2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

1967
Record: 5-7-2, 3rd NFL Central
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/17 T 17-17 at Green Bay 50,861
9/24 W 31-14 Cleveland 57,383
10/1 L 28-38 at St. Louis 43,821
10/8 L 17-27 Green Bay 57,877
10/15 L 3-14 at Chicago 46,024
10/22 W 24-3 Atlanta 50,601
10/29 W 45-3 at San Francisco 37,990
11/5 L 13-27 Chicago 55,606
11/12 T 10-10 at Minnesota 40,032
11/19 L 7-41 at Baltimore 60,238
11/23 L 7-31 Los Angeles 54,389
12/3 L 14-24 Pittsburgh 47,713
12/10 W 30-7 at New York 63,011
12/17 W 14-3 Minnesota 44,874
Usual Starters
Offense
LE 81 Bill Malinchak (6)
89 Gail Codgill (6)
LT 52 Bill Cottrell
LG 63 Chuck Walton
C 54 Ed Flanagan
RG 75 John Gordy
RT 79 Charlie Bradshaw
RE 88 Ron Kramer (6)
80 Jim Gibbons (6)
QB 14 Karl Sweetan (6)
16 Milt Plum (6)
HB 31 Amos Marsh (6)
23 Tom Watkins (6)
FB 24 Mel Farr
FL 25 Pat Studstill (5)
87 John Henderson (4)
Defense
LE 78 Darris McCord
LT 71 Alex Karras
RT 82 Jerry Rush
RE 74 Larry Hand
LLB 59 Ernie Clark
MLB 53 Mike Lucci
RLB 55 Wayne Walker (5)
50 Paul Naumoff (6)
LH 20 Lem Barney
RH 44 Dick LeBeau
LS 21 Bruce Maher
RS 48 Tom Vaughn
MVP: Mel Farr (Offense), Lem Barney (Defense)
Pro Bowl: Lem Barney (DB), Mel Farr (RB)
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 3538 252.7 3528 252.0
Rushing Yards 1907 136.2 1795 128.2
Passing Yards 1631 116.5 1733 123.8
Points Scored 260 18.6 259 18.5
Lions Leaders
Rushing Mel Farr 206-860, 3 TD
Passing Milt Plum 86-172, 925 yds, 4 TD, 8 Int
Receiving Mel Farr 39-317, 3 TD
Scoring Mel Farr 36 pts (6 TD)
Tom Nowatzke 36 pts (6 TD)
Punt Ret. Tommy Watkins 15-57, 3.8 avg
KO Ret. Tommy Vaughn 16-446, 27.9 avg
Punting Pat Studstill 36-1,602, 44.5 avg
Interceptions Lem Barney 10-232, 3 TD
NFL Standings
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Green Bay 9 4 1 .692 332 209
Chicago 7 6 1 .538 239 218
DETROIT 5 7 2 .417 260 259
Minnesota 3 8 3 .273 233 294
Coastal Division
Los Angeles 11 1 2 .917 398 196
Baltimore 11 1 2 .917 394 198
San Francisco 7 7 0 .500 273 337
Atlanta 1 12 1 .077 175 422
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Capital Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Dallas 9 5 0 .643 342 268
Philadelphia 6 7 1 .462 351 409
Washington 5 6 3 .455 347 353
New Orleans 3 11 0 .214 233 379
Century Division
Cleveland 9 5 0 .643 334 297
New York 7 7 0 .500 369 379
St. Louis 6 7 1 .462 333 356
Pittsburgh 4 9 1 .308 281 320
GB defeated LA, 26-7, for Western title. Dal defeated Cle, 52-14,
for Eastern title. GB defeated Dal, 21-17, for NFL Championship. GB
defeated Oak (AFL), 33-14, in SB II.
IN 1967: The theme song from the Sidney Poitier film, “To Sir
With Love,” recorded by LuLu, was pop music’s top-selling single,
beating out The Monkees’ “Daydream Believer.”
1968
Record: 4-8-2, 4th NFL Central
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/15 L 13-59 at Dallas 61,382
9/22 W 42-0 Chicago 50,688
9/29 W 23-17 at Green Bay 50,861
10/6 L 10-24 at Minnesota 44,289
10/13 W 28-10 at Chicago 46,996
10/20 T 14-14 Green Bay 57,302
10/27 L 7-14 San Francisco 53,555
11/3 L 7-10 at Los Angeles 77,982
11/10 L 10-27 Baltimore 55,170
11/17 L 6-13 Minnesota 46,654
11/24 T 20-20 New Orleans 46,152
11/28 L 0-12 Philadelphia 47,909
12/8 W 24-7 at Atlanta 49,437
12/15 L 3-14 at Washington 50,123
Usual Starters
Offense
E 25 Earl McCullouch
LT 73 Roger Shoals
LG 63 Chuck Walton
C 54 Ed Flanagan
RG 68 Frank Gallagher
RT 79 Charlie Bradshaw
TE 88 Charlie Sanders
QB 19 Bill Munson
FL 3 Bill Gambrell
RB 38 Bill Triplett
RB 24 Mel Farr (7)
43 Dave Kopay (5)
Defense
LE 78 John Baker
LT 71 Alex Karras
RT 82 Jerry Rush
RE 84 Joe Robb
LLB 50 Paul Naumoff
MLB 53 Mike Lucci
RLB 55 Wayne Walker
LH 20 Lem Barney
RH 44 Dick LeBeau
LS 28 Mike Weger
RS 48 Tom Vaughn
MVP: Mel Farr (Offense), Wayne Walker (Defense)
Pro Bowl: Lem Barney (DB), Charlie Sanders (TE)
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 4022 287.3 3837 274.1
Rushing Yards 1702 121.6 1680 120.0
Passing Yards 2320 165.7 2157 154.1
Points Scored 207 14.8 241 17.2
Lions Leaders
Rushing Mel Farr 128-597, 3 TD
Passing Bill Munson 181-329, 2,311 yds, 15 TD, 8 Int
Receiving Earl McCullouch 40-680, 5 TD
Scoring Mel Farr 42 pts (7 TD)
Billy Gambrell 42 pts (7 TD)
Punt Ret. Lem Barney 13-79, 6.1 avg
KO Ret. Lem Barney 25-670, 26.8 avg, 1 TD
Punting Jerry DePoyster 71-2,868, 40.4 avg
Interceptions Lem Barney 7-82
NFL Standings
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP
Minnesota 8 6 0 .571 282 242
Chicago 7 7 0 .500 250 333
Green Bay 6 7 1 .462 281 227
DETROIT 4 8 2 .333 207 241
Coastal Division
Baltimore 13 1 0 .929 402 144
Los Angeles 10 3 1 .769 312 200
San Francisco 7 6 1 .538 303 310
Atlanta 2 12 0 .143 170 389
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Capital Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP
Dallas 12 2 0 .857 431 186
New York 7 7 0 .500 294 325
Washington 5 9 0 .357 249 358
Philadelphia 2 12 0 .143 202 352
Century Division
Cleveland 10 4 0 .714 394 273
St. Louis 9 4 1 .692 325 289
New Orleans 4 9 1 .308 246 327
Pittsburgh 2 11 1 .154 244 397
Bal defeated Min, 24-14, for Western title. Cle defeated Dal, 31-20, for
Eastern title. Bal defeated Cle, 34-0, for NFL Championship. NY (AFL)
defeated Bal, 16-7, in SB III.
IN 1968: Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is slain
in Memphis.
1969
Record: 9-4-1, 2nd NFL Central
Date W/L Score Opponent Att
9/21 L 13-16 at Pittsburgh 51,360
9/28 W 24-0 New York 54,358
10/5 W 28-21 at Cleveland 82,833
10/12 L 17-28 Green Bay 58,384
10/19 W 13-7 Chicago 54,732
10/26 L 10-24 at Minnesota 47,900
11/2 W 26-14 at San Francisco 35,100
11/9 W 27-21 Atlanta 53,242
11/16 W 20-0 St. Louis 51,749
11/23 W 16-10 at Green Bay 50,861
11/27 L 0-27 Minnesota 57,906
12/7 T 17-17 at Baltimore 60,238
12/14 W 28-0 Los Angeles 53,256
12/21 W 20-3 at Chicago 41,879
Usual Starters
Offense
WR 25 Earl McCullouch
LT 73 Roger Shoals
LG 63 Chuck Walton
C 54 Ed Flanagan
RG 68 Frank Gallagher
RT 76 Rockne Freitas
TE 88 Charlie Sanders
WR 49 Larry Walton
QB 19 Bill Munson (7)
11 Greg Landry (7)
RB 38 Wallace Triplett
RB 40 Nick Eddy (7)
24 Mel Farr (5)
Defense
LE 84 Joe Robb
LT 71 Alex Karras
RT 82 Jerry Rush
RE 74 Larry Hand
LLB 50 Paul Naumoff
MLB 53 Mike Lucci
RLB 55 Wayne Walker
LCB 20 Lem Barney
RCB 44 Dick LeBeau
LS 28 Mike Weger
RS 48 Tom Vaughn
MVP: Charlie Sanders (Offense), Mike Lucci (Defense)
Pro Bowl: Lem Barney (DB), Ed Flanagan (C), Charlie Sanders (TE)
Team Statistics Det (Avg) Opp (Avg)
Total Yards 3355 239.6 3955 282.5
Rushing Yards 1755 125.4 1223 87.4
Passing Yards 1600 114.3 2732 195.1
Points Scored 259 18.5 188 13.4
Lions Leaders
Rushing Wallace Triplett 111-377, 3 TD
Passing Bill Munson 84-166, 1,062 yds, 7 TD, 8 Int
Receiving Charlie Sanders 42-656, 3 TDs
Scoring Errol Mann 101 pts (25 FG, 26 PAT)
Punt Ret. Lem Barney 9-191, 21.2 avg, 1 TD
KO Ret. Bobby Williams 17-563, 33.1 avg, 1 TD
Punting Lem Barney 66-2,249, 34.1 avg
Interceptions Lem Barney 8-126
NFL Standings
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division W L T Pct. Pts. OP
Minnesota 12 2 0 .857 379 133
DETROIT 9 4 1 .692 259 188
Green Bay 8 6 0 .571 269 221
Chicago 1 13 0 .071 210 339
Coastal Division
Los Angeles 11 3 0 .786 320 243
Baltimore 8 5 1 .615 279 268
Atlanta 6 8 0 .429 276 268
San Francisco 4 8 2 .333 277 319
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Capital Division W L T Pct Pts OP
Dallas 11 2 1 .846 369 223
Washington 7 5 2 .583 307 319
New Orleans 5 9 0 .357 311 393
Philadelphia 4 9 1 .308 279 377
Century Division
Cleveland 10 3 1 .769 351 300
New York 6 8 0 .429 264 298
St. Louis 4 9 1 .308 314 389
Pittsburgh 1 13 0 .071 218 405
Min defeated LA, 23-20, for Western title. Cle defeated Dal, 36-14, for
Eastern title. Min defeated Cle, 27-7, for NFL championship. KC (AFL)
defeated Min, 23-7, in SB IV.
IN 1969: Apollo II astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and
Michael Collins make man’s first moon landing.
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