1954 Detroit Lions season
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox NFL team season The 1954 Detroit Lions season marked the franchise's 25th year in the National Football League (NFL), including four initial seasons as the Portsmouth Spartans. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 10–2, winning only nine games.[1] They qualified for the championship game for the third consecutive season.
Offseason
NFL draft
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Preseason
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| 1 | Template:Dow tooltip | vs. College All-Stars | W 34–6 | 1–0 | Soldier Field | 93,740 |
| 2 | Template:Dow tooltip | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–14 | 2–0 | Connie Mack Stadium | 45,600 |
| 3 | Template:Dow tooltip | Washington Redskins | W 27–7 | 3–0 | Briggs Stadium | 34,380 |
| 4 | Template:Dow tooltip | vs. New York Giants | W 28–13 | 4–0 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | 25,000 |
| 5 | Template:Dow tooltip | vs. Cleveland Browns | W 56–31 | 5–0 | Cotton Bowl | 43,000 |
| 6 | Template:Dow tooltip | vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | W 42–14 | 6–0 | War Memorial Stadium | 20,000 |
Regular season
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According to the team, a total of 28,553 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1954 campaign.[3] The Lions played their home games in Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium), which had a regular listed seating capacity of 46,194, with an additional 7,000 bleacher seats for football to bring total capacity to 53,194.[3]
Schedule
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| 1 | September 26 | Chicago Bears | W 48–23 | 1–0 | Briggs Stadium | 52,343 | Recap | ||
| — | Postponement to December 19; (World Series) | ||||||||
| 2 | October 10 | Los Angeles Rams | W 21–3 | 2–0 | Briggs Stadium | 56,523 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 16, 1954 | Baltimore Colts | W 35–0 | 3–0 | Briggs Stadium | 48,272 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 24 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 31–37 | 3–1 | Kezar Stadium | 60,500 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 31 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–24 | 4–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 74,342 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 6, 1954 | at Baltimore Colts | W 27–3 | 5–1 | Memorial Stadium | 25,287 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 14 | San Francisco 49ers | W 48–7 | 6–1 | Briggs Stadium | 58,431 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 21 | at Green Bay Packers | W 21–17 | 7–1 | City Stadium | 20,767 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 25 | Green Bay Packers | W 28–24 | 8–1 | Briggs Stadium | 55,532 | Recap | ||
| 10 | December 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | T 13–13 | 8–1–1 | Briggs Stadium | 54,939 | Recap | ||
| 11 | December 12 | at Chicago Bears | L 24–28 | 8–2–1 | Wrigley Field | 37,240 | Recap | ||
| 12 | December 19 | at Cleveland Browns | W 14–10 | 9–2–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 34,168 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. • Saturday night: October 16, November 6. Thanksgiving: November 25. | |||||||||
Standings
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Postseason
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
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| NFL Championship | December 26 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–56 | Cleveland Stadium | 43,827 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Roster
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References
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- ↑ 1954 Detroit Lions
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- ↑ a b Edward M. "Bud" Erickson (ed.), Detroit Lions Facts Book 1963: Press, Radio, TV. Detroit, MI: Detroit Football Company, 1963, p. 4.
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External links
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