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1964 Detroit Lions
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Record: 7-5-2, Finished 4th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 280 points (20.0/g), 9th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 260 points (18.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 20 points (1.4/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 7.6-6.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 8th.
Coached by George Wilson (7-5-2)
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1964 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 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 154 for 287, 2,241 yards, 18 td, 15 int, & 12 rushes for 28 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1957 |
| FB | Nick Pietrosante | 27 | 5 | 0 | 147 rushes for 536 yards, 4 td, & 19 catches for 152 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1959 |
| LH | Tom Watkins | 27 | 3 | 0 | 80 rushes for 218 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 125 yards and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| RH | Terry Barr* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 rushes for 31 yards, 0 td, & 57 catches for 1,030 yards and 9 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1957 |
| SE | Gail Cogdill | 27 | 4 | 0 | 45 catches for 665 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 63rd pick / 1960 |
| TE | Jim Gibbons* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 45 catches for 605 yards, 8 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1958 |
| LT | Daryl Sanders | 23 | 1 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | John Gonzaga | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Bob Whitlow | 28 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RG | John Gordy* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1957 |
| RT | J.D. Smith | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 15th pick / 1959 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Darris McCord | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1955 |
| LDT | Alex Karras | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958 |
| RDT | Roger Brown* | 27 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 42nd pick / 1960 |
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| RDE | Sam Williams | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 24th / 288th pick / 1956 |
| LLB | Ernie Clark | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 13th / 180th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Dennis Gaubatz | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 111th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | Wayne H. Walker* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| LCB | Dick LeBeau* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959 |
| RCB | Bobby Thompson | 25 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1962 |
| LS | Bruce Maher | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 15th / 173rd pick / 1959 |
| RS | Yale Lary* | 34 | 12 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Wayne H. Walker* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 14 of 25 field goals & 32 of 34 extra points | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| P | Yale Lary* | 34 | 12 | 0 | 67 punts for a 46.3 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| PR | Pat Studstill | 26 | 3 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Pat Studstill | 26 | 3 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 24.4 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Barr* | 29 | HB-DB-FL | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/10/1935 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1957 |
| Pat Batten | 23 | FB | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Hardin-Simmons | 12/5/1941 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 30th pick / 1964 |
| Roger Brown* | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 5/1/1937 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 42nd pick / 1960 |
| Ernie Clark | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 8/11/1937 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 13th / 180th pick / 1963 |
| Gail Cogdill | 27 | SE-WR | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Washington State | 4/7/1937 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 63rd pick / 1960 |
| Dick Compton | 24 | SE-B | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | McMurry | 4/16/1940 | 2 | |
| Dennis Gaubatz | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/11/1940 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 111th pick / 1963 |
| Jim Gibbons* | 28 | E-TE | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Iowa | 9/26/1936 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1958 |
| Sonny Gibbs | 25 | QB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-7 | TCU | 10/25/1939 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 18th pick / 1962 |
| John Gonzaga | 31 | T-G-DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | none | 3/6/1933 | 8 | |
| John Gordy* | 29 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 6/17/1935 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1957 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 22 | LB-G | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Iowa | 9/19/1942 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964 |
| Alex Karras | 29 | DT | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/15/1935 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958 |
| Roger LaLonde | 22 | DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Muskingum | 1/6/1942 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 8th / 61st pick / 1964 |
| Night Train Lane | 37 | DB-E | 7 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Western Nebraska Community College-Scottsbluff | 4/16/1927 | 12 | |
| Yale Lary* | 34 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/24/1930 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| Dick LeBeau* | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 9/9/1937 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959 |
| Monte Lee | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/11/1938 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 40th pick / 1961 |
| Dan Lewis | 28 | HB-FB | 11 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1936 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1958 |
| Gary Lowe | 30 | DB-HB | 13 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 5/4/1934 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1956 |
| Bruce Maher | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Detroit Mercy | 7/25/1937 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 173rd pick / 1959 |
| Darris McCord | 31 | DE-DT-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 1/4/1933 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1955 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 36 | HB | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Washington | 12/31/1928 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| Hugh McInnis | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 9/18/1938 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1960 |
| Earl Morrall | 30 | QB | 6 | 3 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 5/17/1934 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 27 | FB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/10/1937 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1959 |
| Milt Plum | 29 | QB | 12 | 11 | 205 | 6-1 | Penn State | 1/20/1935 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1957 |
| Bill Quinlan | 32 | DE | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 6/19/1932 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1956 |
| Wayne Rasmussen | 22 | DB | 11 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | South Dakota State | 6/7/1942 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 9th / 117th pick / 1964 |
| Nick Ryder | 23 | FB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 10/31/1941 | 1 | New York Jets / 16th / 123rd pick / 1963 |
| Daryl Sanders | 23 | T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 4/24/1941 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1963 |
| Joe Schmidt | 32 | LB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/19/1932 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 85th pick / 1953 |
| Bob Scholtz | 27 | C-G-T | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 12/25/1937 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Simon | 24 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 3/22/1940 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 71st pick / 1963 |
| J.D. Smith | 28 | T | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Rice | 5/27/1936 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 15th pick / 1959 |
| Pat Studstill | 26 | FL-HB-WR-P | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Houston | 6/4/1938 | 3 | |
| Bobby Thompson | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Arizona | 3/30/1939 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1962 |
| Wayne H. Walker* | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Idaho | 9/30/1936 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| Tom Watkins | 27 | HB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 10/23/1937 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| Warren Wells | 22 | SE-WR | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 11/14/1942 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 12th / 160th pick / 1964 |
| Bob Whitlow | 28 | C | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Arizona,Indiana | 2/15/1936 | 4 | |
| Sam Williams | 33 | DE-E-LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 3/9/1931 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 24th / 288th pick / 1956 |
| Team Total | 27.5 | 14 | 219.2 | 6-2.0 | 4.6 |