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1973 Detroit Lions
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Record: 6-7-1, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 271 points (19.4/g), 13th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 247 points (17.6/g), 12th.
Differential of 24 points (1.7/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 7.8-6.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 13th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.0, Offense: 0.8, Defense: 1.2, SoS: 0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don McCafferty
Training Camp: Cranbrook Educational Community (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Greg Landry | 27 | 5 | 7 | 70 for 128, 908 yards, 3 td, 10 int, & 42 rushes for 267 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968 |
| RB | Altie Taylor | 26 | 4 | 0 | 176 rushes for 719 yards, 5 td, & 27 catches for 252 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Steve Owens | 26 | 3 | 0 | 113 rushes for 401 yards, 3 td, & 24 catches for 232 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 19th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Ron Jessie | 25 | 2 | 0 | 20 catches for 364 yards, 3 td, & 5 rushes for 31 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Larry Walton | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 catches for 309 yards, 4 td, & 5 rushes for 100 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1969 |
| TE | Charlie Sanders | 27 | 5 | 0 | 28 catches for 433 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968 |
| LT | Jim Yarbrough | 27 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1969 | |
| LG | Guy Dennis | 26 | 4 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 109th pick / 1969 | |
| C | Ed Flanagan* | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 64th pick / 1965 |
| RG | Bob Kowalkowski | 30 | 7 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 95th pick / 1965 | |
| RT | Rocky Freitas | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ken Sanders | 23 | 1 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 65th pick / 1972 | |
| LDT | Herb Orvis | 27 | 1 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1972 | |
| RDT | Bob Bell | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1971 |
| RDE | Larry Hand | 33 | 8 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd pick / 1964 New York Jets / 21st / 163rd pick / 1964 |
|
| LLB | Paul Naumoff | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967 |
| MLB | Mike Lucci | 34 | 11 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 69th pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Charlie Weaver | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 48th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | Lem Barney* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Levi Johnson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 75th pick / 1973 |
| SS | Mike Weger | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 9th / 218th pick / 1967 |
| FS | Dick Jauron | 23 | Rook | 12 | 4 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Errol Mann | 32 | 5 | 0 | 13 of 19 field goals & 14 of 14 extra points | |
| P | Herman Weaver | 25 | 3 | 0 | 54 punts for a 43.2 average, 1 blocked | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Lem Barney* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| FS | Dick Jauron | 23 | Rook | 12 | 4 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1973 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Al Barnes | 24 | 11 | 0 | 170 | 6-1 | New Mexico St. | 7/4/1949 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Lem Barney* | 28 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Jackson St. | 9/8/1945 | 6 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| 73 | Bob Bell | 25 | RDT | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Cincinnati | 1/25/1948 | 2 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1971 |
| 17 | Bill Cappleman | 26 | 7 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 3/12/1947 | 3 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1970 | |
| 35 | Leon Crosswhite | 22 | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 4/28/1951 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 44th pick / 1973 | |
| 60 | Guy Dennis | 26 | LG | 10 | 8 | 255 | 6-2 | Florida | 2/28/1947 | 4 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 109th pick / 1969 |
| 24 | Mel Farr | 29 | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | UCLA | 11/3/1944 | 6 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1967 | |
| 27 | Miller Farr | 30 | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Wichita St. | 4/8/1943 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 54 | Ed Flanagan* | 29 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Purdue | 2/23/1944 | 8 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 64th pick / 1965 |
| 76 | Rocky Freitas | 28 | RT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-6 | Oregon St. | 9/7/1945 | 5 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967 |
| 48 | Willie Germany | 25 | 6 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Morgan St. | 5/9/1948 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 166th pick / 1971 | |
| 77 | Mike Haggerty | 28 | 4 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 10/14/1945 | 6 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 140th pick / 1967 | |
| 74 | Larry Hand | 33 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Appalachian St. | 7/10/1940 | 8 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd pick / 1964 New York Jets / 21st / 163rd pick / 1964 |
| 58 | Mike Hennigan | 22 | 8 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Parsons,Tennessee Tech | 10/24/1951 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 81st pick / 1973 | |
| 81 | John Hilton | 31 | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Richmond | 3/12/1942 | 8 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 76th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 16th / 125th pick / 1964 |
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| 30 | Jim Hooks | 23 | 11 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Central Oklahoma | 10/23/1950 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1973 | |
| 26 | Dick Jauron | 23 | FS | 14 | 12 | 190 | 6-0 | Yale | 10/7/1950 | Rook | 8 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1973 |
| 89 | Ron Jessie | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Kansas | 2/4/1948 | 2 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1971 |
| 23 | Levi Johnson | 23 | RCB | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/30/1950 | Rook | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 75th pick / 1973 |
| 64 | Gordon Jolley | 24 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Utah | 5/22/1949 | 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 436th pick / 1971 | |
| 66 | Bob Kowalkowski | 30 | RG | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-3 | Virginia | 11/5/1943 | 7 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 95th pick / 1965 |
| 11 | Greg Landry | 27 | QB | 7 | 7 | 210 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 12/18/1946 | 5 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968 |
| 52 | Jim Laslavic | 22 | mlb | 14 | 5 | 237 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 10/24/1951 | Rook | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1973 |
| 53 | Mike Lucci | 34 | MLB | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh,Tennessee | 12/29/1939 | 11 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 69th pick / 1961 |
| 12 | Errol Mann | 32 | K | 8 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 6/27/1941 | 5 | 0 | |
| 25 | Earl McCullouch | 27 | 11 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | USC | 1/10/1946 | 5 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 24th pick / 1968 | |
| 83 | Jim H. Mitchell | 25 | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Virginia St. | 9/15/1948 | 3 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1970 | |
| 19 | Bill Munson | 32 | qb | 10 | 7 | 203 | 6-2 | Utah St. | 8/11/1941 | 9 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 16th / 126th pick / 1964 |
| 50 | Paul Naumoff | 28 | LLB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/3/1945 | 6 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967 |
| 45 | Jim O'Brien | 26 | 10 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 2/2/1947 | 3 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 70th pick / 1970 | |
| 80 | Herb Orvis | 27 | LDT | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-5 | Colorado | 10/17/1946 | 1 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1972 |
| 36 | Steve Owens | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/9/1947 | 3 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 19th pick / 1970 |
| 72 | Ernie Price | 23 | de | 12 | 3 | 248 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 9/20/1950 | Rook | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 17th pick / 1973 |
| 67 | Rocky Rasley | 26 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 4/27/1947 | 4 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 216th pick / 1969 | |
| 88 | Charlie Sanders | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/25/1946 | 5 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968 |
| 82 | Ken Sanders | 23 | LDE | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-5 | Howard Payne | 8/22/1950 | 1 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 65th pick / 1972 |
| 84 | John Small | 27 | 1 | 0 | 269 | 6-4 | The Citadel | 11/20/1946 | 3 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1970 | |
| 42 | Altie Taylor | 26 | RB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Utah St. | 9/29/1947 | 4 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1969 |
| 57 | Jim Teal | 23 | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Purdue | 5/14/1950 | Rook | 2 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 249th pick / 1972 | |
| 65 | Dave Thompson | 24 | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Clemson | 2/1/1949 | 2 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 30th pick / 1971 | |
| 21 | Jim Thrower | 26 | 10 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/6/1947 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 63 | Chuck Walton | 32 | 4 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Iowa St. | 7/7/1941 | 6 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1963 San Diego Chargers / 13th / 98th pick / 1963 |
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| 49 | Larry Walton | 26 | WR | 13 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 2/8/1947 | 4 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1969 |
| 59 | Charlie Weaver | 24 | RLB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 7/12/1949 | 2 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 48th pick / 1971 |
| 18 | Herman Weaver | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 11/17/1948 | 3 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| 28 | Mike Weger | 28 | SS | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 10/2/1945 | 6 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 218th pick / 1967 |
| 46 | Doug Wyatt | 27 | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 10/18/1946 | 3 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 426th pick / 1970 | |
| 75 | Jim Yarbrough | 27 | LT | 10 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Florida | 10/28/1946 | 4 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1969 |
| 34 | Mickey Zofko | 24 | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/8/1949 | 2 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 229th pick / 1971 | |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 221.0 | 6-2.4 | 3.7 |
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