1940 Detroit Lions Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Potsy Clark (5-5-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1940 Detroit Lions RosterTeam Record: 5-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Potsy Clark (5-5-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1940 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1940 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
The Lions netted 138 points, but the defensive unit surrendered 153. Whizzer White rushed for a team-leading 514 yards for Detroit.
Whizzer White tossed for 461 yards, while Cotton Price and Dwight Sloan took a significant amount of snaps as well. Lloyd Cardwell hauled in 20 balls for 349 yards.
The larcenous defense manufactured 49 turnovers, topping in the league. Kent Ryan seized 6 opponent throws.
Potsy Clark coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whizzer White | 80 | 35 | 43.8 | 461 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 15.0 | 0 | 23.0 |
| Cotton Price | 66 | 33 | 50.0 | 456 | 6.9 | 3 | 4.5 | 7 | 10.6 | 0 | 48.1 |
| Dwight Sloan | 46 | 18 | 39.1 | 260 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 17.4 | 0 | 18.7 |
| Kent Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 195 | 86 | 44.1 | 1177 | 6.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 27 | 13.8 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whizzer White | 146 | 514 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Howie Weiss | 79 | 298 | 3.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Dwight Sloan | 58 | 225 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 48 | 186 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Cotton Price | 42 | 122 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Shepherd | 24 | 67 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Ryan | 22 | 42 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Moore | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Morlock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stillman Rouse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fisk | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Vanzo | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 427 | 1457 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Cardwell | 20 | 349 | 17.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Hanneman | 14 | 224 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Diehl | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Ryan | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Vanzo | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Weiss | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whizzer White | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Callihan | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Moore | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Stillman Rouse | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Shepherd | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Johnson | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 1 |
| Les McDonald | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Butch Morse | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Fisk | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 86 | 1177 | 13.7 | 48 | 3 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Hanneman | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 16 |
| Cotton Price | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | |||
| Whizzer White | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | |
| Steve Maronic | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 18 | 16 | 88.9 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 22 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whizzer White | 52 | 2132 | 41.0 | 61 |
| Cotton Price | 9 | 374 | 41.6 | 55 |
| Kent Ryan | 9 | 350 | 38.9 | 53 |
| Dwight Sloan | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 32 |
| Bill Shepherd | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 |
| Totals | 73 | 2950 | 40.4 | 61 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Ryan | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Whizzer White | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Tony Calvelli | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 34 | 1 |
| Chuck Hanneman | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Callihan | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Weiss | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Morris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bill Feldhaus | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Socko Wiethe | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dwight Sloan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 298 | 10.3 | 34 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Whizzer White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | |||||||
| Howie Weiss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Lloyd Cardwell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Chuck Hanneman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||
| Cotton Price | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||
| Paul Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Dave Diehl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tony Calvelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jack Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
