1982 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 8th place • National Football Conference • 4-5-0 .444 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Monte Clark |
| Maxie Baughan | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| John Brunner | Offensive Backs |
| Don Doll | Special Assignments |
| Fred Hoaglin | Offensive Line |
| Eddie Khayat | Defensive Line |
| Joe Madden | Special Teams |
| Ted Marchibroda | Offensive Coordinator |
| Mel Phillips | Defensive Backs |
| Larry Seiple | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1982 | H | Cleveland Browns | 16-17 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 54275 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1982 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 30-16 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 59924 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1982 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 27-23 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 45365 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1982 | A | Buffalo Bills | 10-13 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 37820 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1982 | H | Chicago Bears | 17-10 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 71337 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1982 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 19-14 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 59470 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1982 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | - | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | |||
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | H | Baltimore Colts | - | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | |||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | A | Miami Dolphins | - | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | |||
| Sun | 10/17/1982 | H | Atlanta Falcons | - | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | |||
| Sun | 10/24/1982 | A | Buffalo Bills | - | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | |||
| Mon | 11/1/1982 | A | Minnesota Vikings | - | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | |||
| Sun | 11/7/1982 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | - | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | A | Chicago Bears | 17-20 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 46783 | |
| Thu | 11/25/1982 | H | New York Giants | 6-13 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 64348 | |
| Mon | 12/6/1982 | H | New York Jets | 13-28 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 79361 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1982 | A | Green Bay Packers | 30-10 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 51875 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1982 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 31-34 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 73058 | |
| Sun | 12/26/1982 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21-23 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 65997 | |
| Sun | 1/2/1983 | H | Green Bay Packers | 27-24 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 64377 | |
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/8/1983 | A | Washington Redskins | 7-31 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55045 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/26/1982 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Canceled |
| 10/3/1982 | Baltimore Colts | Canceled |
| 10/10/1982 | Miami Dolphins | Canceled |
| 10/17/1982 | Atlanta Falcons | Canceled |
| 10/24/1982 | Buffalo Bills | Canceled |
| 11/1/1982 | Minnesota Vikings | Canceled |
| 11/7/1982 | Philadelphia Eagles | Canceled |
| 1/2/1983 | Green Bay Packers | Postponed from 11/14 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bubba Baker | 60 | RDE | 6-6 | 275 | 26 | Colorado State | 9 | 8 |
| Karl Baldischwiler | 76 | LOT | 6-5 | 270 | 26 | Oklahoma | 9 | 5 |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 226 | 24 | Purdue | 9 | 0 |
| Russ Bolinger | 73 | ROG | 6-5 | 255 | 28 | UC Riverside; Long Beach State | 9 | 5 |
| Dexter Bussey | 24 | FB | 6-1 | 205 | 30 | Oklahoma; Texas-Arlington | 9 | 6 |
| Ken Callicutt | 31 | RB | 6-1 | 191 | 27 | Clemson | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Cesare | 40 | S | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Memphis; Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Cobb | 53 | LLB | 6-2 | 231 | 25 | Southern California | 6 | 6 |
| Gary Danielson | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 31 | Purdue | 8 | 5 |
| Chris Dieterich | 72 | LOT | 6-3 | 275 | 24 | North Carolina State | 5 | 4 |
| Steve Doig | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 240 | 22 | New Hampshire | 9 | 0 |
| Keith Dorney | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 285 | 25 | Penn State | 9 | 9 |
| Joe Ehrmann | 74 | LDT | 6-4 | 256 | 33 | Syracuse | 9 | 1 |
| Homer Elias | 61 | LOG | 6-3 | 255 | 27 | Tennessee State | 9 | 9 |
| Doug English | 78 | RDT | 6-5 | 256 | 29 | Texas | 9 | 9 |
| Ken Fantetti | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Wyoming | 9 | 9 |
| Amos Fowler | 65 | C | 6-3 | 253 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 9 |
| William Gay | 79 | LDT | 6-5 | 260 | 27 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 9 | 8 |
| Bill Graham | 33 | SS | 5-11 | 191 | 23 | Texas | 7 | 1 |
| Hector Gray | 26 | SS | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Florida State | 8 | 3 |
| Don Greco | 67 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 23 | Western Illinois | 9 | 4 |
| Curtis Green | 62 | RDE | 6-3 | 267 | 25 | Alabama State | 7 | 1 |
| Alvin Hall | 35 | FS | 5-10 | 193 | 24 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 9 |
| James Harrell | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 25 | Florida | 9 | 3 |
| David Hill | 81 | TE | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 9 | 8 |
| Eric Hipple | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 25 | Utah State | 9 | 4 |
| James Hunter | 28 | RCB | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | Grambling State | 7 | 7 |
| John James | 6 | P | 6-3 | 199 | 33 | Florida | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Oregon; San Jose State | 6 | 0 |
| Horace King | 25 | HB | 5-10 | 205 | 29 | Georgia | 9 | 1 |
| Al Latimer | 43 | RCB | 5-11 | 172 | 25 | Ferrum JC; Clemson | 4 | 2 |
| Larry Lee | 64 | OG-C | 6-2 | 263 | 23 | UCLA | 9 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 83 | WR | 5-8 | 187 | 24 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce McNorton | 29 | CB | 5-11 | 175 | 23 | Georgetown (Kentucky) | 4 | 0 |
| Martin Moss | 63 | DT | 6-4 | 252 | 24 | UCLA | 5 | 0 |
| Eddie Murray | 3 | K | 5-11 | 188 | 26 | Tulane | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 208 | 23 | Bakersfield CC; San Jose State | 7 | 3 |
| Ulysses Norris | 80 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 25 | Georgia | 9 | 6 |
| Ray Oldham | 23 | SS | 5-11 | 192 | 31 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 5 |
| Ricky Porter | 46 | RB | 5-10 | 195 | 22 | Slippery Rock | 1 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 23 | Louisiana State | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Pureifory | 75 | LDE | 6-1 | 255 | 33 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 9 |
| Rob Rubick | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 234 | 22 | Grand Valley State | 7 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 175 | 30 | Amherst | 9 | 7 |
| Billy Sims | 20 | HB | 5-11 | 212 | 27 | Oklahoma | 9 | 8 |
| Tom Skladany | 1 | P | 5-11 | 192 | 27 | Ohio State | 7 | 0 |
| Wayne Smith | 44 | LCB | 6-0 | 170 | 25 | Wisconsin-La Crosse; Loop JC; Purdue | 5 | 5 |
| Terry Tautolo | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 232 | 28 | Long Beach CC; UCLA | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Thomas | 12 | K | 5-10 | 177 | 30 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 39 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 30 | Arizona Western JC; Oklahoma State | 9 | 6 |
| Tom Turnure | 55 | C | 6-4 | 253 | 25 | Washington | 9 | 0 |
| Danny Wagoner | 34 | CB-S | 5-10 | 180 | 23 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 27 | LCB | 5-10 | 184 | 22 | Texas State | 9 | 4 |
| Stan White | 52 | RLB | 6-1 | 224 | 33 | Ohio State | 9 | 9 |
| Jimmy Williams | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 22 | Nebraska | 6 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 15 | Jimmy Williams | LB | Nebraska |
| 2 | 42 | Bobby Watkins | DB | Texas State |
| 3 | 69 | Steve Doig | LB | New Hampshire |
| 4 | 96 | Bruce McNorton | DB | Georgetown (Kentucky) |
| 5 | 127 | Bill Graham | DB | Texas |
| 6 | 154 | Mike Machurek | QB | Idaho State |
| 7 | 175 | Phil Bates | RB | Nebraska |
| 7 | 187 | Vic Simmons | WR | Oregon State |
| 8 | 208 | Martin Moss | DE | UCLA |
| 9 | 231 | Danny Wagoner | DB | Kansas |
| 10 | 266 | Roosevelt Barnes | LB | Purdue |
| 11 | 292 | Edward Lee | WR | South Carolina State |
| 12 | 319 | Ricky Porter | RB | Slippery Rock |
| 12 | 326 | Rob Rubick | TE | Grand Valley State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 72 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 181 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 58 | 33 | 61 | 176 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:12 | 160 | 60 | 83 | 17 | 42/126 33.3% | / % | 58 | 548 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:48 | 162 | 54 | 96 | 12 | 50/129 38.8% | / % | 74 | 605 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 0 | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 0 | 49 |
| David Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Billy Sims | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Leonard Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bob Thomas | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Mark Nichols | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Horace King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ray Oldham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rob Rubick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 19 | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 0 | 181 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 20 | 20 | 100.0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 0 | 176 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 1 | 49 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 2/2 | 3/4 | 0/0 |
| Bob Thomas | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 46 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 1 | 49 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 5/6 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 3/7 | 3/7 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sims | 172 | 639 | 3.7 | 29 | 4 |
| Dexter Bussey | 48 | 136 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 23 | 92 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Horace King | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rob Rubick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 283 | 1022 | 3.6 | 29 | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 271 | 854 | 3.2 | 18 | 6 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Danielson | 197 | 100 | 50.8 | 83 | 1343 | 6.8 | 13.4 | 70t | 10 | 5.1 | 14 | 7.1 | 19 | 145 | 1198 | 60.1 |
| Eric Hipple | 86 | 36 | 41.9 | 46 | 411 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 52 | 2 | 2.3 | 4 | 4.7 | 11 | 97 | 314 | 45.3 |
| Tracy Porter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Tom Skladany | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 285 | 136 | 47.7 | 131 | 1754 | 6.2 | 12.9 | 70t | 12 | 4.2 | 18 | 6.3 | 30 | 242 | 1512 | 55.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 288 | 155 | 53.8 | 115 | 2098 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 85t | 11 | 3.8 | 18 | 6.3 | 32 | 230 | 1868 | 64.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sims | 34 | 342 | 10.1 | 52 | 0 | ||||
| David Hill | 22 | 252 | 11.5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leonard Thompson | 17 | 328 | 19.3 | 70t | 4 | 0 | |||
| Dexter Bussey | 16 | 138 | 8.6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Freddie Scott | 13 | 231 | 17.8 | 36 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Tracy Porter | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Horace King | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Nichols | 8 | 146 | 18.3 | 48t | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ulysses Norris | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rick Kane | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garry Cobb | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 136 | 1754 | 12.9 | 70t | 12 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 155 | 2098 | 13.5 | 85t | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Watkins | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Stan White | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 |
| James Hunter | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Garry Cobb | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Oldham | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Wayne Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| William Gay | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hector Gray | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 36 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 248 | 13.8 | 97t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Skladany | 36 | 1483 | 41.2 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 200 | 1223 | 34.0 |
| John James | 12 | 481 | 40.1 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 404 | 33.7 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 1964 | 40.9 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 237 | 1627 | 33.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 1830 | 39.8 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 275 | 1495 | 32.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Martin | 26 | 5 | 275 | 10.6 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 5 | 275 | 10.6 | 58 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 4 | 237 | 9.1 | 35 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Hall | 16 | 0 | 426 | 26.6 | 96t | 1 |
| Robbie Martin | 16 | 0 | 268 | 16.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Horace King | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Larry Lee | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 0 | 750 | 20.8 | 96t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 0 | 755 | 19.9 | 76 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bubba Baker | 8.5 | |
| Dave Pureifory | 7.0 | |
| William Gay | 5.0 | |
| Doug English | 4.5 | |
| Joe Ehrmann | 3.0 | |
| Curtis Green | 1.0 | |
| James Hunter | 1.0 | |
| Ray Oldham | 1.0 | |
| Wayne Smith | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 32.0 | 230.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30.0 | 242.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubba Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Danielson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 0 | |
| Joe Ehrmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Fowler | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| William Gay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Hipple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Horace King | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ulysses Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Pureifory | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Sims | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Watkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 |
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