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1969 Detroit Lions
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Record: 9-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFL Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 259 points (18.5/g), 14th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 188 points (13.4/g), 2nd.
Differential of 71 points (5.1/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 9.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.9/g), 3rd.
Coached by Joe Schmidt (9-4-1)
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1969 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 | Bill Munson | 28 | 5 | 7 | 84 for 166, 1,062 yards, 7 td, 8 int, & 7 rushes for 31 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 |
| QB | Greg Landry | 23 | 1 | 7 | 80 for 160, 853 yards, 4 td, 10 int, & 33 rushes for 243 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968 |
| HB | Nick Eddy | 25 | 1 | 7 | 78 rushes for 272 yards, 2 td, & 10 catches for 78 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1966 |
| HB | Mel Farr | 25 | 2 | 5 | 58 rushes for 245 yards, 4 td, & 13 catches for 94 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1967 |
| FB | Bill Triplett | 29 | 7 | 0 | 111 rushes for 377 yards, 3 td, & 13 catches for 141 yards and 1 td | Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962 |
| FL | Larry Walton | 22 | Rook | 0 | 12 catches for 109 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1969 |
| SE | Earl McCullouch | 23 | 1 | 0 | 33 catches for 529 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 24th pick / 1968 |
| TE | Charlie Sanders*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 42 catches for 656 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -8 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968 |
| LT | Roger Shoals | 31 | 6 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 34th / 267th pick / 1962 |
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| LG | Chuck Walton | 28 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1963 |
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| C | Ed Flanagan* | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 64th pick / 1965 |
| RG | Frank Gallagher | 26 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RT | Rocky Freitas | 24 | 1 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Joe Robb | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 |
| LDT | Alex Karras | 34 | 11 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958 |
| RDT | Jerry Rush | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1965 |
| RDE | Larry Hand | 29 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd pick / 1964 |
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| LLB | Paul Naumoff | 24 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967 |
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| MLB | Mike Lucci | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 69th pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Wayne H. Walker | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| LCB | Lem Barney*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Dick LeBeau | 32 | 10 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959 |
| LS | Mike Weger | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 9th / 218th pick / 1967 |
| RS | Tom Vaughn | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 57th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Errol Mann | 28 | 1 | 0 | 25 of 37 field goals & 26 of 26 extra points | |
| P | Lem Barney*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 66 punts for a 34.1 average, 1 blocked | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| PR | Lem Barney*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 9 punt returns for a 21.2 average and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Bobby Williams | 27 | 3 | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 33.1 average and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 163rd pick / 1966 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Lem Barney*+ | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Jackson State | 9/8/1945 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| Greg Barton | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 7/14/1946 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 9th / 229th pick / 1968 |
| Craig Cotton | 22 | TE | 13 | 0 | 216 | 6-5 | Youngstown State | 7/7/1947 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 200th pick / 1969 |
| Bill Cottrell | 25 | T-G-C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Delaware Valley | 9/18/1944 | 2 | |
| Rick Duncan | 28 | P-K | 1 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Eastern Montana | 8/14/1941 | 2 | |
| Nick Eddy | 25 | RB | 11 | 7 | 210 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 8/23/1944 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1966 |
| Mel Farr | 25 | RB | 5 | 5 | 210 | 6-2 | UCLA | 11/3/1944 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1967 |
| Ed Flanagan* | 25 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Purdue | 2/23/1944 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 64th pick / 1965 |
| Rocky Freitas | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-6 | Oregon State | 9/7/1945 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967 |
| Frank Gallagher | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 3/2/1943 | 2 | |
| Dan Goich | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | California | 4/30/1944 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 121st pick / 1966 |
| Larry Hand | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Appalachian State | 7/10/1940 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd pick / 1964 |
| Alex Karras | 34 | DT | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/15/1935 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958 |
| Bob Kowalkowski | 26 | G | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Virginia | 11/5/1943 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 95th pick / 1965 |
| Greg Landry | 23 | QB | 10 | 7 | 210 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 12/18/1946 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968 |
| Dick LeBeau | 32 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 9/9/1937 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959 |
| Mike Lucci | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh,Tennessee | 12/29/1939 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 69th pick / 1961 |
| Bill Malinchak | 25 | SE-WR | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Indiana | 4/2/1944 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1966 |
| Errol Mann | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 6/27/1941 | 1 | |
| Earl McCullouch | 23 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | USC | 1/10/1946 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 24th pick / 1968 |
| Ed Mooney | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 2/26/1945 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 93rd pick / 1968 |
| Denis Moore | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 7/18/1944 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 14th / 211th pick / 1966 |
| Bill Munson | 28 | QB | 8 | 7 | 203 | 6-2 | Utah State | 8/11/1941 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 |
| Paul Naumoff | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/3/1945 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 27 | FB-LB | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Indiana | 9/30/1942 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1965 |
| Phil Odle | 27 | WR | 13 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | BYU | 11/23/1942 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 120th pick / 1968 |
| Rocky Rasley | 22 | G | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 4/27/1947 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 9th / 216th pick / 1969 |
| Wayne Rasmussen | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | South Dakota State | 6/7/1942 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 117th pick / 1964 |
| Joe Robb | 32 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | TCU | 3/15/1937 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 |
| Jerry Rush | 27 | DT | 11 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 8/7/1942 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1965 |
| Charlie Sanders*+ | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/25/1946 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968 |
| Roger Shoals | 31 | T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Maryland | 12/13/1938 | 6 | Dallas Texans / 34th / 267th pick / 1962 |
| Bill Swain | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Oregon | 2/22/1941 | 6 | |
| Altie Taylor | 22 | RB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Utah State | 9/29/1947 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1969 |
| Bill Triplett | 29 | RB-DB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Miami (OH) | 5/9/1940 | 7 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962 |
| Tom Vaughn | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Iowa State | 2/28/1943 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 57th pick / 1965 |
| Wayne H. Walker | 33 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Idaho | 9/30/1936 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| Chuck Walton | 28 | G | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 7/7/1941 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1963 |
| Larry Walton | 22 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 2/8/1947 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1969 |
| Larry Watkins | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 10/5/1946 | Rook | |
| Mike Weger | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 10/2/1945 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 218th pick / 1967 |
| Bobby Williams | 27 | DB | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Central Oklahoma | 2/28/1942 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 163rd pick / 1966 |
| John Wright | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Illinois | 1/11/1946 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1968 |
| Jim Yarbrough | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Florida | 10/28/1946 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 221.5 | 6-2.1 | 3.0 |