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1958 Detroit Lions
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Record: 4-7-1, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 261 points (21.8/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 276 points (23.0/g), 7th.
Differential of -15 points (-1.2/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 5.6-6.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 4th.
Coached by George Wilson (4-7-1)
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1958 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tobin Rote | 30 | 8 | 11 | 118 for 257, 1,678 yards, 14 td, 10 int, & 77 rushes for 351 yards and 3 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| FB | John Henry Johnson | 29 | 4 | 0 | 56 rushes for 254 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 60 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1953 |
| LH | Ken Webb | 23 | Rook | 0 | 56 rushes for 172 yards, 2 td, & 11 catches for 85 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 14th / 169th pick / 1958 |
| LH | Gene Gedman | 26 | 5 | 0 | 92 rushes for 209 yards, 4 td, & 14 catches for 106 yards and 3 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 25th pick / 1953 |
| RH | Howard Cassady | 24 | 2 | 0 | 45 rushes for 198 yards, 0 td, & 23 catches for 406 yards and 7 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1956 |
| RH | Dave Middleton | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 rushes for 1 yards, 0 td, & 29 catches for 506 yards and 3 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1955 |
| LE | Jim Doran | 31 | 7 | 0 | 22 catches for 495 yards, 4 td | Detroit Lions / 5th / 55th pick / 1951 |
| LT | Lou Creekmur | 31 | 8 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 26th / 243rd pick / 1948 |
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| LG | Harley Sewell* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1953 |
| C | Charlie Ane* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 49th pick / 1953 |
| RG | Stan Campbell | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 18th / 213th pick / 1952 |
| RT | Ken Russell | 23 | 1 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 71st pick / 1957 |
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| RE | Jim Gibbons | 22 | Rook | 0 | 25 catches for 367 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1958 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Darris McCord | 25 | 3 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1955 |
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| LDT | Alex Karras | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958 |
| RDT | Gil Mains | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 20th / 237th pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Gene Cronin | 25 | 2 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 74th pick / 1956 |
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| LLB | Bob W. Long | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1955 |
| MLB | Joe Schmidt*+ | 26 | 5 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 85th pick / 1953 |
| RLB | Roger Zatkoff | 27 | 5 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 55th pick / 1953 |
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| LDH | Jim David* | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 261st pick / 1952 |
| RDH | Terry Barr | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1957 |
| LS | Yale Lary*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| RS | Jack Christiansen | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Martin | 34 | 8 | 0 | 7 of 19 field goals & 28 of 28 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950 |
| P | Yale Lary*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 59 punts for a 42.8 average, 1 blocked | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| PR | Yale Lary*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 27 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| KR | Ken Webb | 23 | Rook | 0 | 7 kick returns for a 22.0 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 14th / 169th pick / 1958 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Charlie Ane* | 27 | T-C | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | USC | 1/25/1931 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 49th pick / 1953 |
| Terry Barr | 23 | HB-DB-FL | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/10/1935 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1957 |
| Stan Campbell | 28 | G | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 8/26/1930 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 213th pick / 1952 |
| Howard Cassady | 24 | HB-SE-FL | 10 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 3/2/1934 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1956 |
| Jack Christiansen | 30 | DB | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 12/20/1928 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 69th pick / 1951 |
| Lou Creekmur | 31 | T-G-DG-DT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | William & Mary | 1/22/1927 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 26th / 243rd pick / 1948 |
| Gene Cronin | 25 | DE-LB-G | 12 | 12 | 229 | 6-2 | Pacific | 11/20/1933 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 74th pick / 1956 |
| Jim David* | 31 | DB | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Colorado State | 12/2/1927 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 261st pick / 1952 |
| Jim Doran | 31 | E-DE | 9 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Buena Vista,Iowa State | 8/11/1927 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 55th pick / 1951 |
| Gene Gedman | 26 | HB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Indiana | 1/9/1932 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 25th pick / 1953 |
| Jim Gibbons | 22 | E-TE | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Iowa | 9/26/1936 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1958 |
| Bill Glass | 23 | DE-C-T | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Baylor | 8/16/1935 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1957 |
| Doug Hogland | 27 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 5/8/1931 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 93rd pick / 1953 |
| John Henry Johnson | 29 | FB-HB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arizona State,St. Mary's (CA) | 11/24/1929 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1953 |
| Alex Karras | 23 | DT | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/15/1935 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958 |
| Karl Koepfer | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 10/7/1934 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 8th / 92nd pick / 1958 |
| Yale Lary*+ | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/24/1930 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| Bobby Layne* | 32 | QB | 2 | 1 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas | 12/19/1926 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948 |
| Dan Lewis | 22 | HB-FB | 11 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1936 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1958 |
| Bob W. Long | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/24/1934 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1955 |
| Gary Lowe | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 5/4/1934 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1956 |
| Gil Mains | 29 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Murray State | 12/17/1929 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 20th / 237th pick / 1952 |
| Jim Martin | 34 | G-LB-K | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 4/8/1924 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950 |
| Darris McCord | 25 | DE-DT-T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 1/4/1933 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1955 |
| Dave Middleton | 25 | E-HB-FL | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Auburn | 11/23/1933 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1955 |
| Bob Miller | 29 | DT-T | 10 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Virginia | 12/11/1929 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 58th pick / 1952 |
| Earl Morrall | 24 | QB | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 5/17/1934 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| Gerry Perry | 28 | T-DT-DE-G | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | California,Pepperdine | 7/17/1930 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 29th / 349th pick / 1952 |
| Perry Richards | 24 | E | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Detroit Mercy | 1/14/1934 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1957 |
| Tobin Rote | 30 | QB | 12 | 11 | 211 | 6-3 | Rice | 1/18/1928 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| Ken Russell | 23 | T | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 11/2/1935 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 71st pick / 1957 |
| Tom Rychlec | 24 | E | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | American International College | 9/11/1934 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 10th / 119th pick / 1957 |
| Joe Schmidt*+ | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/19/1932 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 85th pick / 1953 |
| Harley Sewell* | 27 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Texas | 4/18/1931 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1953 |
| Wayne H. Walker | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Idaho | 9/30/1936 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| Ken Webb | 23 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 207 | 5-11 | Presbyterian | 8/15/1935 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 14th / 169th pick / 1958 |
| Dave Whitsell | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Indiana | 6/14/1936 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| Roger Zatkoff | 27 | LB-DE | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Michigan | 3/25/1931 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 55th pick / 1953 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 12 | 218.5 | 6-1.6 | 3.6 |