Joseph Paul Schmidt
Position: LB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: January 19, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: Pittsburgh
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1973
10-time Pro Bowler & 8-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 7th round (85th overall) of the 1953 Draft
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Rank | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 35 | Detroit Lions | NFL | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 3 | |||||
| 1968 | 36 | Detroit Lions | NFL | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .333 | 4 | |||||
| 1969 | 37 | Detroit Lions | NFL | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 2 | |||||
| 1970 | 38 | Detroit Lions | NFL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | |
| 1971 | 39 | Detroit Lions | NFL | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 2 | |||||
| 1972 | 40 | Detroit Lions | NFL | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 2 | |||||
| 6 yrs | 84 | 43 | 34 | 7 | .558 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.5 | Avg Finish |
Games over .500: 9
Super Bowl Wins: 0
Overall Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 0
Division Championships: 0
| Overall | Offense | Rushing Off | Passing Off | Defense | Rushing Def | Passing Def | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tm | Tms | WL% | T/G | Pts± | Yds± | Yds | Pts | GvA | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | FL | Att | Yds | TD | Int | NY/A | Yds | Pts | TkA | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | FR | Att | Yds | TD | Int | nY/A |
| 1967 | DET | 16 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1968 | DET | 16 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 1969 | DET | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 1970 | DET | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 1971 | DET | 26 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 25 |
| 1972 | DET | 26 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 18 |
| 6 yrs | %tile | 60 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 43 | 56 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 64 | 63 | 45 | 25 | 34 | 52 | 78 | 48 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 58 | 62 | 59 | 65 | 54 | 84 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 49 | |