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1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)

5th place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 2-14-0 .125
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Head Coach: Monte Clark
Billy AtkinsDefensive Backs
Don DollSpecial Assignments
Fred HoaglinOffensive Line
Larry PasqualeSpecial Teams
Floyd PetersDefensive Line
Jimmy RayeOffensive Backs
Bob SchnelkerQuarterbacks/Receivers
Marty SchottenheimerLinebackers
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/4/1979HCincinnati Bengals28-40LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome53238
Sat8/11/1979ABuffalo Bills34-13WOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium26283
Sat8/18/1979HCleveland Browns21-10WPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome55623
Fri8/24/1979ABaltimore Colts7-17LBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium28138
Sat9/1/1979ATampa Bay Buccaneers16-31LTampa, FLTampa Stadium68225
Sun9/9/1979HWashington Redskins24-27LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome54991
Sun9/16/1979ANew York Jets10-31LNew York, NYShea Stadium49612
Sun9/23/1979HAtlanta Falcons24-23WPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome56249
Sun9/30/1979HMinnesota Vikings10-13LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome75295
Sun10/7/1979ANew England Patriots17-24LFoxborough, MASchaefer Stadium60629
Sun10/14/1979AGreen Bay Packers16-24LOTMilwaukee, WICounty Stadium53950
Sun10/21/1979ANew Orleans Saints7-17LNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome57428
Sun10/28/1979HBuffalo Bills17-20LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome61911
Sun11/4/1979AChicago Bears7-35LChicago, ILSoldier Field50108
Sun11/11/1979HTampa Bay Buccaneers14-16LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome70461
Sun11/18/1979AMinnesota Vikings7-14LBloomington, MNMetropolitan Stadium43650
Thu11/22/1979HChicago Bears20-0WPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome66219
Sun12/2/1979APhiladelphia Eagles7-44LPhiladelphia, PAVeterans Stadium66128
Sun12/9/1979HMiami Dolphins10-28LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome78087
Sat12/15/1979HGreen Bay Packers13-18LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome57376

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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ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Jimmy Allen40SS-FS-LCB6-219427Los Angeles Pierce JC; UCLA1614
Nate Allen42CB5-1017031Texas Southern30
John Arnold47WR5-1017024Wyoming70
Bubba Baker60RDE6-627523Colorado State1616
Karl Baldischwiler76LOT6-527023Oklahoma1616
Luther Blue89WR5-1118025Iowa State93
Russ Bolinger73ROG6-525525UC Riverside; Long Beach State1616
Luther Bradley27RCB6-219424Notre Dame1616
Jon Brooks53LLB6-221522Clemson1510
Dexter Bussey24HB6-120527Oklahoma; Texas-Arlington1610
Ken Callicutt31RB6-119124Clemson160
Karl Chandler66C6-525027Princeton11
Garry Cobb63LB6-223122Southern California80
Eddie Cole50MLB6-223523Mississippi152
Keith Dorney70ROT6-528522Penn State1616
Cleveland Elam72LDT6-425127Tennessee State84
Homer Elias61LOG6-325524Tennessee State1515
Ken Ellis48LCB5-1119032Southern University71
Doug English78RDT6-525626Texas1616
Ken Fantetti57MLB6-223022Wyoming168
Amos Fowler65LOG6-325323Southern Mississippi121
Dennis Franks58C6-124526Michigan130
Lawrence Gaines38RB6-123026Wyoming160
Dave Gallagher71LDT6-425627Michigan107
William Gay79LDE6-526024San Diego CC; Southern California152
Jerry Golsteyn17QB6-421025Northern Illinois11
James Harrell51RLB6-122222Florida98
David Hill81TE6-224025Texas A&M-Kingsville1615
James Hunter28FS-LCB6-219525Grambling State1515
Scott Hunter10QB6-220732Alabama130
Ernie Jackson44CB5-1017629Duke20
Doug Jones46SS-FS6-220529Arizona State; San Diego CC; Northridge State106
Rick Kane32HB6-020025Oregon; San Jose State166
Horace King25FB5-1020526Georgia164
Jeff Komlo19QB6-220023Delaware1614
Tony Leonard26CB5-1116926Virginia Union10
Eddie Lewis48CB6-017526Kansas80
Don Morrison62C-OT6-525730Texas-Arlington150
Ulysses Norris80TE6-423222Georgia162
Ed O'Neil55LLB-MLB6-323527Penn State1612
Dave Parkin44FS6-019023Utah State92
Don Patterson43CB5-1117522Georgia Tech20
Wally Pesuit67C6-425525Kentucky165
Dave Pureifory75LDE-LDT6-125530Eastern Michigan1515
Joe Reed14QB6-119531Baylor; Mississippi State21
Benny Ricardo1K5-1017025Orange Coast JC; San Diego State160
Bo Robinson36FB6-223023West Texas A&M1412
Ken Sanders82LDT6-524229Howard Payne54
Freddie Scott87WR6-217527Amherst1414
Tom Skladany15P5-1119224Ohio State20
Jimmy Stewart46SS5-1119025Tulsa50
Larry Swider12P6-219524Pittsburgh140
Larry Tearry54C6-326023Wake Forest1110
Leonard Thompson39WR5-1119027Arizona Western JC; Oklahoma State151
Dave Washington52LB6-522431Alcorn State70
Gene Washington18WR6-118332Stanford1613
Charlie Weaver59RLB6-222530Arizona Western JC; Southern California88
Walt Williams21LCB6-118525Ashland; New Mexico State127
Robert Woods47WR5-717024Grambling State10
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
110Keith DorneyTPenn State
237Ken FantettiLBWyoming
367Bo RobinsonRBWest Texas A&M
488Ulysses NorrisTEGeorgia
492Jon BrooksLBClemson
5131Walt BrownCPittsburgh
8213John MohringLBLong Island-Post
9231Jeff KomloQBDelaware
11302Eddie ColeLBMississippi
12313Bob ForsterC-OGBrown
12326Bryan SweeneyWRTexas A&M-Kingsville
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals41564874219
Opponents Totals4411511096365
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals227851311175/231 32.5%/ %110897
Opponents Totals3111421284181/240 33.8%/ %118972
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Benny Ricardo0252696.2101855.6055
Rick Kane50000030
Freddie Scott50000030
David Hill30000018
Jeff Komlo20000012
Bo Robinson20000012
Leonard Thompson20000012
Luther Blue1000006
Dexter Bussey1000006
William Gay1000006
Scott Hunter1000006
Horace King1000006
Ulysses Norris1000006
Gene Washington1000006
Walt Williams1000006
Doug English0000012
(Team)0010.00000
Team Totals27252792.6101855.61219
Opponents Totals42414297.6243666.70365
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Benny Ricardo101855.61460/04/44/42/80/2
Team Totals101855.61460/04/44/42/80/2
Opponents Totals243666.70/19/109/116/120/2
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Dexter Bussey1446254.3381
Rick Kane943323.526t4
Bo Robinson873023.5292
Horace King391604.1231
Jeff Komlo301073.6162
Lawrence Gaines23552.460
Gene Washington12424.0240
Leonard Thompson5244.8160
Freddie Scott6213.5180
David Hill11515.0150
Joe Reed2115.5110
Ken Callicutt362.0100
Scott Hunter231.521
Jerry Golsteyn100.000
Ed O'Neil100.000
Larry Swider100.000
Luther Blue1-8-8.0-80
Team Totals44116773.83811
Opponents Totals63825153.955t22
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Jeff Komlo36818349.716222386.112.240113.0236.340361187752.8
Scott Hunter411843.9223217.817.88212.412.443328869.3
Joe Reed321443.8171645.111.75026.313.152713767.7
Larry Swider11100.003636.036.03600.000.00036118.8
Tom Skladany100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Jerry Golsteyn9222.25161.88.01500.0222.2218-20.0
Team Totals45221848.220727756.112.782143.1276.051439233653.3
Opponents Totals40222054.716827876.912.766t153.7143.545345244274.5
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Freddie Scott6292915.0505
David Hill4756912.1403
Leonard Thompson2445118.8822
Horace King181508.3300
Dexter Bussey151026.8220
Gene Washington1419213.729t1
Bo Robinson141188.4140
Rick Kane910411.6361
Luther Blue810212.8261
Ulysses Norris44310.8341
Ken Callicutt2168.0110
Russ Bolinger1-1-1.0-10
Team Totals218277512.78214
Opponents Totals220278712.766t15
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Luther Bradley4112.8110
Jimmy Allen400.000
James Hunter362.060
Walt Williams23919.536t1
Charlie Weaver11717.0170
Team Totals14735.236t1
Opponents Totals2739614.752t2
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Larry Swider88352340.0720713435294833.5
Tom Skladany1040640.652002540140.1
Team Totals98392940.1720715440334934.2
Opponents Totals83331640.056015372
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
John Arnold1941648.6270
Leonard Thompson9311713.0310
Ken Ellis80435.4150
Ken Callicutt44256.3130
Robert Woods20126.090
Tony Leonard1077.070
Wally Pesuit1055.050
Eddie Lewis10-1-1.0-10
Team Totals45113728.3310
Opponents Totals57154407.777t1
(Team)1.0
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
John Arnold2353923.4690
Ken Callicutt2440616.9310
Rick Kane1328121.6370
Leonard Thompson615125.2260
Tony Leonard37023.3280
Horace King23618.0200
Robert Woods23417.0170
Ken Fantetti2189.0170
Luther Blue12626.0260
Bo Robinson188.080
William Gay100.000
Team Totals78156920.1690
Opponents Totals5198719.492t1
SACKSNOYDS
Bubba Baker16.0
Dave Pureifory7.0
Doug English6.5
William Gay5.0
Ken Sanders2.0
Charlie Weaver2.0
James Harrell1.0
Dave Washington1.0
Jon Brooks1.0
Cleveland Elam1.0
Dave Gallagher0.5
(Team)1.0
Team Totals45.0345.0
Opponents Totals51.0439.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Jimmy Allen0001100
Bubba Baker0001100
Luther Bradley0001100
Jon Brooks0001100
Dexter Bussey300000
Ken Callicutt210100
Eddie Cole0001100
Ken Ellis110100
Doug English0002200
Dennis Franks1000-100
Lawrence Gaines100000
Dave Gallagher0001100
William Gay101101
Jerry Golsteyn1101-10
David Hill110100
Doug Jones0001100
Rick Kane420200
Horace King120200
Jeff Komlo11606-220
Tony Leonard100000
Dave Pureifory00011370
Bo Robinson310100
Freddie Scott210100
Larry Swider120200
Leonard Thompson300000
Charlie Weaver0001100
Team Totals371918123041
Opponents Totals30121519341
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