1935 Detroit Lions season
Detroit Lions at Chicago Cardinals
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Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
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Date: November 18, 1935
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Location: University of Detroit Stadium
Detroit, MI
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Referee: Kahn, Chicago (referee); Elliot, Notre Dame (umpire); Ritter, Purdue (head linesman); Meyer, Ohio State (field judge)
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NFL Championship Game: New York Giants at Detroit Lions
(1935 NFL Championship Game)
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Date: December 15, 1935
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Location: University of Detroit Stadium
Detroit, MI
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Game attendance: 12,000
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Referee: Tommy Hughitt, Buffalo (referee), Tommy Cahn, Chicago (umpire), M. J. Mayer, Ohio Wesleyan (head linesman), H. D. Robb, Pittsburgh (field judge)
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NFL All-Star Game
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| • Detroit Lions
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13 |
6 |
21 |
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46 |
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Date: January 1, 1936
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Location: Denver, CO
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Game attendance: 11,000
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The 1935 Detroit Lions season resulted in the Lions winning their first National Football League (NFL) championship. In their second season in Detroit and fifth under head coach Potsy Clark, the Lions placed first in the NFL's Western Division and went on to defeat the New York Giants, 26–7, in the 1935 NFL Championship Game. The leading offensive players were Dutch Clark, who led the NFL with 55 points, and Ernie Caddel, who led the league with 621 yards from scrimmage and 6.4 yards per touch.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
On Friday, September 20, 1935, the Lions opened their season with a 35–0 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles before a crowd of approximately 10,000 at University of Detroit Stadium. Halfback Ernie Caddel scored three touchdowns. Dutch Clark also scored a touchdown, and a fifth came on a 10-yard pass from Pug Vaughan to Frank Christensen. Clark kicked four extra points, and Glenn Presnell kicked the fifth. The Lions prevented the Eagles from making a first down. The Lions totaled 381 total yards against the Eagles, including 324 rushing yards on 57 carries for an average of 6.8 yards per carry. Following the game, the Associated Press reported that the Lions has "definitely established themselves as serious contenders for the 1935 National Professional football league championship."
On September 29, 1935, in the second game of the season, the Lions and Chicago Cardinals played to a 10–10 tie in front of approximately 10,000 spectators at the University of Detroit Stadium. The Lions trailed 3-0 at halftime but scored a touchdown in the third quarter on a 15-yard pass from Dutch Clark to John Schneller. Chicago retook the lead with a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. The Lions then tied the score in the final minutes, as Glenn Presnell kicked a field goal.
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