaughan | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 104 | 6.9 | 2 | 13.3 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 69.9 |
| Bill Shepherd | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 99 | 11.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 149.5 |
| Ace Gutowsky | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 95 | 10.6 | 2 | 22.2 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 92.4 |
| Frank Christensen | 21 | 6 | 28.6 | 92 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14.3 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Doug Nott | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Buddy Parker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 142 | 57 | 40.1 | 920 | 6.5 | 9 | 6.3 | 20 | 14.1 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Caddel | 87 | 450 | 5.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Dutch Clark | 120 | 427 | 3.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Ace Gutowsky | 102 | 296 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Presnell | 71 | 225 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Parker | 59 | 156 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Shepherd | 54 | 140 | 2.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Pug Vaughan | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Kaska | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Christensen | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gil LeFebvre | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Nott | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Banas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 532 | 1773 | 3.3 | 0 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Caddel | 10 | 171 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Clark | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Harry Ebding | 8 | 128 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Schneller | 7 | 149 | 21.3 | 40 | 2 |
| Butch Morse | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Christensen | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Klewicki | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Presnell | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 48 | 1 |
| Bill Shepherd | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Parker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ace Gutowsky | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pug Vaughan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 920 | 16.1 | 48 | 9 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Presnell | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| Dutch Clark | 16 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| Frank Christensen | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 37 |
Punt Returns:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Dutch Clark | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 55 | ||||||||
| Ernie Caddel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Glenn Presnell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 28 | |||||||
| Bill Shepherd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Ace Gutowsky | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| John Schneller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Ed Klewicki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Frank Christensen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| Harry Ebding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
