1984 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 4th place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 4-11-1 .281 |
| Head Coach: Monte Clark |
| Ed Beard | Defensive Coordinator |
| Don Doll | Special Assignments |
| Fred Hoaglin | Offensive Line |
| Bill Johnson | Offensive Backs |
| Eddie Khayat | Defensive Line |
| Joe Madden | Special Teams |
| Bill Nelsen | Offensive Coordinator |
| Mel Phillips | Defensive Backs |
| Larry Seiple | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/4/1984 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-14 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 46055 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1984 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 24-28 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 41414 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1984 | A | Buffalo Bills | 17-12 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 19659 | |
| Fri | 8/24/1984 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-35 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 41715 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1984 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 27-30 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 56782 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1984 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 27-24 | W | OT | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 49878 |
| Sun | 9/16/1984 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-21 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 44560 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1984 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 28-29 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 57511 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1984 | A | San Diego Chargers | 24-27 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 53509 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1984 | H | Denver Broncos | 7-28 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 55836 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1984 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13-7 | W | OT | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 44308 |
| Sun | 10/21/1984 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 16-14 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 59953 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1984 | A | Green Bay Packers | 9-41 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 54289 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1984 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 23-23 | T | OT | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 59141 |
| Sun | 11/11/1984 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-28 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50212 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1984 | A | Chicago Bears | 14-16 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 54911 | |
| Thu | 11/22/1984 | H | Green Bay Packers | 31-28 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 63698 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1984 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 17-38 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 62441 | |
| Mon | 12/10/1984 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 3-24 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 66710 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1984 | H | Chicago Bears | 13-30 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 53252 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Steve Baack | 68 | DE | 6-4 | 265 | 24 | Oregon | 16 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 226 | 26 | Purdue | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Black | 11 | P | 6-2 | 197 | 23 | Arizona State | 16 | 0 |
| Carl Bland | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 23 | Virginia Union | 3 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 24 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 32 | Oklahoma; Texas-Arlington | 16 | 3 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 89 | WR | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | Grand Valley State | 16 | 3 |
| Garry Cobb | 53 | LLB | 6-2 | 231 | 27 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Cofer | 66 | RDE | 6-5 | 245 | 24 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
| August Curley | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 24 | Southern California | 8 | 0 |
| Dave D'Addio | 44 | RB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Maryland | 16 | 2 |
| Gary Danielson | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 33 | Purdue | 15 | 14 |
| Chris Dieterich | 72 | LOG-LOT | 6-3 | 275 | 26 | North Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| Kirk Dodge | 93 | LB | 6-1 | 232 | 22 | Fullerton JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Doig | 58 | MLB | 6-2 | 240 | 24 | New Hampshire | 16 | 4 |
| Keith Dorney | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 285 | 27 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Homer Elias | 61 | LOG-LOT | 6-3 | 255 | 29 | Tennessee State | 12 | 4 |
| Doug English | 78 | RDT | 6-5 | 256 | 31 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Ken Fantetti | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Wyoming | 14 | 12 |
| Amos Fowler | 65 | C | 6-3 | 253 | 28 | Southern Mississippi | 15 | 7 |
| William Frizzell | 25 | CB-S | 6-3 | 202 | 22 | North Carolina Central | 16 | 0 |
| William Gay | 79 | LDE | 6-5 | 260 | 29 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Bill Graham | 33 | LS | 5-11 | 191 | 25 | Texas | 14 | 13 |
| Don Greco | 67 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Western Illinois | 16 | 16 |
| Curtis Green | 62 | LDT | 6-3 | 267 | 27 | Alabama State | 16 | 15 |
| Alvin Hall | 35 | RS | 5-10 | 193 | 26 | Miami (Ohio) | 16 | 16 |
| Eric Hipple | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 27 | Utah State | 8 | 1 |
| Ken Jenkins | 31 | RB | 5-8 | 184 | 25 | Bucknell | 14 | 3 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 21 | LS | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Missouri | 16 | 3 |
| David Jones | 51 | C | 6-3 | 252 | 23 | Texas | 10 | 0 |
| James Jones | 30 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Angelo King | 92 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 26 | South Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
| Don Laster | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 285 | 26 | Tennessee State | 14 | 8 |
| Al Latimer | 43 | CB | 5-11 | 172 | 27 | Ferrum JC; Clemson | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Lee | 64 | C-LOG-LOT | 6-2 | 263 | 25 | UCLA | 15 | 6 |
| David Lewis | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | California | 16 | 7 |
| Mike Machurek | 14 | QB | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | San Diego CC; Idaho State | 4 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 82 | WR | 5-10 | 193 | 23 | Northern Arizona | 15 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 83 | WR | 5-8 | 187 | 26 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 14 | 0 |
| Reese McCall | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 238 | 28 | Auburn | 16 | 5 |
| Bruce McNorton | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 175 | 25 | Georgetown (Kentucky) | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Meade | 36 | FB | 5-10 | 224 | 24 | Penn State | 15 | 0 |
| Martin Moss | 63 | DT | 6-4 | 252 | 26 | UCLA | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Mott | 52 | C | 6-3 | 270 | 23 | Alabama | 6 | 6 |
| Eddie Murray | 3 | K | 5-11 | 188 | 28 | Tulane | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 208 | 25 | Bakersfield CC; San Jose State | 15 | 9 |
| Rob Rubick | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 234 | 24 | Grand Valley State | 16 | 9 |
| Billy Sims | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 212 | 29 | Oklahoma | 8 | 8 |
| Rich Strenger | 71 | LOT | 6-7 | 285 | 24 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Tautolo | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 232 | 30 | Long Beach CC; UCLA | 4 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 39 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 32 | Arizona Western JC; Oklahoma State | 16 | 15 |
| Danny Wagoner | 34 | CB-S | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 27 | LCB | 5-10 | 184 | 24 | Texas State | 16 | 16 |
| Eric Williams | 76 | LDT | 6-4 | 283 | 22 | Washington State | 12 | 1 |
| Gardner Williams | 40 | CB-S | 6-2 | 199 | 23 | St. Mary's (California) | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 59 | RLB | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| John Witkowski | 18 | QB | 6-1 | 200 | 22 | Columbia | 3 | 1 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 20 | David Lewis | TE | California |
| 2 | 47 | Pete Mandley | WR | Northern Arizona |
| 3 | 62 | Eric Williams | DT | Washington State |
| 3 | 74 | Ernie Anderson | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | 75 | Steve Baack | DE | Oregon |
| 4 | 106 | Dave D'Addio | RB | Maryland |
| 6 | 160 | John Witkowski | QB | Columbia |
| 7 | 178 | Jimmie Carter | LB | New Mexico |
| 7 | 187 | Renny Atkins | T | Kansas |
| 8 | 214 | David Jones | C | Texas |
| 9 | 246 | Rich Hollins | WR | West Virginia |
| 10 | 259 | William Frizzell | DB | North Carolina Central |
| 10 | 273 | James Thaxton | DB | Louisiana Tech |
| 11 | 300 | Mike Saxon | P | San Diego State |
| 12 | 327 | Glenn Streno | C | Tennessee |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 47 | 108 | 76 | 43 | 9 | 283 |
| Opponents Totals | 108 | 133 | 57 | 110 | 0 | 408 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:43 | 306 | 118 | 170 | 18 | 84/215 39.1% | 9/19 47.4% | 138 | 1165 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:17 | 328 | 120 | 177 | 31 | 98/216 45.4% | 4/9 44.4% | 107 | 978 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 0 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 0 | 91 |
| James Jones | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Leonard Thompson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Billy Sims | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Gary Danielson | 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 | ||
| Ken Jenkins | 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 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 31 | 32 | 96.9 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 0 | 283 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 48 | 48 | 100.0 | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 0 | 408 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 1 | 52 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 5/7 | 12/13 | 1/4 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 1 | 52 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 5/7 | 12/13 | 1/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 9/16 | 5/8 | 5/6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sims | 130 | 687 | 5.3 | 81 | 5 |
| James Jones | 137 | 532 | 3.9 | 34 | 3 |
| Ken Jenkins | 78 | 358 | 4.6 | 25t | 1 |
| Gary Danielson | 41 | 218 | 5.3 | 40 | 3 |
| Dexter Bussey | 32 | 91 | 2.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave D'Addio | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| John Witkowski | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Mike Machurek | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Black | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 446 | 2017 | 4.5 | 81 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 519 | 1808 | 3.5 | 49 | 17 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Danielson | 410 | 252 | 61.5 | 143 | 3076 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 77t | 17 | 4.1 | 15 | 3.7 | 41 | 335 | 2741 | 83.1 |
| Eric Hipple | 38 | 16 | 42.1 | 21 | 246 | 6.5 | 15.4 | 40 | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.6 | 7 | 62 | 184 | 62.0 |
| John Witkowski | 34 | 13 | 38.2 | 21 | 210 | 6.2 | 16.2 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 74 | 136 | 59.7 |
| Mike Machurek | 43 | 14 | 32.6 | 23 | 193 | 4.5 | 13.8 | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 14.0 | 1 | 12 | 181 | 8.3 |
| James Jones | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 62 | 12.4 | 20.7 | 27 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 143.3 |
| Ken Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 531 | 298 | 56.1 | 211 | 3787 | 7.1 | 12.7 | 77t | 19 | 3.6 | 22 | 4.1 | 61 | 486 | 3301 | 73.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 466 | 288 | 61.8 | 164 | 3782 | 8.1 | 13.1 | 73t | 27 | 5.8 | 14 | 3.0 | 37 | 271 | 3511 | 94.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones | 77 | 662 | 8.6 | 39 | 5 |
| Leonard Thompson | 50 | 773 | 15.5 | 66t | 6 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 37 | 540 | 14.6 | 46 | 2 |
| Mark Nichols | 34 | 744 | 21.9 | 77t | 1 |
| Billy Sims | 31 | 239 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Ken Jenkins | 21 | 246 | 11.7 | 68 | 0 |
| David Lewis | 16 | 236 | 14.8 | 58 | 3 |
| Rob Rubick | 14 | 188 | 13.4 | 29 | 1 |
| Dexter Bussey | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Reese McCall | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Dave D'Addio | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 298 | 3787 | 12.7 | 77t | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 288 | 3782 | 13.1 | 73t | 27 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Watkins | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Graham | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Alvin Hall | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Bruce McNorton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Fantetti | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 36 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 251 | 11.4 | 63 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Black | 76 | 3164 | 41.6 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 516 | 2488 | 32.7 |
| Team Totals | 76 | 3164 | 41.6 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 516 | 2488 | 32.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 73 | 2921 | 40.0 | 60 | 10 | 13 | 241 | 2480 | 34.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Martin | 25 | 8 | 210 | 8.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Alvin Hall | 7 | 1 | 30 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 11 | 241 | 6.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 2 | 516 | 10.5 | 69t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Mandley | 22 | 0 | 390 | 17.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Alvin Hall | 19 | 0 | 385 | 20.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Ken Jenkins | 18 | 0 | 396 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 10 | 0 | 144 | 14.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Meade | 4 | 0 | 32 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave D'Addio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 74 | 0 | 1347 | 18.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 0 | 1250 | 20.8 | 44 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| William Gay | 10.0 | |
| Curtis Green | 8.5 | |
| Mike Cofer | 7.0 | |
| Doug English | 5.0 | |
| Garry Cobb | 3.0 | |
| Jimmy Williams | 2.0 | |
| Ken Fantetti | 1.5 | |
| Team Totals | 37.0 | 271.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 61.0 | 486.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Black | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cofer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |
| Kirk Dodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Bill Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Greco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Hall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -21 | 0 | |
| Al Latimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Lee | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -24 | 0 | |
| David Lewis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Mandley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robbie Martin | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Meade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Nichols | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Witkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 32 | -20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 2 |
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