2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

1964
Record: 7-5-2, 4th NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/13 W 26-17 at San Francisco 33,204
9/19 T 17-17 at Los Angeles 52,001
9/28 L 10-14 Green Bay 59,203
10/4 W 26-3 New York 54,836
10/11 W 24-20 at Minnesota 40,840
10/18 W 10-0 at Chicago 47,567
10/25 L 0-34 Baltimore 57,814
11/1 W 37-17 Los Angeles 52,064
11/8 L 7-30 at Green Bay 42,327
11/15 L 21-37 at Cleveland 83,064
11/22 T 23-23 Minnesota 48,291
11/26 L 24-27 Chicago 52,231
12/6 W 31-14 at Baltimore 60,213
12/13 W 24-7 San Francisco 41,854
Usual Starters
Offense
E 89 Gail Cogdill
LT 70 Daryl Sanders
LG 79 John Gonzaga
C 51 Bob Whitlow
RG 75 John Gordy
RT 72 J. D. Smith
E 80 Jim Gibbons
QB 16 Milt Plum
LH 23 Tom Watkins
RH 41 Terry Barr
FB 33 Nick Pietrosante
Defense
LE 78 Darris McCord
LT 71 Alex Karras
RT 76 Roger Brown
RE 88 Sam Williams
LLB 59 Ernie Clark
MLB 53 Dennis GowAttz
RLB 55 Wayne Walker
DB 27 Bobby Thompson
DB 44 Dick LeBeau
DB 21 Bruce Maher
DB 28 Yale Lary
MVP Jim Gibbons
Pro Bowl: Terry Barr (E), Roger Brown (T), Jim Gibbons (E), John
Gordy (T), Yale Lary (DB), Dick LeBeau (DB), Wayne Walker (LB)
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 3972 283.7 4062 290.1
Rushing Yards 1414 101.0 1638 117.0
Passing Yards 2558 182.7 2424 173.1
Points Scored 280 20.0 260 18.6
Lions Leaders
Rushing Nick Pietrosante 147-536, 4 TD
Passing Milt Plum 154-287, 2,241 yds, 18 TD,
15 Int
Receiving Terry Barr 57-1,030, 9 TD
Scoring Wayne Walker 74 pts (14 FG, 32 PAT)
Punt Ret. Tommy Watkins 16-238 yards, 14.9 avg, 2 TD
KO Ret. Pat Studstill 29-708, 24.4 avg
Punting Yale Lary 67-3,099, 46.3 avg
Interceptions Yale Lary 6-101
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Baltimore 12 2 0 .857 428 225
Green Bay 8 5 1 .615 342 245
Minnesota 8 5 1 .615 355 296
DETROIT 7 5 2 .583 280 260
Los Angeles 5 7 2 .417 283 339
Chicago 5 9 0 .357 260 379
San Francisco 4 10 0 .286 236 330
Eastern Division
Cleveland 10 3 1 .769 415 293
St. Louis 9 3 2 .750 357 331
Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 312 313
Washington 6 8 0 .429 307 305
Dallas 5 8 1 .385 250 289
Pittsburgh 5 9 0 .357 253 315
New York 2 10 2 .167 241 399
Cle defeated Bal, 27-0, for World Championship.
IN 1964: “My Fair Lady” takes Academy Awards for Best Picture,
Director (George Cukor) and Actor (Rex Harrison).
1965
Record: 6-7-1, 6th NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/19 W 20-0 Los Angeles 46,941
9/26 W 31-29 at Minnesota 46,826
10/3 W 14-10 Washington 52,627
10/10 L 7-31 at Baltimore 60,238
10/17 L 21-31 Green Bay 56,712
10/24 L 10-38 at Chicago 45,658
10/31 W 31-7 at Los Angeles 35,137
11/7 W 12-7 at Green Bay 50,852
11/14 L 21-27 San Francisco 54,534
11/21 L 10-17 Chicago 51,499
11/25 T 24-24 Baltimore 55,036
12/5 L 14-17 at San Francisco 38,463
12/12 L 7-29 Minnesota 45,420
12/19 W 35-28 at Philadelphia 56,718
Usual Starters
Offense
LE 89 Gail Cogdill
LT 70 Daryl Sanders
LG 62 Ted Karras
C 54 Ed Flanagan
RG 75 John Gordy
RT 73 Roger Shoals
RE 80 Jim Gibbons (7)
83 Ron Kramer (7)
QB 16 Milt Plum
HB 32 Joe Don Looney
FL 41 Terry Barr (7)
25 Pat Studstill (7)
FB 33 Nick Pietrosante (6)
Defense
LE 78 Darris McCord
LT 71 Alex Karras
RT 76 Roger Brown
RE 88 Sam Williams
LLB 59 Ernie Clark (4)
67 Wally Hilgenberg(3)
53 Mike Lucci (3)
MLB 56 Joe Schmidt
RLB 55 Wayne Walker
LH 44 Dick LeBeau
RH 27 Bobby Thompson
LS 21 Bruce Maher
RS 47 Wayne Rasmussen
MVP: Bruce Maher
Pro Bowl: Roger Brown (T), John Gordy (T), Alex Karras (T), Dick
LeBeau (DB), Pat Studstill (E), Wayne Walker (LB)
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 3303 235.9 3557 254.1
Rushing Yards 1469 104.9 1460 104.3
Passing Yards 1834 131.0 2097 149.8
Points Scored 257 18.4 295 21.1
Lions Leaders
Rushing Amos Marsh 131-495, 6 TD
Passing Milt Plum 143-308, 1,710 yds, 12 TD,
19 Int
Receiving Terry Barr 24-433, 3 TD
Scoring Wayne Walker 57 pts (8 FG, 33 PAT)
Punt Ret. Tommy Watkins 23-234, 10.2 avg
KO Ret. Tommy Watkins 17-584, 34.4 avg
Punting Pat Studstill 78-3,335, 42.8 avg
Interceptions Dick LeBeau 7-84, 1 TD
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Green Bay* 10 3 1 .769 316 224
Baltimore 10 3 1 .769 389 284
Chicago 9 5 0 .643 409 275
San Francisco 7 6 1 .538 421 402
Minnesota 7 7 0 .500 383 403
DETROIT 6 7 1 .462 257 295
Los Angeles 4 10 0 .286 269 328
Eastern Division
Cleveland 11 3 0 .786 363 325
Dallas 7 7 0 .500 325 280
New York 7 7 0 .500 270 338
Washington 6 8 0 .429 257 301
Philadelphia 5 9 0 .357 363 359
St. Louis 5 9 0 .357 296 309
Pittsburgh 2 12 0 .143 202 397
*GB defeated Bal, 13-10, in Divisional playoff (overtime).
GB defeated Cle, 23-12, for World Championship.
IN 1965: The senior citizens’ governmental medical assistance
program, Medicare, begins.
1966
Record: 4-9-1, 6th NFL Western
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/11 W 14-3 Chicago 52,225
9/18 L 3-17 at Pittsburgh 35,473
9/25 W 28-10 Atlanta 47,615
10/2 L 14-23 at Green Bay 50,861
10/9 L 7-14 Los Angeles 52,793
10/16 L 14-45 at Baltimore 60,238
10/23 L 24-27 at San Francisco 36,745
10/30 L 7-31 Green Bay 56,954
11/6 T 10-10 at Chicago 47,041
11/13 W 32-31 at Minnesota 43,939
11/20 W 20-14 Baltimore 52,383
11/24 L 14-41 San Francisco 53,189
12/4 L 3-23 at Los Angeles 40,039
12/11 L 16-28 Minnesota 43,022
Usual Starters
Offense
LE 89 Gail Cogdill
LT 70 Daryl Sanders
LG 66 Bob Kowalkowski
C 54 Ed Flanagan
RG 75 John Gordy
RT 72 J. D. Smith
RE 88 Ron Kramer
QB 14 Karl Sweetan
HB 31 Amos Marsh
FL 25 Pat Studstill
FB 35 Tom Nowatzke
Defense
LE 78 Darris McCord
LT 71 Alex Karras
RT 76 Roger Brown
RE 74 Larry Hand
LLB 53 Mike Lucci
MLB 59 Ernie Clark
RLB 67 Wally Hilgenberg (6)
55 Wayne Walker (5)
LH 44 Dick LeBeau
RH 43 Bobby Smith
LS 21 Bruce Maher
RS 27 Bobby Thompson
MVP: Pat Studstill
Pro Bowl: Roger Brown (T), Dick LeBeau (DB), Pat Studstill (E)
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 3853 275.2 4414 315.3
Rushing Yards 1429 102.1 2006 143.3
Passing Yards 2424 173.1 2408 172.0
Points Scored 206 14.7 317 22.6
Lions Leaders
Rushing Tom Nowatzke 151-512, 6 TD
Passing Karl Sweetan 157-309, 1,809 yds, 4 TD, 14 Int
Receiving Pat Studstill 67-1,266, 5 TD
Scoring Garo Yepremian 50 pts (13 FG, 11 PAT)
Punt Ret. Tommy Vaughn 18-179, 9.9 avg
KO Ret. Tommy Vaughn 23-595, 25.9 avg
Punting Pat Studstill 72-2,956, 41.1 avg
Interceptions Mike Lucci 5-118, 1 TD
NFL Standings
Western Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Green Bay 12 2 0 .857 335 163
Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 314 226
Los Angeles 8 6 0 .571 289 212
San Francisco 6 6 2 .500 320 325
Chicago 5 7 2 .417 234 272
DETROIT 4 9 1 .308 206 317
Minnesota 4 9 1 .308 292 304
Eastern Division
Dallas 10 3 1 .769 445 239
Cleveland 9 5 0 .643 403 259
Philadelphia 9 5 0 .643 326 340
St. Louis 8 5 1 .615 264 265
Washington 7 7 0 .500 351 355
Pittsburgh 5 8 1 .385 316 347
Atlanta 3 11 0 .214 204 437
New York 1 12 1 .077 263 501
GB defeated Dal, 34-27, for NFL Championship. GB defeated KC
(AFL), 35-10, in SB I.
IN 1966: Wilt Chamberlain claims a record seventh-consecutive
NBA scoring title, averaging 33.5 Points per game for
Philadelphia.
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