1949 Detroit Lions Draftees

Record: 4-8-0, 4th in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bo McMillin (4-8-0)

Points For: 237 (19.8/g) 7th of 10

Points Against: 259 (21.6/g) 5th of 10

Expected W-L: 5.4-6.6

SRS: -0.67 (6th of 10), SOS: 1.17

Other Notable Asst.: George Wilson (Ends Coach)

Stadium: Briggs Stadium

Partial Owner/VP: Edwin Anderson

Partial Owner/President: Lyle Fife

Head Coach/General Manager: Bo McMillin

Training Camp: Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, 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	John Rauch	2	QB	3	1949	1951	0	0	0	0	27	70	170	959	8	9	12	84	1			0	Georgia
2	John Panelli	12	LB	5	1949	1953	0	0	3	0	52				0		55	157	0	4	27	0	Notre Dame
3	Lou Kusserow	22	LB	2	1949	1950	0	0	0	0	22	0	1	0	0	0	40	142	0			0	Columbia
4	Joe Sullivan	32	B				0	0	0														Dartmouth
5	George Brodnax	42	E				0	0	0														Georgia Tech
6	Bob Meinert	52	B				0	0	0														Oklahoma St.
9	Chuck Drazenovich	82	LB	10	1950	1959	0	4	8	0	113				0		117	330	8	10	139	0	Penn St.
10	Bill Davis	92	G				0	0	0														Duke
11	Ernie Settembre	102	T				0	0	0														Miami (FL)
12	Virgil Boteler	112	C				0	0	0														New Mexico
13	Al Russas	122	T	1	1949	1949	0	0	0	0	9				0				0			0	Tennessee
14	Dale Panter	132	T				0	0	0														Utah St.
15	Bob Pifferini	142	C	1	1949	1949	0	0	0	0	12				0				0			0	San Jose St.
16	Kimball Merrill	152	T				0	0	0														BYU
17	Zealand Thigpen	162	B				0	0	0														Vanderbilt
18	Bill Wehr	172	C				0	0	0														Denison
19	Wally Triplett	182	HB	4	1949	1953	0	0	1	0	24				0		70	321	1	17	175	0	Penn St.
20	Joe Romano	192	T				0	0	0														North Carolina
21	Jack Lininger	202	LB	2	1950	1951	0	0	1	0	24				0				0			0	Ohio St.
22	Gil Tobler	212	B				0	0	0														Utah
23	R.B. Patterson	222	G				0	0	0														Mississippi St.
24	Oswald Clark	232	E				0	0	0														Michigan
25	Les Cowan	242	E				0	0	0														McMurry