1986 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 5-11-0 .313 |
| Head Coach: Darryl Rogers |
| Bob Baker | Offensive Coordinator |
| Carl Battershell | Special Teams/Secondary |
| Don Doll | Tight Ends/Administrative Assistant |
| 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 | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/8/1986 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-17 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 42885 | |
| Fri | 8/15/1986 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 30-27 | W | OT | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 37875 |
| Sat | 8/23/1986 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 13-20 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 57921 | |
| Fri | 8/29/1986 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 30-20 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 44556 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1986 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 13-10 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 54851 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1986 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 7-31 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 73812 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1986 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20-24 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 38453 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1986 | A | Cleveland Browns | 21-24 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 72029 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1986 | H | Houston Oilers | 24-13 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 41960 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1986 | A | Green Bay Packers | 21-14 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 52290 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1986 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 10-14 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 50992 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1986 | A | Chicago Bears | 7-13 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 62064 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1986 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 17-24 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 52423 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1986 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-24 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 53725 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1986 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-11 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 54568 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1986 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 38-17 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 30029 | |
| Thu | 11/27/1986 | H | Green Bay Packers | 40-44 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 61199 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1986 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-27 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 45042 | |
| Mon | 12/15/1986 | H | Chicago Bears | 13-16 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 75602 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1986 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 6-20 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 35255 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jim Arnold | 6 | P | 6-3 | 211 | 25 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Baack | 68 | NT-DE | 6-4 | 265 | 26 | Oregon | 16 | 0 |
| Scott Barrows | 61 | ROG-C | 6-2 | 278 | 23 | West Virginia | 16 | 4 |
| Mike Black | 11 | P | 6-2 | 197 | 25 | Arizona State | 9 | 0 |
| Carl Bland | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 25 | Virginia Union | 16 | 16 |
| John Bostic | 42 | CB | 5-9 | 176 | 24 | Bethune-Cookman | 13 | 0 |
| Lomas Brown | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 284 | 23 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Paul Butcher | 96 | LB | 6-0 | 226 | 23 | Wayne State (Michigan) | 12 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 89 | WR | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | Grand Valley State | 15 | 15 |
| Mike Cofer | 55 | ROLB-LOLB | 6-5 | 245 | 26 | Tennessee | 16 | 15 |
| August Curley | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 26 | Southern California | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Dieterich | 72 | LOG | 6-3 | 275 | 28 | North Carolina State | 3 | 3 |
| Keith Dorney | 70 | ROG | 6-5 | 285 | 29 | Penn State | 12 | 12 |
| Donnie Elder | 43 | CB | 5-9 | 175 | 24 | Memphis | 3 | 0 |
| Leon Evans | 66 | DE | 6-6 | 270 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 36 | Arkansas | 6 | 4 |
| Keith Ferguson | 77 | LDE | 6-5 | 260 | 27 | Ohio State | 16 | 15 |
| Duane Galloway | 40 | LCB | 5-8 | 181 | 25 | Santa Monica JC; Arizona State | 16 | 12 |
| William Gay | 79 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 31 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Jimmie Giles | 81 | TE | 6-3 | 242 | 32 | Alcorn State | 9 | 8 |
| Kevin Glover | 53 | LOG | 6-2 | 280 | 23 | Maryland | 4 | 1 |
| Bill Graham | 33 | S | 5-11 | 191 | 27 | Texas | 16 | 0 |
| Curtis Green | 62 | LDE | 6-3 | 267 | 29 | Alabama State | 16 | 1 |
| James Griffin | 34 | S | 6-2 | 199 | 25 | Middle Tennessee State | 16 | 0 |
| James Harrell | 58 | LILB-RILB | 6-1 | 222 | 29 | Florida | 16 | 15 |
| Rod Hill | 47 | CB | 6-0 | 184 | 27 | Kentucky State | 3 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 29 | Utah State | 16 | 10 |
| Herman Hunter | 36 | RB | 6-1 | 199 | 25 | Tennessee State | 16 | 0 |
| Garry James | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 214 | 23 | Louisiana State | 16 | 15 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 21 | SS | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| James Johnson | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 236 | 24 | Orange Coast JC; San Diego State | 11 | 0 |
| James Jones | 30 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Kenney | 63 | LOG | 6-4 | 274 | 31 | Clemson | 9 | 1 |
| Angelo King | 92 | LOLB-ROLB | 6-1 | 222 | 28 | South Carolina State | 11 | 5 |
| David Lewis | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 235 | 25 | California | 11 | 7 |
| Chuck Long | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 216 | 23 | Iowa | 3 | 2 |
| Pete Mandley | 82 | WR | 5-10 | 193 | 25 | Northern Arizona | 16 | 0 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 57 | RILB-ROLB | 6-2 | 237 | 25 | Arizona State | 15 | 15 |
| Bruce McNorton | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 175 | 27 | Georgetown (Kentucky) | 16 | 16 |
| Devon Mitchell | 31 | FS | 6-1 | 194 | 24 | Iowa | 16 | 16 |
| Alvin Moore | 24 | RB | 6-0 | 194 | 27 | Arizona State | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Mott | 52 | C | 6-3 | 270 | 25 | Alabama | 14 | 14 |
| Eddie Murray | 3 | K | 5-11 | 188 | 30 | Tulane | 16 | 0 |
| Shelton Robinson | 51 | LILB | 6-2 | 233 | 26 | North Carolina | 16 | 4 |
| Rob Rubick | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 234 | 26 | Grand Valley State | 16 | 2 |
| Harvey Salem | 73 | LOG-ROG | 6-6 | 286 | 25 | California | 13 | 13 |
| Eric Sanders | 64 | OT | 6-7 | 282 | 28 | Nevada-Reno | 3 | 0 |
| Oscar Smith | 25 | RB | 5-9 | 203 | 23 | Nicholls State | 2 | 0 |
| Rich Strenger | 71 | ROT | 6-7 | 285 | 26 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Leonard Thompson | 39 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 34 | Arizona Western JC; Oklahoma State | 16 | 1 |
| Tom Turnure | 60 | OG-C | 6-4 | 253 | 29 | Washington | 13 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 27 | LCB | 5-10 | 184 | 26 | Texas State | 5 | 4 |
| Eric Williams | 79 | NT | 6-4 | 283 | 24 | Washington State | 16 | 16 |
| Jimmy Williams | 59 | LOLB | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | Nebraska | 10 | 10 |
| Scott Williams | 38 | RB | 6-2 | 234 | 24 | Georgia | 16 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 12 | Chuck Long | QB | Iowa |
| 2 | 29 | Garry James | RB | Louisiana State |
| 3 | 69 | Joe Milinichik | T | North Carolina State |
| 4 | 92 | Devon Mitchell | DB | Iowa |
| 5 | 119 | Oscar Smith | RB | Nicholls State |
| 8 | 205 | Allyn Griffin | WR | Wyoming |
| 9 | 231 | Lyle Pickens | DB | Colorado |
| 10 | 258 | Tracy Johnson | LB | Morningside |
| 11 | 290 | Leland Melvin | WR | Richmond |
| 12 | 317 | Allan Durden | DB | Arizona |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 34 | 82 | 71 | 90 | 277 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 100 | 62 | 101 | 326 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:42 | 287 | 100 | 156 | 31 | 85/222 38.3% | 7/14 50.0% | 84 | 658 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:18 | 298 | 134 | 148 | 16 | 88/213 41.3% | 5/8 62.5% | 99 | 781 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 0 | 31 | 32 | 96.9 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 0 | 85 |
| James Jones | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Jeff Chadwick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Leonard Thompson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jimmie Giles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Garry James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Carl Bland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Scott Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Herman Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| David Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 31 | 32 | 96.9 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 0 | 277 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 24 | 35 | 68.6 | 1 | 326 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 0 | 52 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 7/8 | 6/8 | 2/5 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 0 | 52 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 7/8 | 6/8 | 2/5 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 35 | 68.6 | 1/1 | 14/14 | 7/8 | 2/9 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones | 252 | 903 | 3.6 | 39 | 8 |
| Garry James | 159 | 688 | 4.3 | 60t | 3 |
| Alvin Moore | 19 | 73 | 3.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Herman Hunter | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Scott Williams | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 5 | 2 |
| Chuck Long | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Black | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 470 | 1771 | 3.8 | 60t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 519 | 2349 | 4.5 | 55t | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hipple | 305 | 192 | 63.0 | 102 | 1919 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 46 | 9 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.6 | 21 | 153 | 1766 | 75.6 |
| Chuck Long | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 17 | 247 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 34t | 2 | 5.0 | 2 | 5.0 | 8 | 69 | 178 | 67.4 |
| Joe Ferguson | 155 | 73 | 47.1 | 75 | 941 | 6.1 | 12.9 | 73 | 7 | 4.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 10 | 101 | 840 | 62.9 |
| Team Totals | 500 | 286 | 57.2 | 194 | 3107 | 6.2 | 10.9 | 73 | 18 | 3.6 | 20 | 4.0 | 39 | 323 | 2784 | 71.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 468 | 279 | 59.6 | 167 | 3090 | 6.6 | 11.1 | 81t | 14 | 3.0 | 22 | 4.7 | 41 | 290 | 2800 | 69.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones | 54 | 334 | 6.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 53 | 995 | 18.8 | 73 | 5 |
| Carl Bland | 44 | 511 | 11.6 | 34 | 2 |
| Garry James | 34 | 219 | 6.4 | 26 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 25 | 320 | 12.8 | 38t | 5 |
| Herman Hunter | 25 | 218 | 8.7 | 18t | 1 |
| Jimmie Giles | 19 | 198 | 10.4 | 30 | 3 |
| David Lewis | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Alvin Moore | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 51 | 0 |
| Rob Rubick | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Scott Williams | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 286 | 3107 | 10.9 | 73 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 279 | 3090 | 11.1 | 81t | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Mitchell | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Duane Galloway | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Bruce McNorton | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| James Griffin | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| John Bostic | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Keith Ferguson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Eric Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 190 | 8.6 | 36 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 311 | 15.6 | 80t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Black | 46 | 1819 | 39.5 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 250 | 1469 | 31.3 |
| Jim Arnold | 36 | 1533 | 42.6 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 267 | 1186 | 32.1 |
| Eddie Murray | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| Team Totals | 85 | 3389 | 39.9 | 60 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 517 | 2672 | 31.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 2836 | 41.7 | 58 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 420 | 2316 | 33.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Mandley | 43 | 9 | 420 | 9.8 | 81t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 9 | 420 | 9.8 | 81t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 14 | 517 | 13.3 | 84t | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Hunter | 49 | 0 | 1007 | 20.6 | 54 | 0 |
| Carl Bland | 6 | 0 | 114 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Oscar Smith | 5 | 0 | 81 | 16.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Bill Graham | 3 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Donnie Elder | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Leon Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 67 | 0 | 1321 | 19.7 | 54 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 0 | 1096 | 19.6 | 36 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Ferguson | 9.5 | |
| Mike Cofer | 7.5 | |
| William Gay | 6.5 | |
| Eric Williams | 4.0 | |
| Curtis Green | 3.5 | |
| James Griffin | 2.0 | |
| Angelo King | 2.0 | |
| Vernon Maxwell | 2.0 | |
| Jimmy Williams | 2.0 | |
| James Harrell | 0.5 | |
| Shelton Robinson | 0.5 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 41.0 | 290.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 39.0 | 323.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Barrows | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Black | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Bland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| Jeff Chadwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Cofer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duane Galloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |
| Herman Hunter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garry James | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Demetrious Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| James Jones | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Long | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Mandley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vernon Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce McNorton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -11 | 0 | |
| Eric Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 32 | -2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 2 |
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