Detroit Lions
1951 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Lions 1951 Season Recap

After a decade in which the Lions were consistently among the worst teams in the NFL the Lions rises back up to the NFL elites with a solid nucleus led by star QB Bobby Layne. In the Lions first competitive season in years the team finishes with a solid 7-4-1 record, finishing just a half a game behind the eventual NFL Champion Los Angeles Rams.

1951 Lions

1951 Detroit LionsLions

Missed Playoffs

7-4 (.636)

2nd place in NFL National Conference

Head Coach

Buddy Parker

General Manager

Nick Kerbawy

Team Owner

Lyle Fife
Edwin Anderson

Stadium

Briggs Stadium

Attendance

238,250 total
34,036 per game

1951 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

2 19 Dick Stanfel G

3 33 Dorne Dibble E

4 44 Pete D'Alonzo B

5 55 Jim Doran E

5 58 LaVern Torgeson C

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Missed Playoffs

1951 Draft Picks

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