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1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)

8th place • National Football Conference • 4-5-0 .444
Playoff Statistics
1982 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Monte Clark
Maxie BaughanDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers
John BrunnerOffensive Backs
Don DollSpecial Assignments
Fred HoaglinOffensive Line
Eddie KhayatDefensive Line
Joe MaddenSpecial Teams
Ted MarchibrodaOffensive Coordinator
Mel PhillipsDefensive Backs
Larry SeipleReceivers
SCORES
DayDateOpponentResultLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/14/1982HCleveland Browns16-17LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome54275
Sat8/21/1982HLos Angeles Raiders30-16WPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome59924
Sat8/28/1982ACincinnati Bengals27-23WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium45365
Sat9/4/1982ABuffalo Bills10-13LOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium37820
Sun9/12/1982HChicago Bears17-10WPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome71337
Sun9/19/1982ALos Angeles Rams19-14WAnaheim, CAAnaheim Stadium59470
Sun9/26/1982HTampa Bay Buccaneers-Pontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome
Sun10/3/1982HBaltimore Colts-Pontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome
Sun10/10/1982AMiami Dolphins-Miami, FLOrange Bowl
Sun10/17/1982HAtlanta Falcons-Pontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome
Sun10/24/1982ABuffalo Bills-Orchard Park, NYRich Stadium
Mon11/1/1982AMinnesota Vikings-Minneapolis, MNMetrodome
Sun11/7/1982APhiladelphia Eagles-Philadelphia, PAVeterans Stadium
Sun11/21/1982AChicago Bears17-20LChicago, ILSoldier Field46783
Thu11/25/1982HNew York Giants6-13LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome64348
Mon12/6/1982HNew York Jets13-28LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome79361
Sun12/12/1982AGreen Bay Packers30-10WGreen Bay, WILambeau Field51875
Sun12/19/1982HMinnesota Vikings31-34LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome73058
Sun12/26/1982ATampa Bay Buccaneers21-23LTampa, FLTampa Stadium65997
Sun1/2/1983HGreen Bay Packers27-24WPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome64377
First Round Playoff
Sat1/8/1983AWashington Redskins7-31LWashington, DCRFK Stadium55045
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
Schedule Notes
9/26/1982Tampa Bay BuccaneersCanceled
10/3/1982Baltimore ColtsCanceled
10/10/1982Miami DolphinsCanceled
10/17/1982Atlanta FalconsCanceled
10/24/1982Buffalo BillsCanceled
11/1/1982Minnesota VikingsCanceled
11/7/1982Philadelphia EaglesCanceled
1/2/1983Green Bay PackersPostponed from 11/14
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Bubba Baker60RDE6-627526Colorado State98
Karl Baldischwiler76LOT6-527026Oklahoma95
Roosevelt Barnes54LB6-222624Purdue90
Russ Bolinger73ROG6-525528UC Riverside; Long Beach State95
Dexter Bussey24FB6-120530Oklahoma; Texas-Arlington96
Ken Callicutt31RB6-119127Clemson80
Billy Cesare40S5-1119027Memphis; Miami (Florida)20
Garry Cobb53LLB6-223125Southern California66
Gary Danielson16QB6-219531Purdue85
Chris Dieterich72LOT6-327524North Carolina State54
Steve Doig58LB6-224022New Hampshire90
Keith Dorney70ROT6-528525Penn State99
Joe Ehrmann74LDT6-425633Syracuse91
Homer Elias61LOG6-325527Tennessee State99
Doug English78RDT6-525629Texas99
Ken Fantetti57MLB6-223025Wyoming99
Amos Fowler65C6-325326Southern Mississippi99
William Gay79LDT6-526027San Diego CC; Southern California98
Bill Graham33SS5-1119123Texas71
Hector Gray26SS6-119025Florida State83
Don Greco67ROG6-326023Western Illinois94
Curtis Green62RDE6-326725Alabama State71
Alvin Hall35FS5-1019324Miami (Ohio)99
James Harrell51LB6-122225Florida93
David Hill81TE6-224028Texas A&M-Kingsville98
Eric Hipple17QB6-221125Utah State94
James Hunter28RCB6-219528Grambling State77
John James6P6-319933Florida20
Rick Kane32RB6-020028Oregon; San Jose State60
Horace King25HB5-1020529Georgia91
Al Latimer43RCB5-1117225Ferrum JC; Clemson42
Larry Lee64OG-C6-226323UCLA90
Robbie Martin83WR5-818724Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)90
Bruce McNorton29CB5-1117523Georgetown (Kentucky)40
Martin Moss63DT6-425224UCLA50
Eddie Murray3K5-1118826Tulane70
Mark Nichols86WR6-220823Bakersfield CC; San Jose State73
Ulysses Norris80TE6-423225Georgia96
Ray Oldham23SS5-1119231Middle Tennessee State55
Ricky Porter46RB5-1019522Slippery Rock10
Tracy Porter89WR6-119623Louisiana State80
Dave Pureifory75LDE6-125533Eastern Michigan99
Rob Rubick84TE6-323422Grand Valley State70
Freddie Scott87WR6-217530Amherst97
Billy Sims20HB5-1121227Oklahoma98
Tom Skladany1P5-1119227Ohio State70
Wayne Smith44LCB6-017025Wisconsin-La Crosse; Loop JC; Purdue55
Terry Tautolo50LB6-223228Long Beach CC; UCLA20
Bob Thomas12K5-1017730Notre Dame20
Leonard Thompson39WR5-1119030Arizona Western JC; Oklahoma State96
Tom Turnure55C6-425325Washington90
Danny Wagoner34CB-S5-1018023Kansas10
Bobby Watkins27LCB5-1018422Texas State94
Stan White52RLB6-122433Ohio State99
Jimmy Williams59LB6-323022Nebraska60
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
115Jimmy WilliamsLBNebraska
242Bobby WatkinsDBTexas State
369Steve DoigLBNew Hampshire
496Bruce McNortonDBGeorgetown (Kentucky)
5127Bill GrahamDBTexas
6154Mike MachurekQBIdaho State
7175Phil BatesRBNebraska
7187Vic SimmonsWROregon State
8208Martin MossDEUCLA
9231Danny WagonerDBKansas
10266Roosevelt BarnesLBPurdue
11292Edward LeeWRSouth Carolina State
12319Ricky PorterRBSlippery Rock
12326Rob RubickTEGrand Valley State
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals72313741181
Opponents Totals24583361176
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals30:1216060831742/126 33.3%/ %58548
Opponents Totals29:4816254961250/129 38.8%/ %74605
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Eddie Murray01616100.0111291.7049
David Hill40000024
Billy Sims40000024
Leonard Thompson40000024
Bob Thomas033100.055100.0018
Mark Nichols20000012
Alvin Hall1000006
Horace King1000006
Ray Oldham1000006
Rob Rubick1000006
Freddie Scott1000006
Team Totals191919100.0161794.10181
Opponents Totals202020100.0122157.10176
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Eddie Murray111291.71490/06/62/23/40/0
Bob Thomas55100.00460/00/03/32/20/0
Team Totals161794.11490/06/65/55/60/0
Opponents Totals122157.11/14/53/73/71/1
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Billy Sims1726393.7294
Dexter Bussey481362.8100
Gary Danielson23924.0160
Horace King18673.7250
Eric Hipple10575.7200
Rick Kane7172.460
Leonard Thompson2168.0130
Mark Nichols133.030
Rob Rubick111.01t1
Freddie Scott1-6-6.0-60
Team Totals28310223.6295
Opponents Totals2718543.2186
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Gary Danielson19710050.88313436.813.470t105.1147.119145119860.1
Eric Hipple863641.9464114.811.45222.344.7119731445.3
Tracy Porter100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Tom Skladany100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Team Totals28513647.713117546.212.970t124.2186.330242151255.2
Opponents Totals28815553.811520987.313.585t113.8186.332230186864.0
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Billy Sims3434210.1520
David Hill2225211.5274
Leonard Thompson1732819.370t4
Dexter Bussey161388.6210
Freddie Scott1323117.8361
Tracy Porter912413.8230
Horace King9748.2141
Mark Nichols814618.348t2
Ulysses Norris35117.0300
Rick Kane3258.3120
Garry Cobb12525.0250
Robbie Martin11818.0180
Team Totals136175412.970t12
Opponents Totals155209813.585t11
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Bobby Watkins5224.4200
Stan White3217.0180
James Hunter23618.0360
Garry Cobb2126.0120
Ray Oldham13535.035t1
Wayne Smith11010.0100
William Gay177.070
Hector Gray155.050
Jimmy Williams144.040
Alvin Hall122.020
Team Totals181548.6361
Opponents Totals1824813.897t1
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Tom Skladany36148341.259036200122334.0
John James1248140.1500233740433.7
Team Totals48196440.959059237162733.9
Opponents Totals46183039.853039275149532.5
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Robbie Martin26527510.6580
Team Totals26527510.6580
Opponents Totals2642379.1350
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Alvin Hall16042626.696t1
Robbie Martin16026816.8270
Horace King202311.5120
Rick Kane101919.0190
Larry Lee101414.0140
Team Totals36075020.896t1
Opponents Totals38075519.9760
SACKSNOYDS
Bubba Baker8.5
Dave Pureifory7.0
William Gay5.0
Doug English4.5
Joe Ehrmann3.0
Curtis Green1.0
James Hunter1.0
Ray Oldham1.0
Wayne Smith1.0
Team Totals32.0230.0
Opponents Totals30.0242.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Bubba Baker0001100
Roosevelt Barnes0001100
Dexter Bussey220200
Gary Danielson6101-110
Joe Ehrmann0001100
Doug English0001100
Amos Fowler00202-40
William Gay0001100
Alvin Hall110100
Eric Hipple100000
James Hunter0001100
Horace King0020200
Robbie Martin310100
Ulysses Norris100000
Dave Pureifory101160
Freddie Scott100000
Billy Sims710100
Bobby Watkins0001100
Stan White0010100
Team Totals231211819-90
Opponents Totals218118192
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