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1964<br />
Record: 7-5-2, 4th nFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/13 W 26-17 at san Francisco 33,204<br />
9/19 t 17-17 at los angeles 52,001<br />
9/28 l 10-14 Green Bay 59,203<br />
10/4 W 26-3 New York 54,836<br />
10/11 W 24-20 at Minnesota 40,840<br />
10/18 W 10-0 at Chicago 47,567<br />
10/25 l 0-34 Baltimore 57,814<br />
11/1 W 37-17 los angeles 52,064<br />
11/8 l 7-30 at Green Bay 42,327<br />
11/15 l 21-37 at Cleveland 83,064<br />
11/22 t 23-23 Minnesota 48,291<br />
11/26 l 24-27 Chicago 52,231<br />
12/6 W 31-14 at Baltimore 60,213<br />
12/13 W 24-7 san Francisco 41,854<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
e 89<br />
lt 70<br />
lG 79<br />
C 51<br />
rG 75<br />
rt 72<br />
e 80<br />
QB 16<br />
lH 23<br />
rH 41<br />
FB 33<br />
Defense<br />
le 78<br />
lt 71<br />
rt 76<br />
re 88<br />
llB 59<br />
MlB 53<br />
rlB 55<br />
DB 27<br />
DB 44<br />
DB 21<br />
DB 28<br />
MVP Jim Gibbons<br />
Gail Cogdill<br />
Daryl sanders<br />
John Gonzaga<br />
Bob Whitlow<br />
John Gordy<br />
J. D. smith<br />
Jim Gibbons<br />
Milt Plum<br />
tom Watkins<br />
terry Barr<br />
Nick Pietrosante<br />
Darris McCord<br />
alex Karras<br />
roger Brown<br />
sam Williams<br />
ernie Clark<br />
Dennis Gowattz<br />
Wayne Walker<br />
Bobby thompson<br />
Dick leBeau<br />
Bruce Maher<br />
Yale lary<br />
Pro Bowl: terry Barr (e), roger Brown (t), Jim Gibbons (e), John<br />
Gordy (t), Yale lary (DB), Dick leBeau (DB), 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 />
3972<br />
1414<br />
2558<br />
280<br />
(Avg)<br />
283.7<br />
101.0<br />
182.7<br />
20.0<br />
Opp<br />
4062<br />
1638<br />
2424<br />
260<br />
(Avg)<br />
290.1<br />
117.0<br />
173.1<br />
18.6<br />
rushing Nick Pietrosante 147-536, 4 tD<br />
Passing Milt Plum 154-287, 2,241 yds, 18 tD,<br />
15 Int<br />
receiving terry Barr 57-1,030, 9 tD<br />
scoring Wayne Walker 74 pts (14 FG, 32 Pat)<br />
Punt ret. tommy Watkins 16-238 yards, 14.9 avg, 2 tD<br />
KO ret. Pat studstill 29-708, 24.4 avg<br />
Punting Yale lary 67-3,099, 46.3 avg<br />
Interceptions Yale lary 6-101<br />
nFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Baltimore 12 2 0 .857 428 225<br />
Green Bay 8 5 1 .615 342 245<br />
Minnesota 8 5 1 .615 355 296<br />
DetrOIt 7 5 2 .583 280 260<br />
los angeles 5 7 2 .417 283 339<br />
Chicago 5 9 0 .357 260 379<br />
san Francisco 4 10 0 .286 236 330<br />
eastern Division<br />
Cleveland 10 3 1 .769 415 293<br />
st. louis 9 3 2 .750 357 331<br />
Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 312 313<br />
Washington 6 8 0 .429 307 305<br />
Dallas 5 8 1 .385 250 289<br />
Pittsburgh 5 9 0 .357 253 315<br />
New York 2 10 2 .167 241 399<br />
Cle defeated Bal, 27-0, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1964: “My Fair Lady” takes Academy Awards for Best Picture,<br />
Director (George Cukor) and Actor (Rex Harrison).<br />
Year-BY-Year resuLts<br />
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1965<br />
Record: 6-7-1, 6th nFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/19 W 20-0 los angeles 46,941<br />
9/26 W 31-29 at Minnesota 46,826<br />
10/3 W 14-10 Washington 52,627<br />
10/10 l 7-31 at Baltimore 60,238<br />
10/17 l 21-31 Green Bay 56,712<br />
10/24 l 10-38 at Chicago 45,658<br />
10/31 W 31-7 at los angeles 35,137<br />
11/7 W 12-7 at Green Bay 50,852<br />
11/14 l 21-27 san Francisco 54,534<br />
11/21 l 10-17 Chicago 51,499<br />
11/25 t 24-24 Baltimore 55,036<br />
12/5 l 14-17 at san Francisco 38,463<br />
12/12 l 7-29 Minnesota 45,420<br />
12/19 W 35-28 at Philadelphia 56,718<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
le 89 Gail Cogdill<br />
lt 70 Daryl sanders<br />
lG 62 ted Karras<br />
C 54 ed Flanagan<br />
rG 75 John Gordy<br />
rt 73 roger shoals<br />
re 80 Jim Gibbons (7)<br />
83 ron Kramer (7)<br />
QB 16 Milt Plum<br />
HB 32 Joe Don looney<br />
Fl 41 terry Barr (7)<br />
25 Pat studstill (7)<br />
FB 33 Nick Pietrosante (6)<br />
Defense<br />
le 78 Darris McCord<br />
lt 71 alex Karras<br />
rt 76 roger Brown<br />
re 88 sam Williams<br />
llB 59 ernie Clark (4)<br />
67 Wally Hilgenberg(3)<br />
53 Mike lucci (3)<br />
MlB 56 Joe schmidt<br />
rlB 55 Wayne Walker<br />
lH 44 Dick leBeau<br />
rH 27 Bobby thompson<br />
ls 21 Bruce Maher<br />
rs 47 Wayne rasmussen<br />
MVP: Bruce Maher<br />
Pro Bowl: roger Brown (t), John Gordy (t), alex Karras (t), Dick<br />
leBeau (DB), Pat studstill (e), 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 />
3303<br />
1469<br />
1834<br />
257<br />
(Avg)<br />
235.9<br />
104.9<br />
131.0<br />
18.4<br />
Opp<br />
3557<br />
1460<br />
2097<br />
295<br />
(Avg)<br />
254.1<br />
104.3<br />
149.8<br />
21.1<br />
rushing amos Marsh 131-495, 6 tD<br />
Passing Milt Plum 143-308, 1,710 yds, 12 tD,<br />
19 Int<br />
receiving terry Barr 24-433, 3 tD<br />
scoring Wayne Walker 57 pts (8 FG, 33 Pat)<br />
Punt ret. tommy Watkins 23-234, 10.2 avg<br />
KO ret. tommy Watkins 17-584, 34.4 avg<br />
Punting Pat studstill 78-3,335, 42.8 avg<br />
Interceptions Dick leBeau 7-84, 1 tD<br />
nFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Green Bay* 10 3 1 .769 316 224<br />
Baltimore 10 3 1 .769 389 284<br />
Chicago 9 5 0 .643 409 275<br />
san Francisco 7 6 1 .538 421 402<br />
Minnesota 7 7 0 .500 383 403<br />
DetrOIt 6 7 1 .462 257 295<br />
los angeles 4 10 0 .286 269 328<br />
eastern Division<br />
Cleveland 11 3 0 .786 363 325<br />
Dallas 7 7 0 .500 325 280<br />
New York 7 7 0 .500 270 338<br />
Washington 6 8 0 .429 257 301<br />
Philadelphia 5 9 0 .357 363 359<br />
st. louis 5 9 0 .357 296 309<br />
Pittsburgh 2 12 0 .143 202 397<br />
*GB defeated Bal, 13-10, in Divisional playoff (overtime).<br />
GB defeated Cle, 23-12, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1965: The senior citizens’ governmental medical assistance<br />
program, Medicare, begins.<br />
1966<br />
Record: 4-9-1, 6th nFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/11 W 14-3 Chicago 52,225<br />
9/18 l 3-17 at Pittsburgh 35,473<br />
9/25 W 28-10 atlanta 47,615<br />
10/2 l 14-23 at Green Bay 50,861<br />
10/9 l 7-14 los angeles 52,793<br />
10/16 l 14-45 at Baltimore 60,238<br />
10/23 l 24-27 at san Francisco 36,745<br />
10/30 l 7-31 Green Bay 56,954<br />
11/6 t 10-10 at Chicago 47,041<br />
11/13 W 32-31 at Minnesota 43,939<br />
11/20 W 20-14 Baltimore 52,383<br />
11/24 l 14-41 san Francisco 53,189<br />
12/4 l 3-23 at los angeles 40,039<br />
12/11 l 16-28 Minnesota 43,022<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
le<br />
lt<br />
lG<br />
C<br />
rG<br />
rt<br />
re<br />
QB<br />
HB<br />
Fl<br />
FB<br />
Defense<br />
le<br />
lt<br />
rt<br />
re<br />
llB<br />
MlB<br />
rlB<br />
lH<br />
rH<br />
ls<br />
rs<br />
89<br />
70<br />
66<br />
54<br />
75<br />
72<br />
88<br />
14<br />
31<br />
25<br />
35<br />
78<br />
71<br />
76<br />
74<br />
53<br />
59<br />
67<br />
55<br />
44<br />
43<br />
21<br />
27<br />
Gail Cogdill<br />
Daryl sanders<br />
Bob Kowalkowski<br />
ed Flanagan<br />
John Gordy<br />
J. D. smith<br />
ron Kramer<br />
Karl sweetan<br />
amos Marsh<br />
Pat studstill<br />
tom Nowatzke<br />
Darris McCord<br />
alex Karras<br />
roger Brown<br />
larry Hand<br />
Mike lucci<br />
ernie Clark<br />
Wally Hilgenberg (6)<br />
Wayne Walker (5)<br />
Dick leBeau<br />
Bobby smith<br />
Bruce Maher<br />
Bobby thompson<br />
MVP: Pat studstill<br />
Pro Bowl: roger Brown (t), Dick leBeau (DB), Pat studstill (e)<br />
Team Statistics<br />
total Yards<br />
rushing Yards<br />
Passing Yards<br />
PoInts scored<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
Det<br />
3853<br />
1429<br />
2424<br />
206<br />
(Avg)<br />
275.2<br />
102.1<br />
173.1<br />
14.7<br />
Opp<br />
4414<br />
2006<br />
2408<br />
317<br />
(Avg)<br />
315.3<br />
143.3<br />
172.0<br />
22.6<br />
rushing tom Nowatzke 151-512, 6 tD<br />
Passing Karl sweetan 157-309, 1,809 yds, 4 tD, 14 Int<br />
receiving Pat studstill 67-1,266, 5 tD<br />
scoring Garo Yepremian 50 pts (13 FG, 11 Pat)<br />
Punt ret. tommy Vaughn 18-179, 9.9 avg<br />
KO ret. tommy Vaughn 23-595, 25.9 avg<br />
Punting Pat studstill 72-2,956, 41.1 avg<br />
Interceptions Mike lucci 5-118, 1 tD<br />
nFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Green Bay 12 2 0 .857 335 163<br />
Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 314 226<br />
los angeles 8 6 0 .571 289 212<br />
san Francisco 6 6 2 .500 320 325<br />
Chicago 5 7 2 .417 234 272<br />
DetrOIt 4 9 1 .308 206 317<br />
Minnesota 4 9 1 .308 292 304<br />
eastern Division<br />
Dallas 10 3 1 .769 445 239<br />
Cleveland 9 5 0 .643 403 259<br />
Philadelphia 9 5 0 .643 326 340<br />
st. louis 8 5 1 .615 264 265<br />
Washington 7 7 0 .500 351 355<br />
Pittsburgh 5 8 1 .385 316 347<br />
atlanta 3 11 0 .214 204 437<br />
New York 1 12 1 .077 263 501<br />
GB defeated Dal, 34-27, for NFl Championship. GB defeated KC<br />
(aFl), 35-10, in sB I.<br />
IN 1966: Wilt Chamberlain claims a record seventh-consecutive<br />
NBA scoring title, averaging 33.5 poInts per game for<br />
Philadelphia.
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