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1962 Detroit Lions
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 315 points (22.5/g), 5th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 177 points (12.6/g), 2nd.
Differential of 138 points (9.9/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 11.2-2.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 2nd.
Coached by George Wilson (11-3-0)
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1962 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 | Milt Plum | 27 | 5 | 14 | 179 for 325, 2,378 yards, 15 td, 20 int, & 29 rushes for 170 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1957 |
| FB | Nick Pietrosante | 25 | 3 | 0 | 134 rushes for 445 yards, 2 td, & 26 catches for 251 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1959 |
| LH | Dan Lewis | 26 | 4 | 0 | 120 rushes for 488 yards, 6 td, & 16 catches for 158 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1958 |
| RH | Pat Studstill | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 rush for -11 yards, 0 td, & 36 catches for 479 yards and 4 td | |
| SE | Gail Cogdill* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 53 catches for 991 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 63rd pick / 1960 |
| TE | Jim Gibbons | 26 | 4 | 0 | 33 catches for 318 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1958 |
| LT | John Gonzaga | 29 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LG | Harley Sewell* | 31 | 9 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1953 |
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| C | Bob Whitlow | 26 | 2 | 14 | ||
| RG | John Gordy | 27 | 5 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1957 |
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| RT | Dan LaRose | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 18th pick / 1961 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Darris McCord | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1955 |
| LDT | Alex Karras* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958 |
| RDT | Roger Brown*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 42nd pick / 1960 |
| RDE | Sam Williams | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 24th / 288th pick / 1956 |
| LLB | Carl Brettschneider | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Joe Schmidt*+ | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 85th pick / 1953 |
| RLB | Wayne H. Walker | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| LCB | Night Train Lane*+ | 35 | 10 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Dick LeBeau | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959 |
| LS | Gary Lowe | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1956 |
| RS | Yale Lary*+ | 32 | 10 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Wayne H. Walker | 26 | 4 | 0 | 9 of 22 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| P | Yale Lary*+ | 32 | 10 | 0 | 52 punts for a 45.3 average, 1 blocked | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| PR | Pat Studstill | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29 punt returns for a 15.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Pat Studstill | 24 | 1 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 25.6 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Terry Barr | 27 | HB-DB-FL | 6 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/10/1935 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1957 |
| Carl Brettschneider | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-1 | Iowa State | 12/2/1931 | 6 | |
| Roger Brown*+ | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 5/1/1937 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 42nd pick / 1960 |
| Mike Bundra | 23 | DT | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | USC | 6/24/1939 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 80th pick / 1962 |
| Gail Cogdill* | 25 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Washington State | 4/7/1937 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 63rd pick / 1960 |
| Dick Compton | 22 | SE-B | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | McMurry | 4/16/1940 | Rook | |
| Jim Gibbons | 26 | E-TE | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Iowa | 9/26/1936 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1958 |
| John Gonzaga | 29 | T-G-DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | none | 3/6/1933 | 6 | |
| John Gordy | 27 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 6/17/1935 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1957 |
| Tom Hall | 22 | WR-DB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 4/3/1940 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 94th pick / 1962 |
| Harlon Hill | 30 | E-DB | 7 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | North Alabama | 5/4/1932 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 174th pick / 1954 |
| Alex Karras* | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/15/1935 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958 |
| Night Train Lane*+ | 35 | DB-E | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Western Nebraska Community College-Scottsbluff | 4/16/1927 | 10 | |
| Dan LaRose | 23 | T-DE-G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Missouri | 2/8/1939 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 18th pick / 1961 |
| Yale Lary*+ | 32 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/24/1930 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| Dick LeBeau | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 9/9/1937 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959 |
| Dan Lewis | 26 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1936 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1958 |
| Dave Lloyd | 26 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Georgia,Texas Tech | 11/9/1936 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 47th pick / 1959 |
| John Lomakoski | 22 | T | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Western Michigan | 11/11/1940 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1962 |
| Gary Lowe | 28 | DB-HB | 13 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 5/4/1934 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1956 |
| Bruce Maher | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Detroit Mercy | 7/25/1937 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 173rd pick / 1959 |
| Darris McCord | 29 | DE-DT-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 1/4/1933 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1955 |
| Max Messner | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 10/13/1938 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 99th pick / 1960 |
| Dick Mills | 23 | G | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 3/6/1939 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1961 |
| Earl Morrall | 28 | QB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 5/17/1934 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 25 | FB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/10/1937 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1959 |
| Milt Plum | 27 | QB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-1 | Penn State | 1/20/1935 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1957 |
| Joe Schmidt*+ | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/19/1932 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 85th pick / 1953 |
| Bob Scholtz | 25 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 12/25/1937 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1960 |
| Harley Sewell* | 31 | G-LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Texas | 4/18/1931 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1953 |
| Pat Studstill | 24 | FL-HB-WR-P | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Houston | 6/4/1938 | 1 | |
| Leo Sugar | 33 | DE | 6 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Purdue | 4/6/1929 | 8 | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 123rd pick / 1952 |
| Larry Vargo | 23 | DB-LB | 9 | 1 | 215 | 6-3 | Detroit Mercy | 4/5/1939 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 11th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| Wayne H. Walker | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Idaho | 9/30/1936 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| Paul Ward | 25 | DT-G | 6 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Whitworth | 1/30/1937 | 1 | |
| Tom Watkins | 25 | HB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 10/23/1937 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| Ken Webb | 27 | HB-FB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 5-11 | Presbyterian | 8/15/1935 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 14th / 169th pick / 1958 |
| Bob Whitlow | 26 | C | 14 | 14 | 236 | 6-2 | Arizona,Indiana | 2/15/1936 | 2 | |
| Sam Williams | 31 | DE-E-LB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 3/9/1931 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 24th / 288th pick / 1956 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 220.9 | 6-1.9 | 3.8 |