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1968 Detroit Lions

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Record: 4-8-2, Finished 4th in NFL Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 207 points (14.8/g), 14th of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 241 points (17.2/g), 5th.
 Differential of -34 points (-2.4/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 5.8-8.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 7th.

Coached by Joe Schmidt (4-8-2)

1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Bill Munson 27 4 11 181 for 329, 2,311 yards, 15 td, 8 int, & 25 rushes for 109 yards and 1 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964
Houston Oilers / 16th / 126th pick / 1964

HB Mel Farr 24 1 7 128 rushes for 597 yards, 3 td, & 24 catches for 375 yards and 4 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1967

FB Bill Triplett 28 6 0 120 rushes for 384 yards, 0 td, & 28 catches for 135 yards and 0 td

Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962
New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1962

FB Dave Kopay 26 4 5 53 rushes for 207 yards, 0 td, & 18 catches for 130 yards and 0 td
FL Billy Gambrell 27 5 0 28 catches for 492 yards, 7 td

Boston Patriots / 12th / 92nd pick / 1963

SE Earl McCullouch 22 Rook 0 40 catches for 680 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 24th pick / 1968

TE Charlie Sanders* 22 Rook 0 40 catches for 533 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968

LT Roger Shoals 30 5 0

Dallas Texans / 34th / 267th pick / 1962
Cleveland Browns / 16th / 223rd pick / 1961

LG Chuck Walton 27 1 0

Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1963
San Diego Chargers / 13th / 98th pick / 1963

C Ed Flanagan 24 3 14 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 5th / 64th pick / 1965

RG Frank Gallagher 25 1 0
RT Charlie Bradshaw 32 10 0 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 94th pick / 1957

 Defensive Starters
LDE John Baker 33 10 0 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958

LDT Alex Karras 33 10 0

Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958

RDT Jerry Rush 26 3 0

Boston Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1965
Detroit Lions / 2nd / 25th pick / 1965

RDE Joe Robb 31 9 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959

LLB Paul Naumoff 23 1 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967

MLB Mike Lucci 29 6 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 69th pick / 1961

RLB Wayne H. Walker 32 10 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958

LCB Lem Barney*+ 23 1 0 7 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967

RCB Dick LeBeau 31 9 0 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959

LS Mike Weger 23 1 0 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 9th / 218th pick / 1967

RS Tom Vaughn 25 3 0 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 5th / 57th pick / 1965
Denver Broncos / 11th / 81st pick / 1965

 Special Teams Starters
K Jerry DePoyster 22 Rook 0 3 of 15 field goals & 18 of 20 extra points

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 1968

P Jerry DePoyster 22 Rook 0 71 punts for a 40.4 average, 0 blocked

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 1968

PR Lem Barney*+ 23 1 0 13 punt returns for a 6.1 average and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967

KR Lem Barney*+ 23 1 0 25 kick returns for a 26.8 average and 1 td

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
John Baker 33 DE-DT-T 13 0 279 6-6 North Carolina Central 6/10/1935 10

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958

Lem Barney*+ 23 DB 14 0 188 6-0 Jackson State 9/8/1945 1

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967

Charlie Bradshaw 32 T 13 0 255 6-6 Baylor 3/13/1936 10

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 94th pick / 1957

Mike Campbell 23 RB 3 0 200 5-11 Lenoir-Rhyne 5/29/1945 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 150th pick / 1967

Gail Cogdill 31 SE-WR 3 0 200 6-3 Washington State 4/7/1937 8

Detroit Lions / 6th / 63rd pick / 1960

Bill Cottrell 24 T-G-C 14 0 255 6-4 Delaware Valley 9/18/1944 1
Jerry DePoyster 22 K 14 0 200 6-1 Wyoming 7/6/1946 Rook

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 1968

Nick Eddy 24 RB 5 0 210 6-1 Notre Dame 8/23/1944 Rook

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1966

Mel Farr 24 RB 9 7 210 6-2 UCLA 11/3/1944 1

Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1967

Ed Flanagan 24 C 14 14 245 6-3 Purdue 2/23/1944 3

Detroit Lions / 5th / 64th pick / 1965

Rocky Freitas 23 T 6 0 270 6-6 Oregon State 9/7/1945 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967

Frank Gallagher 25 G 14 0 245 6-2 North Carolina 3/2/1943 1
Billy Gambrell 27 SE-FL-WR 14 0 175 5-10 South Carolina 9/18/1941 5

Boston Patriots / 12th / 92nd pick / 1963

Jim Gibbons 32 E-TE 14 0 220 6-2 Iowa 9/26/1936 10

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1958

Larry Hand 28 DE-DT 1 0 250 6-4 Appalachian State 7/10/1940 3

Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd pick / 1964
New York Jets / 21st / 163rd pick / 1964

Lew Kamanu 24 DE 3 0 245 6-4 Weber State 4/9/1944 1

Detroit Lions / 4th / 88th pick / 1967

Alex Karras 33 DT 14 0 248 6-2 Iowa 7/15/1935 10

Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958

Greg Kent 25 T-DE 5 0 275 6-6 Utah,Wisconsin 7/18/1943 2

Detroit Lions / 7th / 92nd pick / 1965

Dave Kopay 26 RB 14 5 218 6-0 Washington 6/28/1942 4
Bob Kowalkowski 25 G 14 0 240 6-3 Virginia 11/5/1943 2

Detroit Lions / 7th / 95th pick / 1965

Greg Landry 22 QB 4 2 210 6-4 Massachusetts 12/18/1946 Rook

Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968

Dick LeBeau 31 DB 14 0 185 6-1 Ohio State 9/9/1937 9

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959

Mike Lucci 29 LB 12 0 230 6-2 Pittsburgh,Tennessee 12/29/1939 6

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 69th pick / 1961

Bill Malinchak 24 SE-WR 14 0 200 6-1 Indiana 4/2/1944 2

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1966

Earl McCullouch 22 WR-SE 14 0 175 5-11 USC 1/10/1946 Rook

Detroit Lions / 1st / 24th pick / 1968

Ed Mooney 23 LB 14 0 225 6-2 Texas Tech 2/26/1945 Rook

Detroit Lions / 4th / 93rd pick / 1968

Denis Moore 24 DT-DE 12 0 255 6-5 USC 7/18/1944 1

Detroit Lions / 14th / 211th pick / 1966

Bill Munson 27 QB 12 11 203 6-2 Utah State 8/11/1941 4

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964
Houston Oilers / 16th / 126th pick / 1964

Paul Naumoff 23 LB 14 0 215 6-1 Tennessee 7/3/1945 1

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967

Tom Nowatzke 26 FB-LB 14 0 230 6-3 Indiana 9/30/1942 3

New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1965
Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1965

Phil Odle 26 WR 14 0 195 5-11 BYU 11/23/1942 Rook

Detroit Lions / 5th / 120th pick / 1968

Wayne Rasmussen 26 DB 14 0 175 6-2 South Dakota State 6/7/1942 4

Detroit Lions / 9th / 117th pick / 1964

Joe Robb 31 DE-LB 9 0 238 6-3 TCU 3/15/1937 9

Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959

Jerry Rush 26 DT 14 0 265 6-4 Michigan State 8/7/1942 3

Boston Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1965
Detroit Lions / 2nd / 25th pick / 1965

Charlie Sanders* 22 TE 14 0 225 6-4 Minnesota 8/25/1946 Rook

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968

Roger Shoals 30 T 14 0 260 6-4 Maryland 12/13/1938 5

Dallas Texans / 34th / 267th pick / 1962
Cleveland Browns / 16th / 223rd pick / 1961

Chuck Sieminski 28 DT 8 0 270 6-5 Penn State 7/3/1940 5

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1962
Boston Patriots / 14th / 110th pick / 1962

Bill Swain 27 LB 12 0 230 6-2 Oregon 2/22/1941 5
Bobby Thompson 29 DB 14 0 188 5-11 Arizona 3/30/1939 4

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1962
Dallas Texans / 12th / 91st pick / 1962

Bill Triplett 28 RB-DB 12 0 215 6-2 Miami (OH) 5/9/1940 6

Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962
New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1962

Tom Vaughn 25 DB 13 0 190 5-11 Iowa State 2/28/1943 3

Detroit Lions / 5th / 57th pick / 1965
Denver Broncos / 11th / 81st pick / 1965

Wayne H. Walker 32 LB 14 0 225 6-2 Idaho 9/30/1936 10

Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958

Chuck Walton 27 G 14 0 253 6-3 Iowa State 7/7/1941 1

Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1963
San Diego Chargers / 13th / 98th pick / 1963

Mike Weger 23 DB 14 0 200 6-2 Bowling Green 10/2/1945 1

Detroit Lions / 9th / 218th pick / 1967

Jim Welch 30 DB 14 0 196 6-0 SMU 3/17/1938 8

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 34th pick / 1960

Team Total 26.4 14 224.0 6-2.3 3.6