Season summary 1935 Detroit Lions season

1 season summary

1.1 week 1: lions 35, eagles 0
1.2 week 2: lions 10, cardinals 10
1.3 week 3: dodgers 12, lions 10
1.4 week 4: lions 17, redskins 7
1.5 week 5: packers 13, lions 9
1.6 week 6: lions 14, redskins 0
1.7 week 7: lions 7, cardinals 6
1.8 week 8: packers 31, lions 7
1.9 week 9: lions 20, packers 10
1.10 week 10: lions 20, bears 20
1.11 week 11: lions 14, bears 2
1.12 week 12: lions 28, dodgers 0
1.13 nfl championship game
1.14 all-star game: lions 33, nfl all-stars 0

season summary
week 1: lions 35, eagles 0

on friday, september 20, 1935, lions opened season 35–0 victory on philadelphia eagles before crowd of approximately 10,000 @ university of detroit stadium. halfback ernie caddel scored 3 touchdowns. dutch clark scored touchdown, , fifth came on 10-yard pass pug vaughan frank christensen. clark kicked 4 points, , glenn presnell kicked fifth. lions prevented eagles making first down. lions totaled 381 total yards against eagles, including 324 rushing yards on 57 carries average of 6.8 yards per carry. following game, associated press reported lions has established serious contenders 1935 national professional football league championship.

week 2: lions 10, cardinals 10

on september 29, 1935, in second game of season, lions , chicago cardinals played 10–10 tie in front of approximately 10,000 spectators @ university of detroit stadium. lions trailed 3-0 @ halftime scored touchdown in third quarter on 15-yard pass dutch clark john schneller. chicago retook lead touchdown in fourth quarter. lions tied score in final minutes, glenn presnell kicked field goal.

week 3: dodgers 12, lions 10

the lions suffered first loss of season in road game against brooklyn dodgers @ ebbets field.

week 4: lions 17, redskins 7

in week four, lions defeated boston redskins 17–7 in front @ fenway park in boston. lions opened scoring in first quarter 35-yard field goal glenn presnell. lions added touchdown in third quarter on 20-yard touchdown pass ace gutowsky dutch clark. both teams scored touchdowns in fourth quarter. lions final touchdown fueled 40-yard run ernie caddel , final 10-yard touchdown run caddel.

week 5: packers 13, lions 9

in week five, lions suffered second loss of season, falling green bay packers 13–9 @ state fair park in milwaukee. former oregon state tackle tar schwammel kicked 2 field gaols packers.

through first 5 games, ernie caddel tied dale burnett nfl scoring lead 5 touchdowns , 30 points. caddel had gained 297 yards on 39 carries average of 7.6 yards per carry.

week 6: lions 14, redskins 0

in sixth game of season, lions defeated boston redskins 14–0 in front of 14,000 spectators in detroit. in first quarter, ernie caddel threw 40-yard touchdown pass schneller first points of game. second half played in heavy fog, @ times blotting out action, , making necessary use of white ball. redskins drove lions nine-yard line in third quarter, lions intercepted pass stop drive. lions scored in fourth quarter on one-yard plunge ace gutowsky.

week 7: lions 7, cardinals 6


date: november 3, 1935
location: wrigley field

chicago, il

in week seven, lions narrowly defeated chicago cardinals in rain , mud @ wrigley field. final score 7–6 difference being successful point kicked dutch clark after 12-yard touchdown run ernie caddel in first quarter. cardinals scored touchdown in second quarter missed point attempt.

week 8: packers 31, lions 7

in week eight, lions lost second time in 1935 green bay packers, time score of 31–7.

week 9: lions 20, packers 10


date: november 18, 1935
location: university of detroit stadium

detroit, mi
referee: kahn, chicago (referee); elliot, notre dame (umpire); ritter, purdue (head linesman); meyer, ohio state (field judge)

in week nine, lions , packers met third time in 1935 season. time, lions came out on top 20–10. bill shepherd, had been acquired lions in trade doug nott on november 4, 1935, scored 2 touchdowns lions. ebding added another. dutch clark kicked 2 points. game attended 14,000 spectators @ university of detroit stadium.

week 10: lions 20, bears 20

in week 10, lions played chicago bears 20–20 tie @ wrigley field. bears bill karr caught 3 touchdown passes in game. lions touchdowns scored dutch clark, bill shepherd , klewicki.

week 11: lions 14, bears 2

for 11th game, lions played bears on thanksgiving day in detroit. dutch clark scored 2 touchdowns lions beat bears 14–2. bears scored safety after buddy parker fumbled , recovered ball behind own goal line.

week 12: lions 28, dodgers 0

in final regular-season game, detroit lions defeated brooklyn dodgers 28–0 in front of 12,000 spectators in detroit. lions scored on field goal glenn presnell, touchdown reception presnell, 2 safeties, , touchdowns dutch clark , ace gutowsky. scored 16 points in fourth quarter. win gave lions undisputed nfl western division title.

nfl championship game



date: december 15, 1935
location: university of detroit stadium

detroit, mi
game attendance: 12,000
referee: tommy hughitt, buffalo (referee), tommy cahn, chicago (umpire), m. j. mayer, ohio wesleyan (head linesman), h. d. robb, pittsburgh (field judge)

the 1935 nfl championship game held on december 15, 1935, @ university of detroit stadium (some sources call titan stadium) in detroit. game played in snowstorm in front of 12,000 spectators. 3rd annual title game nfl. champion of western division detroit lions (7–3–2) , champion of eastern division new york giants (9–3). on opening drive of game, lions glenn presnell threw 36-yard pass frank christensen, , ace gutowsky threw long pass ed klewicki @ giants 8-yard line. gutowsky ran ball end zone give lions 7–0 lead. lions scored again after christensen intercepted pass thrown new york s ed danowski , ran midfield. 3 plays later, dutch clark ran 40 yards touchdown. in fourth quarter, lions blocked punt, , george christensen recovered ball on giants 22-yard line. ernie caddel ran ball in one-yard line lions third touchdown. lions added lead late in game after parker intercepted pass new york quarterback (and former university of michigan star) harry newman on giants 45-yard line , returned nine-yard line. buddy parker ran touchdown lions won championship final score of 26–7.

all-star game: lions 33, nfl all-stars 0


date: january 1, 1936
location: denver, co
game attendance: 11,000

after nfl championship game, lions played game against nfl all-star team on january 1, 1936. game attended 11,000 spectators , marked first nfl game played in denver, colorado. lions scored 5 touchdowns, including 3 in third period, 33–0 victory.