1942 Detroit Lions Draftees

Record: 0-11-0, 5th in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bill Edwards (0-3-0) and Bull Karcis (0-8-0)

Points For: 38 (3.5/g) 10th of 10

Points Against: 263 (23.9/g) 10th of 10

Expected W-L: 0.1-10.9

SRS: -17.62 (10th of 10), SOS: 2.84

Stadium: Briggs Stadium

Principal Owner: Fred Mandel

General Manager: Graham Smith

Training Camp: Charlevoix High School (Charlevoix, Michigan)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Bob Westfall	5	FB	4	1944	1947	1	0	2	0	41	27	53	428	5	7	209	697	11	47	588	5	Michigan
2	Alf Bauman	15	DT	4	1947	1950	0	0	1	0	34				0				0			0	Northwestern
3	Bob Dethman	20	B				0	0	0														Oregon St.
4	Mickey Sanzotta	30	B	2	1942	1946	0	0	1	0	20	4	16	45	0	0	77	340	0	7	35	0	Case Western Reserve
5	Joe Blalock	35	E				0	0	0														Clemson
6	Murray Evans	45	BB	2	1942	1943	0	0	1	0	19	8	22	72	0	3	3	2	0	5	63	0	Hardin-Simmons
7	Tom Colella	55	HB	8	1942	1949	0	0	2	0	89	56	148	617	4	18	199	753	8	18	215	5	Canisius
8	Joe Franceski	65	T				0	0	0														Scranton
9	Emil Banjavic	75	WB	1	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	10				0		11	67	0	5	50	1	Arizona
10	Bill Diehl	85	C				0	0	0														Iowa
11	John Polanski	95	FB	2	1942	1946	0	0	0	0	16				0		45	144	1	2	15	1	Wake Forest
12	Joe Stringfellow	105	TB	1	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	9	5	13	67	0	2	16	41	0	8	89	0	Southern Miss
13	Tony Arena	115	C	1	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	1				0				0			0	Michigan St.
14	Wolf Heinberg	125	T				0	0	0														UC Santa Barbara
15	Mac Speedie HOF	135	E	7	1946	1952	3	2	7	0	86				0		2	0	0	349	5602	33	Utah
16	Firman Bynum	145	T				0	0	0														Arkansas
17	Dick Fisher	155	B				0	0	0														Ohio St.
18	George Speth	165	T	1	1942	1942	0	0	0	0	10				0				0			0	Murray St.
19	Blair Heaton	175	E				0	0	0														Susquehanna
20	Ben Collins	185	B				0	0	0														West Texas A&M