1953 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Buddy Parker (10-2)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1953 Detroit Lions Roster
1953 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

The Lions scored 271 points, while the solid defense yielded 205. Bob Hoernschemeyer rushed for a team-leading 482 yards for Detroit.

Bobby Layne threw for 2,088 yards. Doak Walker topped all receivers, hauling in 30 balls for 502 yards. Bob Hoernschemeyer and Leon Hart provided receiving help, too.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 53 turnovers. Jack Christiansen snatched 12 opponent throws.

Buddy Parker coached the team. The 1953 Detroit Lions won the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Bobby Layne	273	125	45.8	2088	7.6	16	5.9	21	7.7	97	59.6
Tom Dublinski	30	14	46.7	174	5.8	0	0.0	5	16.7	26	25.6
Doak Walker	7	3	42.9	31	4.4	1	14.3	0	0.0	23	95.8
Bob Hoernschemeyer	5	2	40.0	16	3.2	1	20.0	1	20.0	8	48.8
Jug Girard	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	316	144	45.6	2309	7.3	18	5.7	27	8.5	97

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Hoernschemeyer	101	482	4.8	49	7
Bobby Layne	87	343	3.9	23	0
Doak Walker	66	337	5.1	50	2
Gene Gedman	83	255	3.1	27	3
Ollie Cline	42	169	4.0	31	0
Jug Girard	19	73	3.8	17	0
Bob Smith	6	51	8.5	30	0
Tom Dublinski	6	39	6.5	17	0
Lew Carpenter	7	24	3.4	13	0
Yale Lary	1	21	21.0	21	0
Pat Harder	8	21	2.6	10	0
Leon Hart	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	427	1817	4.3	50	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Doak Walker	30	502	16.7	83	3
Leon Hart	25	472	18.9	49	7
Bob Hoernschemeyer	23	282	12.3	35	2
Cloyce Box	16	403	25.2	97	2
Dorne Dibble	16	274	17.1	47	3
Gene Gedman	14	121	8.6	25	0
Ollie Cline	10	126	12.6	28	1
Jim Doran	6	75	12.5	30	0
Jug Girard	2	24	12.0	15	0
Pat Harder	1	19	19.0	19	0
Bob Smith	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	144	2309	16.0	97	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Doak Walker	29	27	93.1	19	12	63.2	63
Jim Martin	4	4	100.0	4	2	50.0	10
Totals	33	31	93.9	23	14	60.9	73

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Smith	40	1647	41.2	57
Yale Lary	28	1112	39.7	61
Totals	68	2759	40.6	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Yale Lary	13	115	8.8	74	1
Jug Girard	9	86	9.6	41	0
Jack Christiansen	8	22	2.8	10	0
Gene Gedman	4	10	2.5	5	0
Joe Schmidt	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	35	233	6.7	74	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jug Girard	9	252	28.0	85
Jack Christiansen	10	183	18.3	34
Lew Carpenter	8	172	21.5	30
Doak Walker	4	139	34.8	54
Yale Lary	6	116	19.3	33
Gene Gedman	2	47	23.5	25
Bob Hoernschemeyer	1	10	10.0	10
Dick Stanfel	1	4	4.0	4
Les Bingaman	1	3	3.0	3
Ollie Cline	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	43	926	21.5	85

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jack Christiansen	12	238	19.8	92	1
Yale Lary	5	98	19.6	32	0
LaVern Torgeson	5	27	5.4	10	0
Jim David	4	50	12.5	21	0
Bob Smith	3	119	39.7	73	0
Joe Schmidt	2	51	25.5	30	0
Lew Carpenter	1	73	73.0	73	1
Harley Sewell	1	4	4.0	4	0
Thurman McGraw	1	2	2.0	2	0
Les Bingaman	1	1	1.0	1	0
Bob Miller	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jim Martin	1	0	0.0	0	0
Sonny Gandee	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	38	663	17.4	92	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jack Christiansen		0	3	3	0
LaVern Torgeson		0	0	3	0	0
Harley Sewell		0	0	3	0	0
Jim Cain			0	3	0	0
Bobby Layne			8	2	0	0
Bob Miller		0	0	1	0	0
Jim Doran			0	1	0	0
Charlie Ane			0	1	0	0
Les Bingaman		0	0	1	0	0
Leon Hart			1	1	0
Carl Karilivacz			0	1	0	0
Ollie Spencer			0	1	3	0
Bob Hoernschemeyer			3	1	0
Jim Martin		0	0	1	0
Lew Carpenter		0	1	1	0
Sonny Gandee		0	0	1	0	0
Pat Harder			1	0	0	0
Ollie Cline			1	0	0
Bob Smith			1	0	0	0
Doak Walker			2	0	0
Tom Dublinski			2	0	0	0
Yale Lary		0	1	0	0
Totals	0	0	24	25	3	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Doak Walker	2	3		0					12	27	0			93
Bob Hoernschemeyer	7	2		0					0	0	0			54
Leon Hart	0	7							0	0	0			42
Dorne Dibble		3							0	0	0			18
Gene Gedman	3	0	0	0					0	0	0			18
Cloyce Box		2							0	0	0			12
Jim Martin						0			2	4	0			10
Yale Lary	0		1	0		0			0	0	0			6
Jack Christiansen			0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Ollie Cline	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Lew Carpenter	0			0		1			0	0	0			6
Totals	12	18	1	0	0	2	0	0	14	31	0	0	0	271