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1967<br />
Record: 5-7-2, 3rd nFL central<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/17 t 17-17 at Green Bay 50,861<br />
9/24 W 31-14 Cleveland 57,383<br />
10/1 l 28-38 at st. louis 43,821<br />
10/8 l 17-27 Green Bay 57,877<br />
10/15 l 3-14 at Chicago 46,024<br />
10/22 W 24-3 atlanta 50,601<br />
10/29 W 45-3 at san Francisco 37,990<br />
11/5 l 13-27 Chicago 55,606<br />
11/12 t 10-10 at Minnesota 40,032<br />
11/19 l 7-41 at Baltimore 60,238<br />
11/23 l 7-31 los angeles 54,389<br />
12/3 l 14-24 Pittsburgh 47,713<br />
12/10 W 30-7 at New York 63,011<br />
12/17 W 14-3 Minnesota 44,874<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
le<br />
lt<br />
lG<br />
C<br />
rG<br />
rt<br />
re<br />
QB<br />
HB<br />
FB<br />
Fl<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 />
81<br />
89<br />
52<br />
63<br />
54<br />
75<br />
79<br />
88<br />
80<br />
14<br />
16<br />
31<br />
23<br />
24<br />
25<br />
87<br />
78<br />
71<br />
82<br />
74<br />
59<br />
53<br />
55<br />
50<br />
20<br />
44<br />
21<br />
48<br />
Bill Malinchak (6)<br />
Gail Codgill (6)<br />
Bill Cottrell<br />
Chuck Walton<br />
ed Flanagan<br />
John Gordy<br />
Charlie Bradshaw<br />
ron Kramer (6)<br />
Jim Gibbons (6)<br />
Karl sweetan (6)<br />
Milt Plum (6)<br />
amos Marsh (6)<br />
tom Watkins (6)<br />
Mel Farr<br />
Pat studstill (5)<br />
John Henderson (4)<br />
Darris McCord<br />
alex Karras<br />
Jerry rush<br />
larry Hand<br />
ernie Clark<br />
Mike lucci<br />
Wayne Walker (5)<br />
Paul Naumoff (6)<br />
lem Barney<br />
Dick leBeau<br />
Bruce Maher<br />
tom Vaughn<br />
MVP: Mel Farr (Offense), lem Barney (Defense)<br />
Pro Bowl: lem Barney (DB), Mel Farr (rB)<br />
Team Statistics<br />
total Yards<br />
rushing Yards<br />
Passing Yards<br />
PoInts scored<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
Det<br />
3538<br />
1907<br />
1631<br />
260<br />
(Avg)<br />
252.7<br />
136.2<br />
116.5<br />
18.6<br />
Opp<br />
3528<br />
1795<br />
1733<br />
232<br />
(Avg)<br />
252.0<br />
128.2<br />
123.8<br />
16.6<br />
rushing Mel Farr 206-860, 3 tD<br />
Passing Milt Plum 86-172, 925 yds, 4 tD, 8 Int<br />
receiving Mel Farr 39-317, 3 tD<br />
scoring Mel Farr 36 pts (6 tD)<br />
tom Nowatzke 36 pts (6 tD)<br />
Punt ret. tommy Watkins 15-57, 3.8 avg<br />
KO ret. tommy Vaughn 16-446, 27.9 avg<br />
Punting Pat studstill 36-1,602, 44.5 avg<br />
Interceptions lem Barney 10-232, 3 tD<br />
nFL Standings<br />
WeSTeRn cOnFeRence<br />
central Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Green Bay 9 4 1 .692 332 209<br />
Chicago 7 6 1 .538 239 218<br />
DetrOIt 5 7 2 .417 260 259<br />
Minnesota 3 8 3 .273 233 294<br />
coastal Division<br />
los angeles 11 1 2 .917 398 196<br />
Baltimore 11 1 2 .917 394 198<br />
san Francisco 7 7 0 .500 273 337<br />
atlanta 1 12 1 .077 175 422<br />
eASTeRn cOnFeRence<br />
capital Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Dallas 9 5 0 .643 342 268<br />
Philadelphia 6 7 1 .462 351 409<br />
Washington 5 6 3 .455 347 353<br />
New Orleans 3 11 0 .214 233 379<br />
century Division<br />
Cleveland 9 5 0 .643 334 297<br />
New York 7 7 0 .500 369 379<br />
st. louis 6 7 1 .462 333 356<br />
Pittsburgh 4 9 1 .308 281 320<br />
GB defeated la, 26-7, for Western title. Dal defeated Cle, 52-14,<br />
for eastern title. GB defeated Dal, 21-17, for NFl Championship. GB<br />
defeated Oak (aFl), 33-14, in sB II.<br />
IN 1967: The theme song from the Sidney Poitier film, “To Sir<br />
With Love,” recorded by LuLu, was pop music’s top-selling single,<br />
beating out The Monkees’ “Daydream Believer.”<br />
Year-BY-Year resuLts<br />
<strong>Detroit</strong>lions.com<br />
Media.<strong>Detroit</strong>lions.com<br />
1968<br />
Record: 4-8-2, 4th nFL central<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/15 l 13-59 at Dallas 61,382<br />
9/22 W 42-0 Chicago 50,688<br />
9/29 W 23-17 at Green Bay 50,861<br />
10/6 l 10-24 at Minnesota 44,289<br />
10/13 W 28-10 at Chicago 46,996<br />
10/20 t 14-14 Green Bay 57,302<br />
10/27 l 7-14 san Francisco 53,555<br />
11/3 l 7-10 at los angeles 77,982<br />
11/10 l 10-27 Baltimore 55,170<br />
11/17 l 6-13 Minnesota 46,654<br />
11/24 t 20-20 New Orleans 46,152<br />
11/28 l 0-12 Philadelphia 47,909<br />
12/8 W 24-7 at atlanta 49,437<br />
12/15 l 3-14 at Washington 50,123<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
e 25 earl McCullouch<br />
lt 73 roger shoals<br />
lG 63 Chuck Walton<br />
C 54 ed Flanagan<br />
rG 68 Frank Gallagher<br />
rt 79 Charlie Bradshaw<br />
te 88 Charlie sanders<br />
QB 19 Bill Munson<br />
Fl 3 Bill Gambrell<br />
rB 38 Bill triplett<br />
rB 24 Mel Farr (7)<br />
43 Dave Kopay (5)<br />
Defense<br />
le 78 John Baker<br />
lt 71 alex Karras<br />
rt 82 Jerry rush<br />
re 84 Joe robb<br />
llB 50 Paul Naumoff<br />
MlB 53 Mike lucci<br />
rlB 55 Wayne Walker<br />
lH 20 lem Barney<br />
rH 44 Dick leBeau<br />
ls 28 Mike Weger<br />
rs 48 tom Vaughn<br />
MVP: Mel Farr (Offense), Wayne Walker (Defense)<br />
Pro Bowl: lem Barney (DB), Charlie sanders (te)<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
total Yards 4022 287.3 3837 274.1<br />
rushing Yards 1702 121.6 1680 120.0<br />
Passing Yards 2320 165.7 2157 154.1<br />
PoInts scored 207 14.8 246 17.6<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
rushing Mel Farr 128-597, 3 tD<br />
Passing Bill Munson 181-329, 2,311 yds, 15 tD, 8 Int<br />
receiving earl McCullouch 40-680, 5 tD<br />
scoring Mel Farr 42 pts (7 tD)<br />
Billy Gambrell 42 pts (7 tD)<br />
Punt ret. lem Barney 13-79, 6.1 avg<br />
KO ret. lem Barney 25-670, 26.8 avg, 1 tD<br />
Punting Jerry DePoyster 71-2,868, 40.4 avg<br />
Interceptions lem Barney 7-82<br />
nFL Standings<br />
WeSTeRn cOnFeRence<br />
central Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP<br />
Minnesota 8 6 0 .571 282 242<br />
Chicago 7 7 0 .500 250 333<br />
Green Bay 6 7 1 .462 281 227<br />
DetrOIt 4 8 2 .333 207 241<br />
coastal Division<br />
Baltimore 13 1 0 .929 402 144<br />
los angeles 10 3 1 .769 312 200<br />
san Francisco 7 6 1 .538 303 310<br />
atlanta 2 12 0 .143 170 389<br />
eASTeRn cOnFeRence<br />
capital Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP<br />
Dallas 12 2 0 .857 431 186<br />
New York 7 7 0 .500 294 325<br />
Washington 5 9 0 .357 249 358<br />
Philadelphia 2 12 0 .143 202 352<br />
century Division<br />
Cleveland 10 4 0 .714 394 273<br />
st. louis 9 4 1 .692 325 289<br />
New Orleans 4 9 1 .308 246 327<br />
Pittsburgh 2 11 1 .154 244 397<br />
Bal defeated Min, 24-14, for Western title. Cle defeated Dal, 31-20, for<br />
eastern title. Bal defeated Cle, 34-0, for NFl Championship. NY (aFl)<br />
defeated Bal, 16-7, in sB III.<br />
IN 1968: Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is slain<br />
in Memphis.<br />
1969<br />
Record: 9-4-1, 2nd nFL central<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/21 l 13-16 at Pittsburgh 51,360<br />
9/28 W 24-0 New York 54,358<br />
10/5 W 28-21 at Cleveland 82,833<br />
10/12 l 17-28 Green Bay 58,384<br />
10/19 W 13-7 Chicago 54,732<br />
10/26 l 10-24 at Minnesota 47,900<br />
11/2 W 26-14 at san Francisco 35,100<br />
11/9 W 27-21 atlanta 53,242<br />
11/16 W 20-0 st. louis 51,749<br />
11/23 W 16-10 at Green Bay 50,861<br />
11/27 l 0-27 Minnesota 57,906<br />
12/7 t 17-17 at Baltimore 60,238<br />
12/14 W 28-0 los angeles 53,256<br />
12/21 W 20-3 at Chicago 41,879<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
Wr 25 earl McCullouch<br />
lt 73 roger shoals<br />
lG 63 Chuck Walton<br />
C 54 ed Flanagan<br />
rG 68 Frank Gallagher<br />
rt 76 rockne Freitas<br />
te 88 Charlie sanders<br />
Wr 49 larry Walton<br />
QB 19 Bill Munson (7)<br />
11 Greg landry (7)<br />
rB 38 Wallace triplett<br />
rB 40 Nick eddy (7)<br />
24 Mel Farr (5)<br />
Defense<br />
le 84 Joe robb<br />
lt 71 alex Karras<br />
rt 82 Jerry rush<br />
re 74 larry Hand<br />
llB 50 Paul Naumoff<br />
MlB 53 Mike lucci<br />
rlB 55 Wayne Walker<br />
lCB 20 lem Barney<br />
rCB 44 Dick leBeau<br />
ls 28 Mike Weger<br />
rs 48 tom Vaughn<br />
MVP: Charlie sanders (Offense), Mike lucci (Defense)<br />
Pro Bowl: lem Barney (DB), ed Flanagan (C), Charlie sanders (te)<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
total Yards 3355 239.6 3084 220.3<br />
rushing Yards 1755 125.4 1223 87.4<br />
Passing Yards 1600 114.3 1861 132.9<br />
PoInts scored 259 18.5 193 13.8<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> Leaders<br />
rushing Wallace triplett 111-377, 3 tD<br />
Passing Bill Munson 84-166, 1,062 yds, 7 tD, 8 Int<br />
receiving Charlie sanders 42-656, 3 tDs<br />
scoring errol Mann 101 pts (25 FG, 26 Pat)<br />
Punt ret. lem Barney 9-191, 21.2 avg, 1 tD<br />
KO ret. Bobby Williams 17-563, 33.1 avg, 1 tD<br />
Punting lem Barney 66-2,249, 34.1 avg<br />
Interceptions lem Barney 8-126<br />
nFL Standings<br />
WeSTeRn cOnFeRence<br />
central Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP<br />
Minnesota 12 2 0 .857 379 133<br />
DetrOIt 9 4 1 .692 259 188<br />
Green Bay 8 6 0 .571 269 221<br />
Chicago 1 13 0 .071 210 339<br />
coastal Division<br />
los angeles 11 3 0 .786 320 243<br />
Baltimore 8 5 1 .615 279 268<br />
atlanta 6 8 0 .429 276 268<br />
san Francisco 4 8 2 .333 277 319<br />
eASTeRn cOnFeRence<br />
capital Division W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Dallas 11 2 1 .846 369 223<br />
Washington 7 5 2 .583 307 319<br />
New Orleans 5 9 0 .357 311 393<br />
Philadelphia 4 9 1 .308 279 377<br />
century Division<br />
Cleveland 10 3 1 .769 351 300<br />
New York 6 8 0 .429 264 298<br />
st. louis 4 9 1 .308 314 389<br />
Pittsburgh 1 13 0 .071 218 405<br />
Min defeated la, 23-20, for Western title. Cle defeated Dal, 36-14, for<br />
eastern title. Min defeated Cle, 27-7, for NFl championship. KC (aFl)<br />
defeated Min, 23-7, in sB IV.<br />
IN 1969: Apollo II astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and<br />
Michael Collins make man’s first moon landing.
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