1968 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 4th place • Western Conference • Central Division • 4-8-2 .333 |
| Head Coach: Joe Schmidt |
| Jimmy David | Overall Defense |
| Chuck Knox | Offensive Line |
| Jim Martin | Defensive Line |
| Bill McPeak | Overall Offense |
| John North | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/5/1968 | A | Buffalo Bills | 9-13 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 40412 | |
| Sun | 8/11/1968 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-3 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 12176 | |
| Fri | 8/23/1968 | H | Baltimore Colts | 14-7 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 34082 | |
| Thu | 8/29/1968 | A | Washington Redskins | 10-16 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 36721 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1968 | N | New York Jets | 6-9 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 84918 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1968 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 13-59 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 61382 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1968 | H | Chicago Bears | 42-0 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 50688 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1968 | A | Green Bay Packers | 23-17 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 50861 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1968 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 10-24 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44289 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1968 | A | Chicago Bears | 28-10 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 46996 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1968 | H | Green Bay Packers | 14-14 | T | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 57302 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1968 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 7-14 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 53555 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1968 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 7-10 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 77982 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1968 | H | Baltimore Colts | 10-27 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 55170 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1968 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 6-13 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 48654 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1968 | H | New Orleans Saints | 20-20 | T | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 46152 | |
| Thu | 11/28/1968 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 0-12 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 47909 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1968 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 24-7 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 49437 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1968 | A | Washington Redskins | 3-14 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 50123 | |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8/11/1968 | Philadelphia Eagles | Moved from Mexico City, Mexico |
| 9/7/1968 | New York Jets | Doubleheader |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| John Baker | 78 | LDE | 6-6 | 279 | 33 | North Carolina Central | 13 | 13 |
| Lem Barney | 20 | LCB | 6-1 | 189 | 23 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Bradshaw | 79 | ROT | 6-6 | 255 | 32 | Baylor | 13 | 13 |
| Mike Campbell | 21 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 23 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 3 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 89 | FL | 6-2 | 200 | 31 | Washington State | 3 | 3 |
| Bill Cottrell | 52 | C | 6-3 | 262 | 24 | Delaware Valley | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry DePoyster | 15 | P-K | 6-1 | 202 | 22 | Wyoming | 14 | 0 |
| Nick Eddy | 40 | HB | 6-1 | 207 | 24 | Notre Dame | 5 | 3 |
| Mel Farr | 24 | FB | 6-2 | 208 | 24 | UCLA | 9 | 7 |
| Ed Flanagan | 54 | C | 6-3 | 246 | 24 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| Rocky Freitas | 76 | ROT-LOT | 6-6 | 267 | 23 | Oregon State | 6 | 1 |
| Frank Gallagher | 68 | ROG | 6-2 | 240 | 25 | North Carolina | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Gambrell | 3 | FL | 5-10 | 175 | 27 | South Carolina | 14 | 11 |
| Jim Gibbons | 80 | TE | 6-2 | 220 | 32 | Iowa | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Hand | 74 | RDE | 6-5 | 247 | 28 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 |
| Lew Kamanu | 85 | DE | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | Weber State; Wenatchee Valley JC; Weber State | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Karras | 71 | LDT | 6-2 | 248 | 33 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| Greg Kent | 83 | DE | 6-6 | 275 | 25 | Wisconsin; Utah | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 43 | HB-FB | 6-2 | 220 | 26 | Marquette; Washington | 14 | 5 |
| Bob Kowalkowski | 66 | ROG | 6-3 | 243 | 25 | Virginia | 14 | 14 |
| Greg Landry | 11 | QB | 6-4 | 205 | 22 | Massachusetts | 4 | 2 |
| Dick LeBeau | 44 | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 31 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Lucci | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 233 | 29 | Pittsburgh; Tennessee | 12 | 12 |
| Bill Malinchak | 81 | SE-FL | 6-1 | 194 | 24 | Indiana | 14 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 25 | SE | 5-11 | 174 | 22 | Long Beach CC; Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Ed Mooney | 62 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Western Nebraska CC; Texas Tech | 14 | 0 |
| Denis Moore | 70 | RDE | 6-5 | 247 | 24 | Southern California | 12 | 5 |
| Bill Munson | 19 | QB | 6-2 | 203 | 27 | Foothill JC; Utah State | 12 | 12 |
| Paul Naumoff | 58 | LLB | 6-1 | 218 | 23 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 35 | FB | 6-3 | 229 | 26 | Indiana | 14 | 1 |
| Phil Odle | 23 | SE | 5-11 | 191 | 26 | Brigham Young | 14 | 0 |
| Wayne Rasmussen | 47 | RS | 6-2 | 179 | 26 | South Dakota State | 14 | 1 |
| Joe Robb | 84 | LDE-RDE | 6-3 | 238 | 31 | Texas Christian | 9 | 9 |
| Jerry Rush | 82 | RDT | 6-4 | 265 | 26 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Sanders | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 22 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Roger Shoals | 73 | LOT | 6-4 | 256 | 30 | Maryland | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Sieminski | 61 | DT | 6-4 | 262 | 28 | Penn State | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Swain | 51 | MLB | 6-2 | 229 | 27 | Oregon | 12 | 2 |
| Bobby Thompson | 27 | CB | 5-10 | 179 | 29 | Compton JC; Arizona | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 38 | HB-FB | 6-2 | 212 | 28 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 12 |
| Bill Triplett | 38 | HB-FB | 6-2 | 212 | 28 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 12 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 48 | RS | 5-11 | 192 | 25 | Iowa State | 13 | 13 |
| Wayne Walker | 55 | RLB-K | 6-2 | 225 | 32 | Idaho | 14 | 14 |
| Chuck Walton | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 27 | Iowa State | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Weger | 28 | LS | 6-2 | 193 | 23 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 13 |
| Jim Welch | 46 | HB | 6-0 | 191 | 30 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 11 | Greg Landry | QB | Massachusetts |
| 1 | 24 | Earl McCullouch | E | Southern California |
| 2 | 37 | Jerry DePoyster | K | Wyoming |
| 3 | 74 | Charlie Sanders | TE | Minnesota |
| 4 | 93 | Ed Mooney | LB | Texas Tech |
| 5 | 120 | Phil Odle | E | Brigham Young |
| 6 | 148 | Mike Spitzer | DE | San Jose State |
| 8 | 202 | Terry Miller | LB | Illinois |
| 9 | 229 | Greg Barton | QB | Tulsa |
| 10 | 256 | Granville Liggins | LB | Oklahoma |
| 11 | 283 | Dwight Little | G | Kentucky |
| 12 | 310 | Ed Caruthers | DB | Arizona |
| 13 | 337 | Chuck Bailey | T | Humboldt State |
| 14 | 364 | Richie Davis | E | Upsala |
| 15 | 391 | Jim Oliver | RB | Colorado State |
| 16 | 418 | Bob Rokita | DE | Arizona State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 61 | 38 | 61 | 47 | 207 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 57 | 44 | 86 | 241 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 221 | 87 | 119 | 15 | / % | / % | 70 | 810 | |
| Opponents Totals | 214 | 92 | 105 | 17 | / % | / % | 76 | 658 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Farr | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Billy Gambrell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Earl McCullouch | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jerry DePoyster | 0 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 3 | 15 | 20.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Wayne Walker | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 0 | 24 |
| Lem Barney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Greg Landry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Munson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tom Nowatzke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charlie Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Swain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 26 | 24 | 26 | 92.3 | 9 | 29 | 31.0 | 0 | 207 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 0 | 241 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Walker | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 1 | 43 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 0/2 |
| Jerry DePoyster | 3 | 15 | 20.0 | 2 | 33 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 0/8 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 29 | 31.0 | 3 | 43 | 1/1 | 3/7 | 3/6 | 2/12 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 3/ | 2/ | 10/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Farr | 128 | 597 | 4.7 | 46 | 3 |
| Bill Triplett | 120 | 384 | 3.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 53 | 207 | 3.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Nick Eddy | 48 | 176 | 3.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 36 | 116 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
| Bill Munson | 25 | 109 | 4.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Greg Landry | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Mike Campbell | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Jerry DePoyster | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Welch | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Charlie Sanders | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 433 | 1702 | 3.9 | 46 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 457 | 1680 | 3.7 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Munson | 329 | 181 | 55.0 | 140 | 2311 | 7.0 | 12.8 | 86t | 15 | 4.6 | 8 | 2.4 | 39 | 279 | 2032 | 82.3 |
| Greg Landry | 48 | 23 | 47.9 | 18 | 338 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 80t | 2 | 4.2 | 7 | 14.6 | 6 | 50 | 288 | 45.7 |
| Team Totals | 377 | 204 | 54.1 | 158 | 2649 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 86t | 17 | 4.5 | 15 | 4.0 | 45 | 329 | 2320 | 74.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 337 | 157 | 46.6 | 156 | 2448 | 7.3 | 15.6 | 12 | 3.6 | 24 | 7.1 | 36 | 291 | 2157 | 53.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl McCullouch | 40 | 680 | 17.0 | 80t | 5 |
| Charlie Sanders | 40 | 533 | 13.3 | 25 | 1 |
| Billy Gambrell | 28 | 492 | 17.6 | 50 | 7 |
| Bill Triplett | 28 | 135 | 4.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 24 | 375 | 15.6 | 86t | 4 |
| Dave Kopay | 18 | 130 | 7.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Nick Eddy | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Phil Odle | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Campbell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Malinchak | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 204 | 2649 | 13.0 | 86t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 157 | 2448 | 15.6 | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Barney | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 62 | 0 |
| Mike Weger | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dick LeBeau | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bill Swain | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Paul Naumoff | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Lucci | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 242 | 10.1 | 62 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 150 | 10.0 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry DePoyster | 71 | 2868 | 40.4 | 60 | 0 | 139 | ||||
| Team Totals | 71 | 2868 | 40.4 | 60 | 0 | 139 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 2686 | 40.7 | 89 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Barney | 13 | 14 | 79 | 6.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Nick Eddy | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Gambrell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 19 | 28 | 89 | 4.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 139 | 4.3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Barney | 25 | 670 | 26.8 | 98t | 1 | |
| Bobby Thompson | 17 | 363 | 21.4 | 40 | 0 | |
| Tommy Vaughn | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 31 | 0 | |
| Tom Nowatzke | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| Dave Kopay | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Billy Gambrell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Ed Mooney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 54 | 1247 | 23.1 | 98t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 1017 | 23.1 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Bradshaw | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Eddy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Farr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Flanagan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Kamanu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kowalkowski | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick LeBeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Munson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Naumoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Robb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Charlie Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 1 |
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