2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

Total Touchdowns
Rk Player TD Opp Date
1t Pat Harder 2 LARm 12/21/52
1t Thomas Tracy 2 at SF 12/31/57
1t Steve Junker 2 Cle 12/29/57
1t Billy Sims 2 at SF 12/31/83
1t Willie Green 2 Dal 1/5/92
1t David Sloan 2 at Phi 12/30/95
1t Calvin Johnson 2 at NO 1/7/12
Field Goals
Rk Player FG Opp Date
1 Eddie Murray 3 at SF 12/31/83
Longest Field Goal
Rk Player FG Opp Date
1 Eddie Murray 54 at SF 12/31/83
2 Jason Hanson 47 GB 1/8/94
3 Pat Harder 43 LARm 12/21/52
4 Matt Prater 39 at Dal 1/4/15
Punts
Rk Player Pnt Opp Date
1t Herman Weaver 8 at Dal 12/26/70
1t Greg Montgomery 8 at GB 12/31/94
3 John Jett 7 at Was 1/8/99
4t Robert Smith 6 at Cle 12/28/52
4t Earl Girard 6 at Cle 12/26/54
Punting Yards
Rk Player Yds Opp Date
1 Herman Weaver 391 at Dal 12/26/70
2 John Jett 298 at Was 1/8/00
3 Greg Montgomery 292 at GB 12/31/94
4 Earl Girard 248 at Cle 12/26/54
5 Robert Smith 245 at Cle 12/28/52
Punting (Gross) Average
Rk Player Avg Opp Date
1 Herman Weaver 48.8 at Dal 12/26/70
2 Jim Arnold 48.3 GB 1/8/94
3 Jim Arnold 47.0 at Was 1/12/92
4 Jim Arnold 46.2 Dal 1/5/92
5 Robert Smith 43.8 LARm 12/21/52
Longest Punt
Rk Player Yds Opp Date
1 Yale Lary 73 Cle 12/27/53
2 Herman Weaver 61 at Dal 12/26/70
3 Jim Arnold 58 Dal 1/5/92
4 Mike Black 51 at SF 12/31/83
5t Jim Arnold 50 GB 1/8/94)
5t Yale Lary 50 at SF 12/22/57
Punt Returns
Rk Player PR Opp Date
1 Lem Barney 5 at Dal 12/26/70
2 Robbie Martin 4 at SF 12/31/83
3 Mel Gray 3 at Was 1/12/92
Punt Return Yards
Rk Player Yds Opp Date
1 Robbie Martin 30 at SF 12/31/83
2 Mel Gray 26 Dal 1/5/92
3 Mel Gray 22 GB 1/8/94
4 Lem Barney 20 at Dal 12/26/70
5 Mel Gray 17 at GB 12/31/94
Longest Punt Return
Rk Player Yds Opp Date
1 Mel Gray 22 GB 1/8/94
2 Mel Gray 17 at GB 12/31/94
3t Mel Gray 13 Dal 1/5/92
3t Glyn Milburn 13 at Phi 12/28/97
3t Iheanyi Uwaezuoke 13 at Was 1/8/00
DETROIT LIONS
Kickoff Returns
Rk Player KR Opp Date
1t Ron Rivers 6 at Phi 12/30/95
1t Alvin Hall 6 at Was 1/8/83
3t Ty Talton 5 at Was 1/8/00
3t Glyn Milburn 5 at Phi 12/28/97
3t Mel Gray 5 at Was 1/12/92
Kickoff Return Yards
Rk Player Yds Opp Date
1 Mel Gray 159 at GB 12/31/94
2 Glyn Milburn 140 at Phi 12/28/97
3 Mel Gray 134 at Was 1/12/92
4 Alvin Hall 123 at Was 1/8/83
5 Ty Talton 114 at Was 1/8/00
Longest Kickoff Return
Rk Player Yds Opp Date
1 Mel Gray 69 at GB 12/31/94
2 Mel Gray 55 at Was 1/12/92
3 Glyn Milburn 50 at Phi 12/28/97
4 Ron Rivers 40 at Phi 12/30/95
5 Jack Christiansen 34 LARm 12/21/52
POSTSEASON CAREER RECORDS
Rushing Attempts
Rk Player Att Years
1 Barry Sanders 91 1989-98
2 Bob Hoernschemeyer 37 1950-55
3 Bobby Layne 33 1950-58
4 Billy Sims 26 1980-84
5 Doak Walker 23 1950-55
Rushing Yards
Rk Player Yds Years
1 Barry Sanders 386 1989-98
2 Doak Walker 146 1950-55
3 Bob Hoernschemeyer 123 1950-55
4 Bobby Layne 120 1950-58
5 Billy Sims 114 1980-84
Rushing Touchdowns
Rk Player TD Years
1t Billy Sims 2 1980-84
1t Gene Gedman 2 1953,56-58
1t Thomas Tracy 2 1956-57
1t Doak Walker 2 1950-55
1t Pat Harder 2 1951-53
Passing Attempts
Rk Player Att Years
1 Erik Kramer 102 1991-93
2 Bobby Layne 97 1950-58
3 Matthew Stafford 85 2009-
4 Scott Mitchell 54 1994-98
5 Tobin Rote 49 1957-59
Passing Completions
Rk Player Cmp Years
1 Erik Kramer 72 1991-93
2 Matthew Stafford 56 2009-
3 Bobby Layne 46 1950-58
4 Tobin Rote 28 1957-59
5 Gary Danielson 24 1976-84
Passing Yards
Rk Player Yds Years
1 Erik Kramer 838 1991-93
2 Matthew Stafford 703 2009-
3 Bobby Layne 568 1950-58
4 Tobin Rote 494 1957-59
5 Eric Hipple 298 1980-89
THE RECORD BOOK