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 | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
6 | Jim Arnold | P | 6-3 | 211 | 25 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 0 |
68 | Steve Baack | NT-DE | 6-4 | 265 | 26 | Oregon | 16 | 0 |
61 | Scott Barrows | ROG-C | 6-2 | 278 | 23 | West Virginia | 16 | 4 |
11 | Mike Black | P | 6-2 | 197 | 25 | Arizona State | 9 | 0 |
80 | Carl Bland | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 25 | Virginia Union | 16 | 16 |
42 | John Bostic | CB | 5-9 | 176 | 24 | Bethune-Cookman | 13 | 0 |
75 | Lomas Brown | LOT | 6-4 | 284 | 23 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
96 | Paul Butcher | LB | 6-0 | 226 | 23 | Wayne State (Michigan) | 12 | 0 |
89 | Jeff Chadwick | WR | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | Grand Valley State | 15 | 15 |
55 | Mike Cofer | ROLB-LOLB | 6-5 | 245 | 26 | Tennessee | 16 | 15 |
50 | August Curley | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 26 | Southern California | 4 | 0 |
72 | Chris Dieterich | LOG | 6-3 | 275 | 28 | North Carolina State | 3 | 3 |
70 | Keith Dorney | ROG | 6-5 | 285 | 29 | Penn State | 12 | 12 |
43 | Donnie Elder | CB | 5-9 | 175 | 24 | Memphis | 3 | 0 |
66 | Leon Evans | DE | 6-6 | 270 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 0 |
12 | Joe Ferguson | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 36 | Arkansas | 6 | 4 |
77 | Keith Ferguson | LDE | 6-5 | 260 | 27 | Ohio State | 16 | 15 |
40 | Duane Galloway | LCB | 5-8 | 181 | 25 | Santa Monica JC; Arizona State | 16 | 12 |
79 | William Gay | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 31 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 16 | 16 |
81 | Jimmie Giles | TE | 6-3 | 242 | 32 | Alcorn State | 9 | 8 |
53 | Kevin Glover | LOG | 6-2 | 280 | 23 | Maryland | 4 | 1 |
33 | Bill Graham | S | 5-11 | 191 | 27 | Texas | 16 | 0 |
62 | Curtis Green | LDE | 6-3 | 267 | 29 | Alabama State | 16 | 1 |
34 | James Griffin | S | 6-2 | 199 | 25 | Middle Tennessee State | 16 | 0 |
58 | James Harrell | LILB-RILB | 6-1 | 222 | 29 | Florida | 16 | 15 |
47 | Rod Hill | CB | 6-0 | 184 | 27 | Kentucky State | 3 | 0 |
17 | Eric Hipple | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 29 | Utah State | 16 | 10 |
36 | Herman Hunter | RB | 6-1 | 199 | 25 | Tennessee State | 16 | 0 |
32 | Garry James | RB | 5-10 | 214 | 23 | Louisiana State | 16 | 15 |
21 | Demetrious Johnson | SS | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Missouri | 16 | 16 |
54 | James Johnson | LB | 6-2 | 236 | 24 | Orange Coast JC; San Diego State | 11 | 0 |
30 | James Jones | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
63 | Steve Kenney | LOG | 6-4 | 274 | 31 | Clemson | 9 | 1 |
92 | Angelo King | LOLB-ROLB | 6-1 | 222 | 28 | South Carolina State | 11 | 5 |
87 | David Lewis | TE | 6-2 | 235 | 25 | California | 11 | 7 |
16 | Chuck Long | QB | 6-4 | 216 | 23 | Iowa | 3 | 2 |
82 | Pete Mandley | WR | 5-10 | 193 | 25 | Northern Arizona | 16 | 0 |
57 | Vernon Maxwell | RILB-ROLB | 6-2 | 237 | 25 | Arizona State | 15 | 15 |
29 | Bruce McNorton | RCB | 5-11 | 175 | 27 | Georgetown (Kentucky) | 16 | 16 |
31 | Devon Mitchell | FS | 6-1 | 194 | 24 | Iowa | 16 | 16 |
24 | Alvin Moore | RB | 6-0 | 194 | 27 | Arizona State | 13 | 0 |
52 | Steve Mott | C | 6-3 | 270 | 25 | Alabama | 14 | 14 |
3 | Eddie Murray | K | 5-11 | 188 | 30 | Tulane | 16 | 0 |
51 | Shelton Robinson | LILB | 6-2 | 233 | 26 | North Carolina | 16 | 4 |
84 | Rob Rubick | TE | 6-3 | 234 | 26 | Grand Valley State | 16 | 2 |
73 | Harvey Salem | LOG-ROG | 6-6 | 286 | 25 | California | 13 | 13 |
64 | Eric Sanders | OT | 6-7 | 282 | 28 | Nevada-Reno | 3 | 0 |
25 | Oscar Smith | RB | 5-9 | 203 | 23 | Nicholls State | 2 | 0 |
71 | Rich Strenger | ROT | 6-7 | 285 | 26 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
39 | Leonard Thompson | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 34 | Arizona Western JC; Oklahoma State | 16 | 1 |
60 | Tom Turnure | OG-C | 6-4 | 253 | 29 | Washington | 13 | 0 |
27 | Bobby Watkins | LCB | 5-10 | 184 | 26 | Texas State | 5 | 4 |
79 | Eric Williams | NT | 6-4 | 283 | 24 | Washington State | 16 | 16 |
59 | Jimmy Williams | LOLB | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | Nebraska | 10 | 10 |
38 | Scott Williams | 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 | OT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 34 | 82 | 71 | 90 | |
Opponents Totals | 63 | 100 | 62 | 101 |
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 | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Murray | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 7/8 | 6/8 | 2/5 |
Team Totals | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 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 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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