1952 - Week 8
Dallas Texans at Detroit Lions
At Briggs Stadium Sunday, November 16, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Dallas Texans 0 6 0 7 13
Detroit Lions 14 7 14 0 35
Scoring Plays Texans Lions
1st Quarter
Lions 8:38 Interception by Lary returned 28 yards ( Walker Kick ) 0 7
Lions 5:31 Hoernschemeyer 1 yd. run ( Walker Kick ) ( 4-26, 2:08 ) 0 14
2nd Quarter
Lions 5:30 Hoernschemeyer 6 yd. run ( Walker Kick ) ( 7-30, 2:50 ) 0 21
Texans 1:42 Hoerner 8 yd. pass from Tripucka ( Grigg Kick missed ) ( 9-66, 3:48 ) 6 21
3rd Quarter
Lions 12:07 Girard 3 yd. run ( Walker Kick ) ( 5-41, 1:46 ) 6 28
Lions 4:35 Box 21 yd. pass from Layne ( Walker Kick ) ( 9-69, 4:11 ) 6 35
4th Quarter
Texans 3:38 Edwards 5 yd. pass from Tripucka ( Grigg Kick ) ( 6-82, 3:52 ) 13 35

MVP: Bob Hoernschemeyer HB (Detroit)
Rushing: 89 Yds, 2 TD

Unavailable
DAL: C.Ortmann (RB), R.Pelfrey (END), W.Sherman (DB)
DET: P.Summerall (DE)
Temp: 30°. Cloudy. Wind 11 mph (Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Dallas Texans Detroit Lions
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
13:15 2:30 DAL 32 4 26 Punt 15:00 1:45 DET 26 3 8 Punt
8:52 0:14 DAL 32 1 -5 TurnoverTD 10:45 1:53 DET 13 3 26 Punt
8:38 0:59 DAL 23 2 3 Fumble 7:39 2:08 DAL 26 4 26 Touchdown
5:31 2:53 DAL 37 8 26 Downs 2:38 1:41 DET 37 3 -7 Punt
0:57 0:57 DET 44 3 -11 Punt 15:00 3:46 DAL 42 5 0 Punt
11:14 2:54 DAL 20 4 28 Blocked Punt 8:20 2:50 DAL 30 7 30 Touchdown
5:30 3:48 DAL 34 9 66 Touchdown 1:42 1:21 DET 20 5 13 Punt
0:21 0:21 DAL 27 1 2 End of Half 13:53 1:46 DAL 41 5 41 Touchdown
15:00 1:07 DAL 33 3 8 Interception 8:46 4:11 DET 31 9 69 Touchdown
12:07 3:21 DAL 27 6 16 Punt 0:29 3:01 DET 20 6 74 Fumble
4:35 4:06 DAL 44 6 49 Missed FG 10:48 3:18 DET 36 6 11 Punt
12:28 1:40 DAL 6 3 7 Punt 3:38 1:43 DET 45 3 7 Punt
7:30 3:52 DAL 18 6 82 Touchdown 0:13 0:13 DAL 16 1 -1 End of Game
1:55 1:42 DAL 14 4 2 Downs
30:24 DAL 29 60 299 29:36 DET 44 60 297
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Dallas Texans 7:33 7:03 8:34 7:14 30:24
Detroit Lions 7:27 7:57 6:26 7:46 29:36
Team Statistics Texans Lions
Total Points 13 35
1st Downs 14 18
Rushing 6 12
Passing 8 3
Penalty 0 3
3rd-Down Conversions 6-14 8-15
4th-Down Conversions 0-2 0-0
Penalties-Yards 8-85 8-81
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Time Of Pos. 30:24 29:36
Total Net Yards 323 297
Total Plays 60 60
Average Gain 5.4 5.0
Net Yards Rushing 133 191
Rushes 32 39
Avg. Per Rush 4.2 4.9
Net Yards Passing 190 106
Completions 14 7
Attempts 27 17
Completion % 51.9 41.2
Yards Per Completion 14.4 20.4
Times Sacked 1 4
Had Intercepted 2 0
Touchdowns 2 5
Rushing 0 3
Passing 2 1
Other 0 1
Extra Points 2-1 5-5
Field Goals 0-1 0-0
Dallas Texans Detroit Lions
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Buddy Young 10 41 4.1 20 0 Bob Hoernschemeyer 15 89 5.9 13 2
Dick Hoerner 8 26 3.2 11 0 Byron Bailey 7 52 7.4 16 0
George Taliaferro 7 38 5.4 22 0 Pat Harder 6 7 1.2 4 0
Zollie Toth 4 10 2.5 7 0 Bobby Layne 4 22 5.5 16 0
Frank Tripucka 3 18 6.0 8 0 Jug Girard 4 14 3.5 6 1
Jim Hardy 2 2 1.0 3 0
Doak Walker 1 5 5.0 5 0
Totals 32 133 4.2 22 0 Totals 39 191 4.9 16 3
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Frank Tripucka 27 14 201 1 11 2 62 2 70 Bobby Layne 15 7 143 4 37 1 36 0 103
Jim Hardy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
Totals 27 14 201 1 11 2 62 2 70 Totals 17 7 143 4 37 1 36 0 91
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Dick Wilkins 4 50 12.5 21 0 Cloyce Box 4 105 26.2 36 1
Zollie Toth 2 0 0.0 2 0 Doak Walker 1 5 5.0 5 0
Billy Baggett 2 13 6.5 11 0 Pat Harder 1 3 3.0 3 0
Buddy Young 2 63 31.5 42 0 Leon Hart 1 30 30.0 30 0
Danny Edwards 2 5 2.5 5 1
Dick Hoerner 1 8 8.0 8 1
George Taliaferro 1 62 62.0 62 0
Totals 14 201 14.4 62 2 Totals 7 143 20.4 36 1
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Joe Reid 11 - - - - - - - - Lavern Torgeson 12 - - - - 1 - - -
Joe Campanella 9 - - - 1 - - - - Les Bingaman 7 1 - - - - - - -
Stan Williams 7 - - - - - - - - Jack Christiansen 6 - - - - - - 1 -
Johnny Petitbon 7 - - - - - - 1 1 Dick Flanagan 6 - - - - 1 - - -
Hamp Tanner 6 - - - - 2 - - - Jim Robert Smith 6 - - - - - - - 1
Sisto Averno 5 - - - - - - 1 - Yale Lary 5 1 28 1 - - - - -
Art Donovan 4 - - - - - - - - Keith Flowers 5 - - - - 1 - 1 -
Gino Marchetti 3 - - - 1 - - - - Thurman McGraw 5 - - - - 1 - - -
Barney Poole 3 - - - 1 - - - - Don Doll 3 - - - - - - - -
Tom Keane 3 - - - 1 - - - - Jim Martin 3 - - - - - - - -
Pat Cannamella 2 - - - - - - - - Doak Walker 2 - - - - - - - -
Jerry Davis 1 - - - - - - - - Jim David 2 - - - - - - - -
Keever Jankovich 1 - - - - - - - - John Prchlik 2 - - - - - - - -
Billy Baggett 1 - - - - - - - - Vince Banonis 2 - - - - - - - -
Jimmy C. Hill 1 - - - - - - - -
Blaine Earon 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Sonny Gandee 1 - - - - - - - -
Totals 63 - - - 4 2 - 2 1 Totals 69 2 28 1 1 4 - 2 1
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Buddy Young 1 1 0 0 0 Leon Hart 1 1 0 0 0
Tom Keane 0 0 0 1 0 Vince Banonis 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 1 1 0 1 0 Totals 1 1 0 1 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Hank Lauricella 5 119 23.8 0 1 36 Jim Robert Smith 7 237 33.9 1 2 49
Totals 5 119 23.8 0 1 36 Totals 7 237 33.9 1 2 49
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Billy Baggett 1 9 9.0 0 9 0 Yale Lary 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 0
Jack Christiansen 1 32 32.0 0 32 0
Totals 1 9 9.0 1 9 0 Totals 3 31 10.3 1 32 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Keever Jankovich 4 80 20.0 22 0 Clyde Scott 1 24 24.0 24 0
Buddy Young 1 19 19.0 19 0
George Taliaferro 1 24 24.0 24 0
Totals 6 123 20.5 24 0 Totals 1 24 24.0 24 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Forrest Grigg 1 0 0 2 1 Doak Walker 0 0 0 5 5
Totals 1 0 0 2 1 Totals 0 0 0 5 5