2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE
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1958<br />
Record: 4-7-1, 5th NFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/28 L 15-28 at Baltimore 48,377<br />
10/5 T 13-13 at Green Bay 32,035<br />
10/12 L 28-42 Los Angeles 55,648<br />
10/19 L 14-40 Baltimore 55,190<br />
10/26 W 41-24 at Los Angeles 81,703<br />
11/2 L 21-24 at San Francisco 59,213<br />
11/9 W 30-10 at Cleveland 75,363<br />
11/16 W 35-21 San Francisco 54,523<br />
11/23 L 7-20 Chicago Bears 55,280<br />
11/27 W 24-14 Green Bay 50,971<br />
12/7 L 17-19 New York 50,115<br />
12/14 L 16-21 at Chicago Bears 38,346<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
LE 83 Jim Doran<br />
LT 76 Lou Creekmur<br />
LG 66 Harley Sewell<br />
C 50 Charley Ane<br />
RG 67 Stan Campbell<br />
RT 73 Ken Russell<br />
RE 84 Dave Middleton<br />
QB 18 Tobin Rote<br />
LH 34 Ken Webb<br />
RH 40 Howard Cassady<br />
FB 35 John H. Johnson<br />
Defense<br />
LE 78 Darris McCord<br />
LT 71 Alex Karras<br />
RT 72 Gil Mains<br />
RE 85 Gene Cronin<br />
LLB 86 Bob Long<br />
MLB 56 Joe Schmidt<br />
RLB 57 Roger Zatkoff<br />
LH 25 Jim David<br />
RH 41 Terry Barr<br />
LS 43 Gary Lowe<br />
RS 28 Yale Lary<br />
MVP: Joe Schmidt<br />
Pro Bowl: Charley Ane (C), Jim David (DB), Yale Lary (DB), Joe<br />
Schmidt (LB), Harley Sewell (G)<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 3229 269.1 3837 319.8<br />
Rushing Yards 1360 113.3 1720 143.3<br />
Passing Yards 1869 155.8 2117 176.4<br />
Points Scored 261 21.8 276 23.0<br />
Lions Leaders<br />
Rushing Tobin Rote 77-351, 3 TD<br />
Passing Tobin Rote 118-257, 1,678 yds, 14 TD,<br />
10 Int<br />
Receiving Dave Middleton 29-506, 3 TD<br />
Scoring Jim Martin 49 pts (7 FG, 28 PAT)<br />
Punt Ret. Yale Lary 27-196, 7.3 avg, 1 TD<br />
KO Ret. Ken Webb 7-154, 22.0 avg<br />
Punting Yale Lary 59-2,524, 42.8 avg<br />
Interceptions Joe Schmidt 6-69<br />
NFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP<br />
Baltimore 9 3 0 .750 381 203<br />
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 298 230<br />
Los Angeles 8 4 0 .667 344 278<br />
San Francisco 6 6 0 .500 257 324<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 4 7 1 .364 261 276<br />
Green Bay 1 10 1 .091 193 382<br />
Eastern Division<br />
New York 9 3 0 .750 246 183<br />
Cleveland 9 3 0 .750 302 217<br />
Pittsburgh 7 4 1 .636 261 230<br />
Washington 4 7 1 .364 214 268<br />
Chicago Cardinals 2 9 1 .182 261 356<br />
Philadelphia 2 9 1 .182 235 306<br />
*NY defeated Cle, 10-0, in divisional playoff.<br />
Bal defeated NY, 23-17, for World Championship. (Sudden Death 8:15)<br />
IN 1958: Army’s Jupiter-C rocket fires first U.S. earth satellite,<br />
Explorer I, into orbit.<br />
1959<br />
Record: 3-8-1, 5th NFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/27 L 9-21 at Baltimore 55,588<br />
10/4 L 10-28 at Green Bay 32,150<br />
10/11 L 24-31 Baltimore 54,197<br />
10/18 L 13-34 San Francisco 52,585<br />
10/25 W 17-7 at Los Angeles 74,288<br />
11/1 L 7-33 at San Francisco 59,064<br />
11/8 T 10-10 at Pittsburgh 24,614<br />
11/15 W 23-17 Los Angeles 52,217<br />
11/22 L 14-24 Chicago Bears 54,059<br />
11/26 L 17-24 Green Bay 49,221<br />
12/6 W 45-21 Chicago Cardinals 45,811<br />
12/13 L 14-25 at Chicago Bears 40,890<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
LE 84 Dave Middleton<br />
LT 76 Lou Creekmur<br />
LG 66 Harley Sewell<br />
C 50 Charley Ane<br />
RG 75 John Gordy<br />
RT 73 Ollie Spencer<br />
RE 80 Jim Gibbons<br />
QB 14 Earl Morrall<br />
LH 41 Terry Barr<br />
RH 40 Howard Cassady<br />
FB 35 John H. Johnson<br />
Defense<br />
LE 78 Darris McCord<br />
LT 71 Alex Karras<br />
RT 72 Gil Mains<br />
RE 53 Bill Glass<br />
LLB 86 Bob Long<br />
MLB 56 Joe Schmidt<br />
RLB 47 Jim Martin<br />
LH 25 Jim David<br />
RH 28 Yale Lary<br />
LS 43 Gary Lowe<br />
RS 23 Dave Whitsell<br />
MVP: Jim Martin<br />
Pro Bowl: Jim David (DB), Yale Lary (DB), Joe Schmidt (LB),<br />
Harley Sewell (G)<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 3456 288.0 3656 304.7<br />
Rushing Yards 1792 149.3 1562 130.2<br />
Passing Yards 1664 138.7 2094 174.5<br />
Points Scored 203 16.9 275 22.9<br />
Lions Leaders<br />
Rushing Nick Pietrosante 76-447, 3 TD<br />
Passing Earl Morral 65-137, 1,102 yds, 5 TD, 6 Int<br />
Receiving Jim Gibbons 31-431, 1 TD<br />
Scoring Howard Cassady 30 pts (5 TD)<br />
Punt Ret. Terry Barr 16-102, 6.4 avg<br />
KO Ret. Ken Webb 16-352, 22.0 avg<br />
Punting Yale Lary 45-2,121, 47.1 avg<br />
Interceptions Gary Lowe 5-130<br />
NFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP<br />
Baltimore 9 3 0 .750 374 251<br />
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 252 196<br />
Green Bay 7 5 0 .583 248 246<br />
San Francisco 7 5 0 .583 255 237<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 3 8 1 .273 203 275<br />
Los Angeles 2 1 0 .167 242 315<br />
Eastern Division<br />
New York 10 2 0 .833 284 170<br />
Cleveland 7 5 0 .583 270 214<br />
Philadelphia 7 5 0 .583 268 278<br />
Pittsburgh 6 5 1 .545 257 216<br />
Washington 3 9 0 .250 185 350<br />
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 234 324<br />
Bal defeated NY, 31-16, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1959: St. Lawrence Seaway opens, allowing ocean ships to<br />
reach the Midwest from the Atlantic Ocean.<br />
1960<br />
Record: 7-5-0, 2nd NFL Western<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
10/2 L 9-28 at Green Bay 32,150<br />
10/9 L 10-14 San Francisco 49,825<br />
10/16 L 10-28 at Philadelphia 38,065<br />
10/23 W 30-17 Baltimore 53,854<br />
10/30 L 35-48 at Los Angeles 53,295<br />
11/6 W 24-0 at San Francisco 48,447<br />
11/13 W 12-10 Los Angeles 54,019<br />
11/20 L 7-28 at Chicago 46,267<br />
11/24 W 23-10 Green Bay 54,123<br />
12/4 W 20-15 at Baltimore 57,808<br />
12/11 W 23-14 Dallas 43,272<br />
12/18 W 36-0 Chicago 51,017<br />
Runner-Up<br />
1/7 W 17-16 at Cleveland 34,981<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Offense<br />
LE 89 Gail Cogdill<br />
LT 73 Oliver Spencer<br />
LG 66 Harley Sewell<br />
C 50 Bob Scholtz<br />
RG 75 John Gordy<br />
RT 70 Willie McClung<br />
RE 80 Jim Gibbons<br />
QB 15 Jim Ninowski<br />
LH 45 Dan Lewis<br />
RH 40 Howard Cassady<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 C. Brettschneider<br />
MLB 56 Joe Schmidt<br />
RLB 55 Wayne Walker<br />
LH 81 Dick Lane<br />
RH 24 Dick LeBeau<br />
LS 43 Gary Lowe<br />
RS 28 Yale Lary<br />
MVP: Nick Pietrosante<br />
Pro Bowl: Gail Cogdill (E), Jim Gibbons (E), Alex Karras (T), Dick Lane<br />
(DB), Yale Lary (DB), Nick Pietrosante (RB), Joe Schmidt (LB)<br />
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 3392 282.7 3397 283.1<br />
Rushing Yards 1714 142.8 1348 112.3<br />
Passing Yards 1678 139.8 2049 170.8<br />
Points Scored 239 19.9 212 17.7<br />
Lions Leaders<br />
Rushing Nick Pietrosante 161-872, 8 TD<br />
Passing Jim Ninowski 134-283, 1,599 yds, 2 TD, 18 Int<br />
Receiving Jim Gibbons 51-604, 2 TD<br />
Scoring Jim Martin 65 pts (13 FG, 26 PAT)<br />
Punt Ret. Terry Barr 14-104, 7.4 avg<br />
KO Ret. Jim Steffen 8-225, 28.1 avg<br />
Punting Yale Lary 64-2,802, 43.8 avg<br />
Interceptions Dick Lane 5-102, 1 TD<br />
NFL Standings<br />
Western Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP<br />
Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 332 209<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 7 5 0 .583 239 212<br />
San Francisco 7 5 0 .583 208 205<br />
Baltimore 6 6 0 .500 288 234<br />
Chicago 5 6 1 .455 194 299<br />
Los Angeles 4 7 1 .364 265 297<br />
Dallas 0 11 1 .000 177 369<br />
Eastern Division<br />
Philadelphia 10 2 0 .833 321 246<br />
Cleveland 8 3 1 .727 362 217<br />
New York 6 4 2 .600 271 261<br />
St. Louis 6 5 1 .545 288 230<br />
Pittsburgh 5 6 1 .455 240 275<br />
Washington 1 9 2 .100 178 309<br />
Phi defeated GB, 17-13, for World Championship.<br />
IN 1960: With a plurality of only 118,574 votes, John F. Kennedy<br />
edges Richard Nixon in presidential election.<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> <strong>LIONS</strong><br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
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