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1961<br />
Record: 8-5-1, 2nd nFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/17 W 17-13 at Green Bay 32,150<br />
9/24 W 16-15 at Baltimore 49,825<br />
10/1 l 0-49 san Francisco 38,065<br />
10/8 l 17-31 Chicago 53,854<br />
10/15 W 14-13 los angeles 53,295<br />
10/22 l 14-17 Baltimore 48,447<br />
10/29 W 28-10 at los angeles 54,019<br />
11/5 t 20-20 at san Francisco 46,267<br />
11/12 W 45-14 at st. louis 54,123<br />
11/19 W 37-10 at Minnesota 57,808<br />
11/23 l 9-17 Green Bay 43,272<br />
12/3 W 16-15 at Chicago 51,017<br />
12/10 W 13-7 Minnesota 42,655<br />
12/17 l 24-27 Philadelphia 44,231<br />
Runner-Up<br />
1/6 W 38-16 Philadelphia (at Miami)<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
le 89 Gail Cogdill<br />
lt 79 John Gonzaga<br />
lG 66 Harley sewell<br />
C 50 Bob scholtz<br />
rG 75 John Gordy<br />
rt 77 Dan larose<br />
re 80 Jim Gibbons<br />
QB 14 earl Morrall<br />
lH 45 Dan lewis<br />
rH 41 terry Barr<br />
FB 33 Nick Pietrosante<br />
Defense<br />
le 78 Darris McCord<br />
lt 71 alex Karras<br />
rt 76 roger Brown<br />
re 53 Bill Glass<br />
llB 57 Carl Brettschneider<br />
MlB 56 Joe schmidt<br />
rlB 55 Wayne Walker<br />
lH 81 Dick lane<br />
rH 21 Bruce Maher<br />
ls 43 Gary lowe<br />
rs 28 Yale lary<br />
MVP: Joe schmidt<br />
Pro Bowl: Jim Gibbons (e), alex Karras (t), Dick lane (DB), Yale lary<br />
(DB), Jim Martin (G), Nick Pietrosante (rB), Joe schmidt (lB)<br />
Team Statistics<br />
total Yards<br />
rushing Yards<br />
Passing Yards<br />
PoInts scored<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
Det<br />
4412<br />
1868<br />
2544<br />
270<br />
(Avg)<br />
315.1<br />
133.4<br />
181.7<br />
19.3<br />
Opp<br />
3938<br />
1520<br />
2418<br />
258<br />
(Avg)<br />
281.3<br />
108.6<br />
172.7<br />
18.4<br />
rushing Nick Pietrosante 201-841, 5 tD<br />
Passing Jim Ninowski 117-247, 1,921 yards, 7 tD,<br />
18 Int<br />
receiving Gail Cogdill 45-956, 6 tD<br />
scoring Jim Martin 70 pts (15 FG, 25 Pat)<br />
Punt ret. Howard Cassady 16-159, 9.9 avg<br />
KO ret. Pat studstill 16-448, 28.1 avg, 1 tD<br />
Punting Yale lary 52-2,519, 48.4 avg<br />
Interceptions Yale lary 6-95<br />
Dick lane 6-73<br />
nFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP<br />
Green Bay 11 3 0 .786 391 223<br />
DetrOIt 8 5 1 .615 270 258<br />
Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 302 307<br />
Chicago 8 6 0 .571 326 302<br />
san Francisco 7 6 1 .538 346 272<br />
los angeles 4 10 0 .286 263 333<br />
Minnesota 3 11 0 .214 285 407<br />
eastern Division<br />
New York 10 3 1 .769 368 220<br />
Philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 361 297<br />
Cleveland 8 5 1 .615 319 270<br />
st. louis 7 7 0 .500 279 267<br />
Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 295 287<br />
Dallas 4 9 1 .308 236 380<br />
Washington 1 12 1 .077 174 392<br />
GB defeated NY, 37-0, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1961: East Germans erect Berlin Wall to halt flood of refugees.<br />
Year-BY-Year resuLts<br />
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1962<br />
Record: 11-3-0, 2nd nFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/16 W 45-7 Pittsburgh 46,641<br />
9/23 W 45-24 san Francisco 51,032<br />
9/30 W 29-20 at Baltimore 57,966<br />
10/7 l 7-9 at Green Bay 38,669<br />
10/14 W 13-10 los angeles 53,714<br />
10/21 l 14-17 at New York 62,856<br />
10/28 W 11-3 Chicago 53,342<br />
11/4 W 12-3 at los angeles 44,241<br />
11/11 W 38-24 at san Francisco 43,449<br />
11/18 W 17-6 at Minnesota 31,257<br />
11/22 W 26-14 Green Bay 57,598<br />
12/2 W 21-14 Baltimore 53,012<br />
12/9 W 37-23 Minnesota 42,256<br />
12/16 l 0-3 at Chicago 44,948<br />
Runner-Up<br />
1/6 W 17-10 at Pittsburgh 36,284<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
le 89 Gail Cogdill<br />
lt 79 John Gonzaga<br />
lG 66 Harley sewell<br />
C 71 Bob Whitlow<br />
rG 75 John Gordy<br />
rt 77 Dan larose<br />
re 80 Jim Gibbons<br />
QB 16 Milt Plum<br />
lH 45 Dan lewis<br />
rH 25 Pat studstill<br />
FB 33 Nick Pietrosante<br />
Defense<br />
le 78 Darris McCord<br />
lt 71 alex Karras<br />
rt 76 roger Brown<br />
re 88 sam Williams<br />
llB 57 Carl Brettschneider<br />
MlB 56 Joe schmidt<br />
rlB 55 Wayne Walker<br />
lH 81 Dick lane<br />
rH 44 Dick leBeau<br />
ls 43 Gary lowe<br />
rs 28 Yale lary<br />
MVP: Gail Cogdill<br />
Pro Bowl: roger Brown (t), Gail Cogdill (e), alex Karras (t), Dick<br />
lane (DB), Yale lary (DB), Joe schmidt (lB), Harley sewell (G)<br />
Team Statistics<br />
total Yards<br />
rushing Yards<br />
Passing Yards<br />
PoInts scored<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
Det<br />
4503<br />
1922<br />
2581<br />
315<br />
(Avg)<br />
321.6<br />
137.3<br />
184.4<br />
22.5<br />
Opp<br />
3217<br />
1231<br />
1986<br />
177<br />
(Avg)<br />
229.8<br />
87.9<br />
141.9<br />
12.6<br />
rushing Dan lewis 120-488, 6 tD<br />
Passing Milt Plum 179-325, 2,378 yds, 15 tD,<br />
20 Int<br />
receiving Gail Cogdill 53-991, 7 tD<br />
scoring Wayne Walker 64 pts (9 FG, 37 Pat)<br />
Punt ret. Pat studstill 29-457, 15.8 avg<br />
KO ret. tommy Watkins 17-452, 26.6 avg<br />
Punting Yale lary 52-2,354, 45.3 avg<br />
Interceptions Yale lary 8-51<br />
nFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP<br />
Green Bay 13 1 0 .929 415 148<br />
DetrOIt 11 3 0 .786 315 177<br />
Chicago 9 5 0 .643 321 287<br />
Baltimore 7 7 0 .500 293 288<br />
san Francisco 6 8 0 .429 282 331<br />
Minnesota 2 11 1 .154 254 410<br />
los angeles 1 12 1 .077 220 334<br />
eastern Division<br />
New York 12 2 0 .857 398 283<br />
Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 312 363<br />
Cleveland 7 6 1 .538 291 257<br />
Washington 5 7 2 .417 305 376<br />
Dallas 5 8 1 .385 398 402<br />
st. louis 4 9 1 .308 287 361<br />
Philadelphia 3 10 1 .231 282 356<br />
GB defeated NY, 16-7, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1962: Lt. Col. John Glenn becomes first American to orbit<br />
the Earth.<br />
1963<br />
Record: 5-8-1, 4th nFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/14 W 23-2 at los angeles 49,342<br />
9/22 l 10-31 at Green Bay (Mil) 45,912<br />
9/29 l 21-37 Chicago 55,400<br />
10/6 W 26-3 san Francisco 44,088<br />
10/13 l 14-17 at Dallas 27,264<br />
10/20 l 21-25 Baltimore 51,901<br />
10/27 W 28-10 Minnesota 44,509<br />
11/3 W 45-7 at san Francisco 33,511<br />
11/10 l 21-24 at Baltimore 59,758<br />
11/17 l 21-28 los angeles 44,951<br />
11/24 l 31-34 at Minnesota 28,763<br />
11/28 t 13-13 Green Bay 54,016<br />
12/8 W 38-10 Cleveland 51,382<br />
12/15 l 14-24 at Chicago 45,317<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
le 89 Gail Cogdill<br />
lt 70 Daryl sanders<br />
lG 79 John Gonzaga<br />
C 51 Bob Whitlow<br />
rG 75 John Gordy<br />
rt 61 lucien reeberg<br />
re 80 Jim Gibbons<br />
QB 14 earl Morrall<br />
lH 23 tommy Watkins<br />
rH 41 terry Barr<br />
FB 45 Dan lewis<br />
Defense<br />
le 78 Darris McCord<br />
lt 72 Floyd Peters<br />
rt 76 roger Brown<br />
re 88 sam Williams<br />
llB 54 Max Messner<br />
MlB 53 Dennis Gauattz<br />
rlB 55 Wayne Walker<br />
lH 81 Dick lane<br />
rH 44 Dick leBeau<br />
ls 21 Bruce Maher<br />
rs 86 tom Hall<br />
MVP: earl Morrall<br />
Pro Bowl: terry Barr (e), roger Brown (t), Gail Cogdill (e), John<br />
Gordy (G), Wayne Walker (lB)<br />
Team Statistics<br />
total Yards<br />
rushing Yards<br />
Passing Yards<br />
PoInts scored<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
Det<br />
4324<br />
1601<br />
2723<br />
326<br />
(Avg)<br />
308.9<br />
114.4<br />
194.5<br />
23.3<br />
Opp<br />
3761<br />
1564<br />
2197<br />
265<br />
(Avg)<br />
268.6<br />
111.7<br />
156.9<br />
18.9<br />
rushing Dan lewis 133-528, 2 tD<br />
Passing earl Morrall 174-328, 2,621 yds, 24 tD,<br />
14 Int<br />
receiving terry Barr 66-1086, 13 tD<br />
scoring terry Barr 78 pts (13 tD)<br />
Punt ret. tommy Watkins 32-399, 12.5 avg, 1 tD<br />
KO ret. tommy Watkins 21-447, 21.3 avg<br />
Punting Yale lary 35-1,713, 48.9 avg<br />
Interceptions Dick leBeau 5-158<br />
Dick lane 5-70<br />
nFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP<br />
Chicago 11 1 2 .917 301 144<br />
Green Bay 11 2 1 .846 369 206<br />
Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 316 285<br />
DetrOIt 5 8 1 .385 326 265<br />
Minnesota 5 8 1 .385 309 390<br />
los angeles 5 9 0 .357 210 350<br />
san Francisco 2 12 0 .143 198 391<br />
eastern Division<br />
New York 11 3 0 .786 448 280<br />
Cleveland 10 4 0 .714 343 262<br />
st. louis 9 5 0 .643 341 283<br />
Pittsburgh 7 4 3 .636 321 295<br />
Dallas 4 10 0 .286 305 378<br />
Washington 3 11 0 .214 279 398<br />
Philadelphia 2 10 2 .167 242 381<br />
Chi defeated NY, 14-10, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1963: President John F. Kennedy shot and killed by sniper in<br />
Dallas; Lyndon B. Johnson takes oath of office.
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