1983 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 1st place National Football Conference Central Division 9-7-0 .553 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Monte Clark |
| Don Doll | Special Assignments |
| Fred Hoaglin | Offensive Line |
| Bill Johnson | Offensive Backs |
| Eddie Khayat | Defensive Line |
| Joe Madden | Special Teams |
| Ted Marchibroda | Offensive Coordinator |
| Mel Phillips | Defensive Backs |
| Larry Seiple | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/5/1983 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-21 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 40258 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1983 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-13 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 32885 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1983 | H | Buffalo Bills | 16-17 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 41815 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1983 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 34-7 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 41992 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1983 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11-0 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 62154 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1983 | H | Cleveland Browns | 26-31 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 60095 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1983 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 14-30 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 54622 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1983 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 17-20 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58254 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1983 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 10-21 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 49403 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1983 | H | Green Bay Packers | 38-14 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 67738 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1983 | H | Chicago Bears | 31-17 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 66709 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1983 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-38 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 43189 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1983 | A | Chicago Bears | 38-17 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 58764 | |
| Mon | 11/7/1983 | H | New York Giants | 15-9 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 68985 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1983 | A | Houston Oilers | 17-27 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 40660 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1983 | A | Green Bay Packers | 23-20 | W | OT | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 50050 |
| Thu | 11/24/1983 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 45-3 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 77724 | |
| Mon | 12/5/1983 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 13-3 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 79169 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1983 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 9-17 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 45728 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1983 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23-20 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 78392 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/31/1983 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 23-24 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58286 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 54 | Roosevelt Barnes | LLB | 6-2 | 226 | 25 | Purdue | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | Mike Black | P | 6-2 | 197 | 22 | Arizona State | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Dexter Bussey | HB | 6-1 | 205 | 31 | Oklahoma; Texas-Arlington | 15 | 3 |
| 41 | James Caver | WR-S | 5-9 | 175 | 23 | Missouri | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Jeff Chadwick | WR | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | Grand Valley State | 16 | 4 |
| 53 | Garry Cobb | LLB | 6-2 | 231 | 26 | Southern California | 15 | 15 |
| 66 | Mike Cofer | RDE | 6-5 | 245 | 23 | Tennessee | 16 | 5 |
| 50 | August Curley | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 23 | Southern California | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | Gary Danielson | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 32 | Purdue | 10 | 0 |
| 73 | Mike Dawson | LDT | 6-3 | 262 | 30 | Arizona | 16 | 7 |
| 72 | Chris Dieterich | LOT | 6-3 | 275 | 25 | North Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Steve Doig | LB | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | New Hampshire | 9 | 0 |
| 70 | Keith Dorney | ROT | 6-5 | 285 | 26 | Penn State | 13 | 12 |
| 61 | Homer Elias | LOG | 6-3 | 255 | 28 | Tennessee State | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Doug English | RDT | 6-5 | 256 | 30 | Texas | 15 | 15 |
| 74 | Mike Fanning | LDT | 6-6 | 255 | 30 | Notre Dame | 14 | 5 |
| 57 | Ken Fantetti | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Wyoming | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Amos Fowler | C | 6-3 | 253 | 27 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 4 |
| 79 | William Gay | RDE-LDT | 6-5 | 260 | 28 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 15 | 15 |
| 33 | Bill Graham | LS | 5-11 | 191 | 24 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Hector Gray | CB | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Don Greco | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Western Illinois | 12 | 12 |
| 62 | Curtis Green | LDE | 6-3 | 267 | 26 | Alabama State | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Alvin Hall | RS | 5-10 | 193 | 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | James Harrell | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 26 | Florida | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Maurice Harvey | S | 5-10 | 189 | 27 | Ball State | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | Eric Hipple | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 26 | Utah State | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Ken Jenkins | RB | 5-8 | 184 | 24 | Bucknell | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | Demetrious Johnson | LS | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | Missouri | 14 | 2 |
| 20 | James Jones | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Rick Kane | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 29 | Oregon; San Jose State | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Horace King | HB | 5-10 | 205 | 30 | Georgia | 16 | 1 |
| 43 | Al Latimer | RCB | 5-11 | 172 | 26 | Ferrum JC; Clemson | 8 | 8 |
| 64 | Larry Lee | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 263 | 24 | UCLA | 16 | 6 |
| 83 | Robbie Martin | WR | 5-8 | 187 | 25 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 10 | 0 |
| 81 | Reese McCall | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 27 | Auburn | 16 | 5 |
| 29 | Bruce McNorton | RCB | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | Georgetown (Kentucky) | 16 | 8 |
| 63 | Martin Moss | DT | 6-4 | 252 | 25 | UCLA | 15 | 0 |
| 52 | Steve Mott | C | 6-3 | 270 | 22 | Alabama | 13 | 12 |
| 3 | Eddie Murray | K | 5-11 | 188 | 27 | Tulane | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Mark Nichols | WR | 6-2 | 208 | 24 | Bakersfield CC; San Jose State | 16 | 11 |
| 80 | Ulysses Norris | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 26 | Georgia | 15 | 15 |
| 84 | Rob Rubick | TE | 6-3 | 234 | 23 | Grand Valley State | 16 | 1 |
| 87 | Freddie Scott | WR | 6-2 | 175 | 31 | Amherst | 15 | 0 |
| 20 | Billy Sims | HB | 5-11 | 212 | 28 | Oklahoma | 13 | 12 |
| 71 | Rich Strenger | ROT | 6-7 | 285 | 23 | Michigan | 16 | 4 |
| 39 | Leonard Thompson | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 31 | Arizona Western JC; Oklahoma State | 13 | 12 |
| 38 | Vince Thompson | FB | 6-0 | 230 | 26 | Villanova | 10 | 2 |
| 55 | Tom Turnure | C | 6-4 | 253 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Danny Wagoner | CB-S | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | Kansas | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Bobby Watkins | LCB | 5-10 | 184 | 23 | Texas State | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Jimmy Williams | RLB | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 13 | James Jones | RB | Florida |
| 2 | 40 | Rich Strenger | T | Michigan |
| 3 | 67 | Mike Cofer | DE | Tennessee |
| 4 | 94 | August Curley | LB | Southern California |
| 5 | 115 | Demetrious Johnson | DB | Missouri |
| 5 | 121 | Steve Mott | C | Alabama |
| 6 | 154 | Todd Brown | WR | Nebraska |
| 7 | 181 | Mike Black | P | Arizona State |
| 8 | 208 | Bill Stapleton | DB | Washington |
| 10 | 261 | Dave Laube | G | Penn State |
| 11 | 287 | Ben Tate | RB | North Carolina Central |
| 12 | 321 | Jim Lane | C | Idaho State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 73 | 109 | 88 | 74 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 122 | 37 | 73 | 0 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:08 | 315 | 136 | 156 | 23 | 97/224 43.3% | / % | 118 | 988 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:52 | 324 | 133 | 161 | 30 | 80/213 37.6% | / % | 117 | 1062 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 0 | 38 | 38 | 100.0 | 25 | 32 | 78.1 | 0 | 113 |
| James Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Ulysses Norris | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Billy Sims | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Jeff Chadwick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Leonard Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Eric Hipple | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mark Nichols | 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 | ||
| Vince Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Doug English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Mike Fanning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 38 | 38 | 38 | 100.0 | 25 | 32 | 78.1 | 3 | 347 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 32 | 33 | 97.0 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 1 | 286 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 25 | 32 | 78.1 | 0 | 54 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 13/15 | 3/7 | 3/4 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 32 | 78.1 | 0 | 54 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 13/15 | 3/7 | 3/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 0/0 | 9/10 | 4/6 | 4/8 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sims | 220 | 1040 | 4.7 | 41 | 7 |
| James Jones | 135 | 475 | 3.5 | 18 | 6 |
| Dexter Bussey | 57 | 249 | 4.4 | 26 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 41 | 171 | 4.2 | 27 | 3 |
| Vince Thompson | 40 | 138 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Leonard Thompson | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Rick Kane | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Horace King | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Black | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 513 | 2181 | 4.3 | 41 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 503 | 2104 | 4.2 | 42 | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hipple | 387 | 204 | 204 | 165 | 2577 | 6.7 | 12.6 | 80t | 12 | 3.1 | 18 | 4.7 | 37 | 274 | 2303 | 64.7 |
| Gary Danielson | 113 | 59 | 59 | 50 | 720 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 54 | 7 | 6.2 | 4 | 3.5 | 8 | 68 | 652 | 78.0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Mike Black | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 503 | 263 | 263 | 217 | 3297 | 6.6 | 12.5 | 80t | 19 | 3.8 | 23 | 4.6 | 45 | 342 | 2955 | 66.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 515 | 297 | 297 | 196 | 3401 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 84 | 21 | 4.1 | 22 | 4.3 | 43 | 289 | 3112 | 73.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones | 46 | 467 | 10.2 | 46 | 1 |
| Billy Sims | 42 | 419 | 10.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 41 | 752 | 18.3 | 80t | 3 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 40 | 617 | 15.4 | 45 | 4 |
| Mark Nichols | 29 | 437 | 15.1 | 46t | 1 |
| Ulysses Norris | 26 | 291 | 11.2 | 41 | 7 |
| Rob Rubick | 10 | 81 | 8.1 | 15 | 1 |
| Horace King | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 14t | 1 |
| Freddie Scott | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Vince Thompson | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Reese McCall | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 263 | 3297 | 12.5 | 80t | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 297 | 3401 | 11.5 | 84 | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce McNorton | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Garry Cobb | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 70 | 0 |
| Alvin Hall | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ken Fantetti | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Latimer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 185 | 8.4 | 70 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 241 | 10.5 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Black | 71 | 2911 | 41.0 | 60 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 302 | 2429 | 33.7 |
| Team Totals | 72 | 2911 | 40.4 | 60 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 302 | 2429 | 33.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 79 | 3167 | 40.1 | 64 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 522 | 2465 | 31.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Jenkins | 23 | 1 | 230 | 10.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 15 | 3 | 183 | 12.2 | 81t | 1 |
| Alvin Hall | 8 | 4 | 109 | 13.6 | 66 | 0 |
| Al Latimer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 46 | 9 | 522 | 11.3 | 81t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 4 | 302 | 7.7 | 33 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Hall | 23 | 0 | 492 | 21.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Ken Jenkins | 22 | 0 | 459 | 20.9 | 30 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 8 | 0 | 140 | 17.5 | 51 | 0 |
| James Caver | 4 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Lee | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| August Curley | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ulysses Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 0 | 1191 | 19.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 1146 | 16.1 | 49 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| William Gay | 13.5 | |
| Doug English | 13.0 | |
| Curtis Green | 4.5 | |
| Mike Cofer | 4.5 | |
| Jimmy Williams | 1.0 | |
| James Harrell | 1.0 | |
| Ken Fantetti | 1.0 | |
| Mike Fanning | 1.0 | |
| Mike Dawson | 1.0 | |
| Garry Cobb | 1.0 | |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 1.0 | |
| Martin Moss | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 43.0 | 289.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45.0 | 342.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Black | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Caver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garry Cobb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cofer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Dieterich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Homer Elias | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Fantetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Greco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Hipple | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Jenkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Demetrious Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Mott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Nichols | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ulysses Norris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Sims | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vince Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 0 |
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