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1958
Record: 4-7-1, 5th NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/28 L 15-28 at Baltimore 48,377
10/5 T 13-13 at Green Bay 32,035
10/12 L 28-42 Los Angeles 55,648
10/19 L 14-40 Baltimore 55,190
10/26 W 41-24 at Los Angeles 81,703
11/2 L 21-24 at San Francisco 59,213
11/9 W 30-10 at Cleveland 75,363
11/16 W 35-21 San Francisco 54,523
11/23 L 7-20 Chicago Bears 55,280
11/27 W 24-14 Green Bay 50,971
12/7 L 17-19 New York 50,115
12/14 L 16-21 at Chicago Bears 38,346
Usual Starters
Off ense
LE 83 Jim Doran
LT 76 Lou Creekmur
LG 66 Harley Sewell
C 50 Charley Ane
RG 67 Stan Campbell
RT 73 Ken Russell
RE 84 Dave Middleton
QB 18 Tobin Rote
LH 34 Ken Webb
RH 40 Howard Cassady
FB 35 John H. Johnson
Defense
LE 78 Darris McCord
LT 71 Alex Karras
RT 72 Gil Mains
RE 85 Gene Cronin
LLB 86 Bob Long
MLB 56 Joe Schmidt
RLB 57 Roger Zatkoff
LH 25 Jim David
RH 41 Terry Barr
LS 43 Gary Lowe
RS 28 Yale Lary
MVP: Joe Schmidt
Pro Bowl: Charley Ane (C), Jim David (DB), Yale Lary (DB), Joe
Schmidt (LB), Harley Sewell (G)
Team Statistics
Total Yards
Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
PoInts Scored
Lions Leaders
Det
3239
1360
1869
261
(Avg)
269.9
113.3
155.8
21.8
Opp
3837
-
-
276
(Avg)
319.8
-
-
23.0
Rushing Tobin Rote 77-351, 3 TD
Passing Tobin Rote 118-257, 1,678 yds, 14 TD,
10 Int
Receiving Dave Middleton 29-506, 3 TD
Scoring Jim Martin 49 pts (7 FG, 28 PAT)
Punt Ret. Yale Lary 27-196, 7.3 avg, 1 TD
KO Ret. Ken Webb 7-154, 22.0 avg
Punting Yale Lary 59-2,524, 42.8 avg
Interceptions Joe Schmidt 6-69
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP
Baltimore 9 3 0 .750 381 203
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 298 230
Los Angeles 8 4 0 .667 344 278
San Francisco 6 6 0 .500 257 324
DETROIT 4 7 1 .364 261 276
Green Bay 1 10 1 .091 193 382
Eastern Division
New York 9 3 0 .750 246 183
Cleveland 9 3 0 .750 302 217
Pittsburgh 7 4 1 .636 261 230
Washington 4 7 1 .364 214 268
Chicago Cardinals 2 9 1 .182 261 356
Philadelphia 2 9 1 .182 235 306
*NY defeated Cle, 10-0, in divisional playoff .
Bal defeated NY, 23-17, for World Championship. (Sudden Death 8:15)
IN 1958: Army’s Jupiter-C rocket fi res fi rst U.S. earth satellite,
Explorer I, into orbit.
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
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1959
Record: 3-8-1, 5th NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/27 L 9-21 at Baltimore 55,588
10/4 L 10-28 at Green Bay 32,150
10/11 L 24-31 Baltimore 54,197
10/18 L 13-34 San Francisco 52,585
10/25 W 17-7 at Los Angeles 74,288
11/1 L 7-33 at San Francisco 59,064
11/8 T 10-10 at Pittsburgh 24,614
11/15 W 23-17 Los Angeles 52,217
11/22 L 14-24 Chicago Bears 54,059
11/26 L 17-24 Green Bay 49,221
12/6 W 45-21 Chicago Cardinals 45,811
12/13 L 14-25 at Chicago Bears 40,890
Usual Starters
Off ense
LE 84 Dave Middleton
LT 76 Lou Creekmur
LG 66 Harley Sewell
C 50 Charley Ane
RG 75 John Gordy
RT 73 Ollie Spencer
RE 80 Jim Gibbons
QB 14 Earl Morrall
LH 41 Terry Barr
RH 40 Howard Cassady
FB 35 John H. Johnson
Defense
LE 78 Darris McCord
LT 71 Alex Karras
RT 72 Gil Mains
RE 53 Bill Glass
LLB 86 Bob Long
MLB 56 Joe Schmidt
RLB 47 Jim Martin
LH 25 Jim David
RH 28 Yale Lary
LS 43 Gary Lowe
RS 23 Dave Whitsell
MVP: Jim Martin
Pro Bowl: Jim David (DB), Yale Lary (DB), Joe Schmidt (LB),
Harley Sewell (G)
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 3456 288.0 3656 304.7
Rushing Yards 1792 149.3 - -
Passing Yards 2131 177.6 - -
PoInts Scored 203 16.9 275 22.9
Lions Leaders
Rushing Nick Pietrosante 76-447, 3 TD
Passing Earl Morral 65-137, 1,102 yds, 5 TD, 6 Int
Receiving Jim Gibbons 31-431, 1 TD
Scoring Howard Cassady 30 pts (5 TD)
Punt Ret. Terry Barr 16-102, 6.4 avg
KO Ret. Ken Webb 16-352, 22.0 avg
Punting Yale Lary 45-2,121, 47.1 avg
Interceptions Gary Lowe 5-130
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP
Baltimore 9 3 0 .750 374 251
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 252 196
Green Bay 7 5 0 .583 248 246
San Francisco 7 5 0 .583 255 237
DETROIT 3 8 1 .273 203 275
Los Angeles 2 1 0 .167 242 315
Eastern Division
New York 10 2 0 .833 284 170
Cleveland 7 5 0 .583 270 214
Philadelphia 7 5 0 .583 268 278
Pittsburgh 6 5 1 .545 257 216
Washington 3 9 0 .250 185 350
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 234 324
Bal defeated NY, 31-16, for World Championship.
IN 1959: St. Lawrence Seaway opens, allowing ocean ships to
reach the Midwest from the Atlantic Ocean.
1960
Record: 7-5-0, 2nd NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
10/2 L 9-28 at Green Bay 32,150
10/9 L 10-14 San Francisco 49,825
10/16 L 10-28 at Philadelphia 38,065
10/23 W 30-17 Baltimore 53,854
10/30 L 35-48 at Los Angeles 53,295
11/6 W 24-0 at San Francisco 48,447
11/13 W 12-10 Los Angeles 54,019
11/20 L 7-28 at Chicago 46,267
11/24 W 23-10 Green Bay 54,123
12/4 W 20-15 at Baltimore 57,808
12/11 W 23-14 Dallas 43,272
12/18 W 36-0 Chicago 51,017
Runner-Up
1/7 W 17-16 at Cleveland 34,981
Usual Starters
Off ense
LE 89 Gail Cogdill
LT 73 Oliver Spencer
LG 66 Harley Sewell
C 50 Bob Scholtz
RG 75 John Gordy
RT 70 Willie McClung
RE 80 Jim Gibbons
QB 15 Jim Ninowski
LH 45 Dan Lewis
RH 40 Howard Cassady
FB 33 Nick Pietrosante
Defense
LE 78 Darris McCord
LT 71 Alex Karras
RT 76 Roger Brown
RE 53 Bill Glass
LLB 57 C. Brettschneider
MLB 56 Joe Schmidt
RLB 55 Wayne Walker
LH 81 Dick Lane
RH 24 Dick LeBeau
LS 43 Gary Lowe
RS 28 Yale Lary
MVP: Nick Pietrosante
Pro Bowl: Gail Cogdill (E), Jim Gibbons (E), Alex Karras (T), Dick Lane
(DB), Yale Lary (DB), Nick Pietrosante (RB), Joe Schmidt (LB)
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 3392 282.7 3397 283.0
Rushing Yards 1714 142.8 1348 112.3
Passing Yards 1678 139.8 2049 170.8
PoInts Scored 235 19.6 212 17.7
Lions Leaders
Rushing Nick Pietrosante 161-872, 8 TD
Passing Jim Ninowski 134-283, 1,599 yds, 2 TD, 18 Int
Receiving Jim Gibbons 51-604, 2 TD
Scoring Jim Martin 65 pts (13 FG, 26 PAT)
Punt Ret. Terry Barr 14-104, 7.4 avg
KO Ret. Jim Steff en 8-225, 28.1 avg
Punting Yale Lary 64-2,802, 43.8 avg
Interceptions Dick Lane 5-102, 1 TD
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP
Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 332 209
DETROIT 7 5 0 .583 239 212
San Francisco 7 5 0 .583 208 205
Baltimore 6 6 0 .500 288 234
Chicago 5 6 1 .455 194 299
Los Angeles 4 7 1 .364 265 297
Dallas 0 11 1 .000 177 369
Eastern Division
Philadelphia 10 2 0 .833 321 246
Cleveland 8 3 1 .727 362 217
New York 6 4 2 .600 271 261
St. Louis 6 5 1 .545 288 230
Pittsburgh 5 6 1 .455 240 275
Washington 1 9 2 .100 178 309
Phi defeated GB, 17-13, for World Championship.
IN 1960: With a plurality of only 118,574 votes, John F. Kennedy
edges Richard Nixon in presidential election.