2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE
1QYXoLC
1QYXoLC
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
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 Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 4412 315.1 3938 281.3<br />
Rushing Yards 1868 133.4 1520 108.6<br />
Passing Yards 2544 181.7 2418 172.7<br />
Points Scored 270 19.3 258 18.4<br />
Lions Leaders<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 />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 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 />
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 Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 4503 321.6 3217 229.8<br />
Rushing Yards 1922 137.3 1231 87.9<br />
Passing Yards 2581 184.4 1986 141.9<br />
Points Scored 315 22.5 177 12.6<br />
Lions Leaders<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 />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 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 Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)<br />
Total Yards 4324 308.9 3761 268.6<br />
Rushing Yards 1601 114.4 1564 111.7<br />
Passing Yards 2723 194.5 2197 156.9<br />
Points Scored 326 23.3 265 18.9<br />
Lions Leaders<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 />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> 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.<br />
<strong>DETROIT</strong> <strong>LIONS</strong><br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
Change language