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1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)

4th place • Western Conference • 5-8-1 .385
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Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: George Wilson
Les BingamanDefensive Line
Don DollDefensive Backs/Linebackers
Aldo ForteOffensive Line
Ray McLeanOffensive Backs
Bob NussbaumerCoaches Assistant
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/10/1963HCleveland Browns24-10WDetroit, MITiger Stadium37248
Sat8/17/1963NNew York Giants21-24LCleveland, OHCleveland Stadium83218
Sat8/24/1963NSt. Louis Cardinals22-17WOmaha, NERosenblatt Stadium14400
Sat8/30/1963HPittsburgh Steelers7-22LDetroit, MITiger Stadium23781
Sat9/7/1963NDallas Cowboys17-27LNew Orleans, LATulane Stadium71218
Sat9/14/1963ALos Angeles Rams23-2WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum49342
Sun9/22/1963AGreen Bay Packers10-31LMilwaukee, WICounty Stadium45912
Sun9/29/1963HChicago Bears21-37LDetroit, MITiger Stadium55400
Sun10/6/1963HSan Francisco 49ers26-3WDetroit, MITiger Stadium44088
Sun10/13/1963ADallas Cowboys14-17LDallas, TXCotton Bowl27264
Sun10/20/1963HBaltimore Colts21-25LDetroit, MITiger Stadium51901
Sun10/27/1963HMinnesota Vikings28-10WDetroit, MITiger Stadium44509
Sun11/3/1963ASan Francisco 49ers45-7WSan Francisco, CAKezar Stadium33511
Sun11/10/1963ABaltimore Colts21-24LBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium59758
Sun11/17/1963HLos Angeles Rams21-28LDetroit, MITiger Stadium44951
Sun11/24/1963AMinnesota Vikings31-34LBloomington, MNMetropolitan Stadium28763
Thu11/28/1963HGreen Bay Packers13-13TDetroit, MITiger Stadium54016
Sun12/8/1963HCleveland Browns38-10WDetroit, MITiger Stadium51382
Sun12/15/1963AChicago Bears14-24LChicago, ILWrigley Field45317

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

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Schedule Notes
8/17/1963New York GiantsDoubleheader
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Terry Barr41FL-DB6-018928Michigan1414
Carl Brettschneider57LLB-RLB6-122332Iowa State53
Roger Brown76RDT6-529826Maryland-Eastern Shore1414
Mike Bundra74LDT-RDT6-325824Bakersfield CC; Southern California140
Howard Cassady40HB5-1018329Ohio State20
Ernie Clark59LLB-RLB6-122226Michigan State144
Gail Cogdill89SE-DB6-220026Washington State1414
Dick Compton20TE-SE6-119523McMurry130
Larry Ferguson46HB5-1018523Iowa71
Dennis Gaubatz53MLB6-222523Louisiana State144
Jim Gibbons80TE6-222027Iowa1414
John Gonzaga79LOG-ROT6-324730none147
John Gordy75ROG6-324828Tennessee1414
Al Greer82FL6-319723Jackson State10
Tom Hall86RS-LCB-SE6-219523Minnesota144
Dick Lane81LCB6-119434Western Nebraska CC1212
Danny LaRose77LOG6-525024Missouri98
Yale Lary28RS-P6-018733Texas A&M1010
Dick LeBeau44RCB6-018526Ohio State1414
Monte Lee52LLB-RLB6-422125Texas80
Danny Lewis45HB-FB6-119927Wisconsin1411
Gary Lowe43LS5-1119629Michigan State33
Bruce Maher21LS5-1119026Detroit Mercy1411
Ollie Matson30FB-HB-DB6-221033San Francisco CC; San Francisco80
Darris McCord78LDE6-425030Tennessee1312
Max Messner54LLB-RLB6-322525Cincinnati148
Earl Morrall14QB-P6-220529Michigan State1410
Floyd Peters72LDT6-325427San Francisco State1414
Nick Pietrosante33FB6-222526Notre Dame1211
Milt Plum16QB-K6-120528Penn State104
Lucien Reeberg61ROT-LOG6-429021Hampton149
Nick Ryder34FB6-020722Miami (Florida)100
Daryl Sanders70LOT6-524822Ohio State1414
Joe Schmidt56MLB6-122031Pittsburgh1010
Bob Scholtz50ROT-C6-425026Notre Dame95
Jim Simon83LDE-RDE-LDT6-523523Miami (Florida)132
Larry Vargo85LS-TE-SE6-321224Detroit Mercy142
Wayne Walker55RLB-K6-222527Idaho1413
Tommy Watkins23HB6-119526East Los Angeles JC; Iowa State135
Bob Whitlow51C6-123627Compton JC; Arizona1414
Sam Williams88RDE6-523532Michigan State1414
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
112Daryl SandersTOhio State
227Roy WilliamsTPacific
455Chuck WaltonGIowa State
683Don KingHBSyracuse
796John GambleGPacific
8111Dennis GaubatzLBLouisiana State
9124Kenny DillLBMississippi
10139Nick RyderBMiami (Florida)
11152Karl KassulkeBDrake
12167Tommy JanikBTexas A&M-Kingsville
13180Ernie ClarkLBMichigan State
14195Pete O'brienTXavier (Ohio)
15208Jim SimonE-LBMiami (Florida)
16223Charlie JohnsonTVillanova
17236Gene FrantzBBrigham Young
18251Al GreerEJackson State
19264Lucien ReebergTHampton
20279Gordon ScarboroughBTexas A&M-Commerce
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals451038197326
Opponents Totals60894670265
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals2309112415/ %/ %60531
Opponents Totals1947410911/ %/ %57624
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Terry Barr130000078
Gail Cogdill100000060
Wayne Walker02929100.092240.9056
Nick Pietrosante50000030
Tommy Watkins40000024
Milt Plum01313100.01425.0016
Danny Lewis20000012
Jim Gibbons1000006
Tom Hall1000006
Yale Lary1000006
Dick LeBeau1000006
Darris McCord1000006
Earl Morrall1000006
Nick Ryder1000006
Larry Vargo1000006
Bruce Maher0000012
Team Totals424242100.0102638.51326
Opponents Totals32303293.8132454.22265
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Wayne Walker92240.90461/13/43/62/90/2
Milt Plum1425.00200/01/10/10/00/2
Team Totals102638.50461/14/53/72/90/4
Opponents Totals132454.25/3/3/2/0/
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Danny Lewis1335284.0272
Tommy Watkins974234.4322
Nick Pietrosante1124183.7225
Earl Morrall261054.0181
Yale Lary12626.0260
Milt Plum9262.9130
Nick Ryder10232.3121
Larry Ferguson13231.850
Ollie Matson13201.590
Terry Barr199.090
Team Totals41516013.93211
Opponents Totals40515643.912
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Earl Morrall32817453.014026218.015.175t247.3144.329243237886.2
Milt Plum772735.1383394.412.63922.61215.643130818.7
Nick Pietrosante11100.003737.037.03700.000.00037118.8
Team Totals40620249.817829977.414.875t266.4266.433274272369.0
Opponents Totals37818348.417125976.914.2174.5246.345400219759.6
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Terry Barr66108616.575t13
Gail Cogdill4894519.770t10
Jim Gibbons3241212.932t1
Nick Pietrosante1617310.8240
Tommy Watkins1616810.5321
Danny Lewis151157.7300
Tom Hall3299.723t1
Dick Compton24120.5220
Ollie Matson22010.0170
Larry Ferguson284.070
Team Totals202299714.875t26
Opponents Totals183259714.217
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Dennis Gaubatz15555.0550
Larry Vargo14242.042t1
Dick Compton12323.0230
Dick LeBeau515831.670t1
Roger Brown12020.0200
Wayne Walker11717.0170
Dick Lane57014.0330
Darris McCord155.050
Tom Hall34515.0360
Bruce Maher100.000
Yale Lary22110.521t1
Gary Lowe2147.0140
Team Totals2447019.670t3
Opponents Totals2639315.13
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Yale Lary35171348.9730
Earl Morrall29114339.4550
Dick Compton28542.5440
Team Totals66294144.6730319
Opponents Totals83377545.5635
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Tommy Watkins321239912.590t1
Larry Ferguson1101089.8250
Tom Hall10210710.7320
Dick Compton20115.580
Howard Cassady1077.070
Bruce Maher1033.030
Team Totals571463511.190t1
Opponents Totals2931911.00
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Tommy Watkins2144721.3330
Larry Ferguson923125.7490
Tom Hall614323.8290
Ollie Matson36120.3300
Nick Ryder33311.0210
Ernie Clark11313.0130
Dick Compton11313.0130
Larry Vargo188.080
Team Totals4594921.1490
Opponents Totals56120621.50
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Terry Barr410100
Mike Bundra0001100
Ernie Clark0003300
Gail Cogdill100000
Dick Compton100000
Larry Ferguson200000
Dennis Gaubatz0001100
Jim Gibbons0030330
John Gordy0010100
Tom Hall210100
Dick Lane0020200
Yale Lary0001100
Danny Lewis200000
Bruce Maher0001100
Darris McCord0001101
Earl Morrall500000
Nick Pietrosante400000
Lucien Reeberg0020200
Nick Ryder100000
Joe Schmidt0001100
Bob Scholtz0010100
Tommy Watkins410100
Sam Williams0002200
Team Totals261412112331
Opponents Totals24111314270
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