1985 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 7-9-0 .438 |
| Head Coach: Darryl Rogers |
| Bob Baker | Offensive Coordinator |
| Carl Battershell | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Don Doll | Special Assignments |
| Wayne Fontes | Defensive Coordinator |
| Paul Lanham | Receivers |
| Bill Muir | Offensive Line |
| Mike Murphy | Linebackers |
| Rex Norris | Defensive Line |
| Willie Shaw | Defensive Backs |
| Ivy Williams | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/9/1985 | H | Buffalo Bills | 10-10 | T | OT | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 44544 |
| Fri | 8/16/1985 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 3-28 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 57751 | |
| Fri | 8/23/1985 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 31-17 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 36111 | |
| Thu | 8/29/1985 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 16-20 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 16074 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1985 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 28-27 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 37785 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1985 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 26-21 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 72985 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1985 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 6-14 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60042 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1985 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 30-9 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 45023 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1985 | A | Green Bay Packers | 10-43 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55914 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1985 | A | Washington Redskins | 3-24 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52845 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1985 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 23-21 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 67715 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1985 | H | Miami Dolphins | 31-21 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 75291 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1985 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 13-16 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58012 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1985 | A | Chicago Bears | 3-24 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 53467 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1985 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 41-21 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 54647 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1985 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16-19 | L | OT | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 43471 |
| Thu | 11/28/1985 | H | New York Jets | 31-20 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 65531 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1985 | A | New England Patriots | 6-23 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 59078 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1985 | H | Green Bay Packers | 23-26 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 49379 | |
| Sun | 12/22/1985 | H | Chicago Bears | 17-37 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 74042 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Kurt Allerman | 95 | RILB-LILB | 6-3 | 225 | 30 | Penn State | 10 | 7 |
| Steve Baack | 68 | NT-DE | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | Oregon | 16 | 1 |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 226 | 27 | Purdue | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Black | 11 | P | 6-2 | 197 | 24 | Arizona State | 16 | 0 |
| Carl Bland | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 24 | Virginia Union | 8 | 2 |
| John Bostic | 42 | CB | 5-9 | 176 | 23 | Bethune-Cookman | 13 | 0 |
| Arnold Brown | 23 | CB | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | North Carolina Central | 7 | 0 |
| Lomas Brown | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 284 | 22 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Dan Bunz | 97 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 30 | UC Riverside; Long Beach State | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 89 | WR | 6-3 | 190 | 25 | Grand Valley State | 7 | 5 |
| Clarence Chapman | 42 | CB-S | 5-10 | 175 | 32 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Cofer | 55 | ROLB | 6-5 | 245 | 25 | Tennessee | 7 | 7 |
| August Curley | 50 | LILB-RILB | 6-3 | 222 | 25 | Southern California | 16 | 14 |
| Chris Dieterich | 72 | LOG | 6-3 | 275 | 27 | North Carolina State | 9 | 7 |
| Keith Dorney | 70 | ROT-ROG | 6-5 | 285 | 28 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Doug English | 78 | NT-DT | 6-5 | 256 | 32 | Texas | 10 | 10 |
| Leon Evans | 66 | DE | 6-6 | 270 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Fantetti | 57 | RILB-LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Wyoming | 8 | 4 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 35 | Arkansas | 8 | 1 |
| Keith Ferguson | 77 | RDE-LDE | 6-5 | 260 | 26 | Ohio State | 5 | 4 |
| William Frizzell | 26 | CB | 6-3 | 201 | 23 | North Carolina Central | 8 | 0 |
| Duane Galloway | 40 | CB | 5-8 | 181 | 24 | Santa Monica JC; Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
| William Gay | 79 | RDE-LDE | 6-5 | 260 | 30 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Kevin Glover | 53 | C-OG | 6-2 | 280 | 22 | Maryland | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Graham | 33 | FS | 5-11 | 191 | 26 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Don Greco | 67 | ROG-LOG | 6-3 | 260 | 26 | Western Illinois | 8 | 6 |
| Curtis Green | 62 | LDE-NT-DT | 6-3 | 267 | 28 | Alabama State | 15 | 8 |
| Alvin Hall | 35 | SS | 5-10 | 193 | 27 | Miami (Ohio) | 16 | 0 |
| James Harrell | 58 | LILB-RILB | 6-1 | 222 | 28 | Florida | 7 | 2 |
| Eric Hipple | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 28 | Utah State | 16 | 15 |
| June James | 96 | LB | 6-1 | 227 | 23 | Texas | 16 | 0 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 21 | SS | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| A.J. Jones | 34 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Texas | 8 | 0 |
| David Jones | 51 | ROG-LOG | 6-3 | 252 | 24 | Texas | 9 | 8 |
| James Jones | 30 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Florida | 14 | 13 |
| Rick Kane | 32 | FB | 6-0 | 200 | 31 | Oregon; San Jose State | 16 | 1 |
| Angelo King | 92 | ROLB | 6-1 | 222 | 27 | South Carolina State | 16 | 9 |
| Larry Lee | 64 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 263 | 26 | UCLA | 6 | 4 |
| David Lewis | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | California | 15 | 15 |
| Pete Mandley | 82 | WR | 5-10 | 193 | 24 | Northern Arizona | 16 | 0 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 98 | ROLB-RILB | 6-2 | 237 | 24 | Arizona State | 9 | 2 |
| Reese McCall | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 29 | Auburn | 16 | 2 |
| James McDonald | 83 | TE | 6-5 | 235 | 24 | Southern California | 6 | 2 |
| Bruce McNorton | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 175 | 26 | Georgetown (Kentucky) | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Meade | 36 | FB | 5-10 | 224 | 25 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 28 | RB | 5-10 | 194 | 31 | Jackson State; Abilene Christian | 7 | 6 |
| Alvin Moore | 24 | RB | 6-0 | 194 | 26 | Arizona State | 16 | 5 |
| Martin Moss | 63 | DE | 6-4 | 252 | 27 | UCLA | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Mott | 52 | C | 6-3 | 270 | 24 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Eddie Murray | 3 | K | 5-11 | 188 | 29 | Tulane | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 208 | 26 | Bakersfield CC; San Jose State | 14 | 12 |
| Rob Rubick | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 234 | 25 | Grand Valley State | 9 | 4 |
| Ray Snell | 61 | LOG | 6-4 | 265 | 27 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 |
| Hal Stephens | 65 | NT | 6-4 | 252 | 24 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Stevenson | 65 | OG-C | 6-3 | 285 | 29 | Missouri; Western Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| Rich Strenger | 71 | ROT | 6-7 | 285 | 25 | Michigan | 13 | 6 |
| Leonard Thompson | 36 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 33 | Arizona Western JC; Oklahoma State | 16 | 13 |
| Tom Turnure | 50 | C | 6-4 | 253 | 28 | Washington | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 27 | LCB | 5-10 | 184 | 25 | Texas State | 16 | 16 |
| Eric Williams | 76 | LDE-NT | 6-4 | 283 | 23 | Washington State | 12 | 12 |
| Jimmy Williams | 59 | LOLB | 6-3 | 230 | 25 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Lomas Brown | T | Florida |
| 2 | 34 | Kevin Glover | C | Maryland |
| 3 | 62 | James Johnson | LB | San Diego State |
| 4 | 90 | Kevin Hancock | LB | Baylor |
| 5 | 118 | Joe McIntosh | RB | North Carolina State |
| 6 | 146 | Stan Short | G | Penn State |
| 7 | 174 | Tony Staten | DB | Angelo State |
| 8 | 202 | Scotty Caldwell | RB | Texas-Arlington |
| 9 | 230 | June James | LB | Texas |
| 10 | 258 | Clayton Beauford | WR | Auburn |
| 11 | 286 | Kevin Harris | DB | Georgia |
| 12 | 314 | Mike Weaver | G | Georgia |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 76 | 95 | 79 | 57 | 0 | 307 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 96 | 85 | 114 | 3 | 366 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27:30 | 259 | 89 | 150 | 20 | 81/211 38.4% | 2/8 25.0% | 104 | 741 |
| Opponents Totals | 32:30 | 359 | 179 | 156 | 24 | 67/196 34.2% | 10/18 55.6% | 105 | 729 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 0 | 31 | 33 | 93.9 | 26 | 31 | 83.9 | 0 | 109 |
| James Jones | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Alvin Moore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Leonard Thompson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Mark Nichols | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jeff Chadwick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| David Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Eric Hipple | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 31 | 33 | 93.9 | 26 | 31 | 83.9 | 0 | 307 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 28 | 26 | 107.7 | 1 | 366 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 26 | 31 | 83.9 | 0 | 51 | 2/2 | 5/8 | 11/11 | 6/7 | 2/3 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 31 | 83.9 | 0 | 51 | 2/2 | 5/8 | 11/11 | 6/7 | 2/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 26 | 107.7 | 0/0 | 16/16 | 8/9 | 3/8 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones | 244 | 886 | 3.6 | 29 | 6 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 75 | 251 | 3.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 80 | 221 | 2.8 | 18 | 4 |
| Eric Hipple | 32 | 89 | 2.8 | 26 | 2 |
| Rick Kane | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Meade | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 15 | 1 |
| A.J. Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Black | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 452 | 1538 | 3.4 | 29 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 560 | 2685 | 4.8 | 37t | 19 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hipple | 406 | 223 | 54.9 | 165 | 2952 | 7.3 | 13.2 | 56 | 17 | 4.2 | 18 | 4.4 | 49 | 343 | 2609 | 73.6 |
| Joe Ferguson | 54 | 31 | 57.4 | 20 | 364 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 38 | 2 | 3.7 | 3 | 5.6 | 4 | 35 | 329 | 67.2 |
| James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Alvin Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 462 | 254 | 55.0 | 187 | 3316 | 7.2 | 13.1 | 56 | 19 | 4.1 | 21 | 4.5 | 53 | 378 | 2938 | 72.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 478 | 283 | 59.2 | 177 | 3242 | 6.8 | 11.5 | 50 | 16 | 3.3 | 18 | 3.8 | 45 | 336 | 2906 | 75.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Thompson | 51 | 736 | 14.4 | 48 | 5 |
| James Jones | 45 | 334 | 7.4 | 36 | 3 |
| Mark Nichols | 36 | 592 | 16.4 | 43 | 4 |
| David Lewis | 28 | 354 | 12.6 | 40 | 3 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 25 | 478 | 19.1 | 56 | 3 |
| Alvin Moore | 19 | 154 | 8.1 | 14 | 1 |
| Pete Mandley | 18 | 316 | 17.6 | 37 | 0 |
| Carl Bland | 12 | 157 | 13.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 18 | 0 |
| James McDonald | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Rob Rubick | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Meade | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Reese McCall | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 254 | 3316 | 13.1 | 56 | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 283 | 3242 | 11.5 | 50 | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Watkins | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bill Graham | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Bruce McNorton | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| James Harrell | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dan Bunz | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| William Gay | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| William Frizzell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 136 | 7.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 247 | 11.8 | 80t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Black | 73 | 3054 | 41.8 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 420 | 2534 | 34.7 |
| Team Totals | 73 | 3054 | 41.8 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 420 | 2534 | 34.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 2572 | 40.2 | 57 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 403 | 1969 | 30.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Mandley | 38 | 5 | 403 | 10.6 | 63t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 5 | 403 | 10.6 | 63t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 12 | 420 | 9.5 | 47 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Hall | 39 | 0 | 886 | 22.7 | 54 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 13 | 0 | 230 | 17.7 | 24 | 0 |
| A.J. Jones | 10 | 0 | 226 | 22.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 6 | 0 | 152 | 25.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 68 | 0 | 1494 | 22.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 0 | 1313 | 21.9 | 94t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Williams | 7.5 | |
| William Gay | 7.5 | |
| Curtis Green | 7.0 | |
| Eric Williams | 6.0 | |
| Angelo King | 4.0 | |
| Demetrious Johnson | 3.0 | |
| Doug English | 2.5 | |
| Steve Baack | 2.0 | |
| Keith Ferguson | 1.5 | |
| Alvin Hall | 1.0 | |
| Bill Graham | 1.0 | |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 45.0 | 336.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 53.0 | 378.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Baack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Black | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Gay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Hall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Hipple | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |
| June James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 | |
| David Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Mandley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Mott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Watkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 3 |
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