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1974 Detroit Lions
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 256 points (18.3/g), 14th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 270 points (19.3/g), 15th.
Differential of -14 points (-1.0/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 6.6-7.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by Rick Forzano (7-7-0)
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1974 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 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 166 for 292, 1,874 yards, 8 td, 7 int, & 18 rushes for 40 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 |
| RB | Altie Taylor | 27 | 5 | 12 | 150 rushes for 532 yards, 5 td, & 30 catches for 293 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Steve Owens | 27 | 4 | 7 | 97 rushes for 374 yards, 3 td, & 24 catches for 158 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 19th pick / 1970 |
| FB | Jim Hooks | 24 | 1 | 6 | 44 rushes for 143 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 53 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1973 |
| WR | Ron Jessie | 26 | 3 | 11 | 54 catches for 761 yards, 3 td, & 6 rushes for 17 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Larry Walton | 27 | 5 | 13 | 31 catches for 404 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1969 |
| TE | Charlie Sanders* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 42 catches for 532 yards, 3 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968 |
| LT | Jim Yarbrough | 28 | 5 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1969 |
| LG | Chuck Walton | 33 | 7 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Guy Dennis | 27 | 5 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 109th pick / 1969 |
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| C | Ed Flanagan | 30 | 9 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 64th pick / 1965 |
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| RG | Bob Kowalkowski | 31 | 8 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 95th pick / 1965 |
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| RT | Rocky Freitas | 29 | 6 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ken Sanders | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 65th pick / 1972 |
| LDE | Ernie Price | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 17th pick / 1973 |
| LDT | Herb Orvis | 28 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1972 |
| RDT | Jim H. Mitchell | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Larry Hand | 34 | 9 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd pick / 1964 |
| LLB | Paul Naumoff | 29 | 7 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967 |
| MLB | Jim Laslavic | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1973 |
| RLB | Charlie Weaver | 25 | 3 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 48th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | Lem Barney | 29 | 7 | 12 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Levi Johnson | 24 | 1 | 12 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 75th pick / 1973 |
| SS | Charlie West | 28 | 6 | 9 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| SS | Doug Wyatt | 28 | 4 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 426th pick / 1970 |
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| FS | Dick Jauron* | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Errol Mann | 33 | 6 | 0 | 23 of 32 field goals & 23 of 26 extra points | |
| P | Herman Weaver | 26 | 4 | 0 | 72 punts for a 38.5 average, 2 blocked | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| PR | Dick Jauron* | 24 | 1 | 14 | 17 punt returns for a 16.8 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1973 |
| KR | Jimmie Jones | 24 | Rook | 2 | 38 kick returns for a 24.4 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Lem Barney | 29 | DB | 13 | 12 | 188 | 6-0 | Jackson State | 9/8/1945 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| T.C. Blair | 23 | TE | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 8/4/1951 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 11th / 273rd pick / 1974 |
| Dexter Bussey | 22 | RB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma,Texas-Arlington | 3/11/1952 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 65th pick / 1974 |
| Carl Capria | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Purdue | 6/8/1952 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 117th pick / 1974 |
| Leon Crosswhite | 23 | RB | 14 | 1 | 215 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 4/28/1951 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 44th pick / 1973 |
| Ben Davis | 29 | DB | 9 | 3 | 180 | 5-11 | Defiance | 10/30/1945 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| Guy Dennis | 27 | G-C | 12 | 5 | 255 | 6-2 | Florida | 2/28/1947 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 109th pick / 1969 |
| Ed Flanagan | 30 | C | 13 | 13 | 245 | 6-3 | Purdue | 2/23/1944 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 64th pick / 1965 |
| Rocky Freitas | 29 | T | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-6 | Oregon State | 9/7/1945 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967 |
| Bill Frohbose | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 5/20/1952 | Rook | |
| Larry Hand | 34 | DE-DT | 13 | 8 | 250 | 6-4 | Appalachian State | 7/10/1940 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd pick / 1964 |
| Mike Hennigan | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Parsons,Tennessee Tech | 10/24/1951 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 81st pick / 1973 |
| Jim Hooks | 24 | RB | 8 | 6 | 225 | 5-11 | Central Oklahoma | 10/23/1950 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1973 |
| Billy Howard | 24 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Alcorn State | 7/17/1950 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 39th pick / 1974 |
| Ray Jarvis | 25 | WR | 13 | 2 | 200 | 6-0 | Norfolk State | 2/2/1949 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 111th pick / 1971 |
| Dick Jauron* | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Yale | 10/7/1950 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1973 |
| Ron Jessie | 26 | WR | 12 | 11 | 185 | 6-0 | Kansas | 2/4/1948 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1971 |
| Levi Johnson | 24 | DB | 14 | 12 | 196 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/30/1950 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 75th pick / 1973 |
| Gordon Jolley | 25 | G-T | 11 | 2 | 250 | 6-5 | Utah | 5/22/1949 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 436th pick / 1971 |
| Jimmie Jones | 24 | RB | 14 | 2 | 205 | 5-10 | UCLA | 6/15/1950 | Rook | |
| Bob Kowalkowski | 31 | G | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-3 | Virginia | 11/5/1943 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 95th pick / 1965 |
| Greg Landry | 28 | QB | 5 | 3 | 210 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 12/18/1946 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968 |
| Jim Laslavic | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Penn State | 10/24/1951 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1973 |
| Errol Mann | 33 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 6/27/1941 | 6 | |
| Jim H. Mitchell | 26 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | Virginia State | 9/15/1948 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1970 |
| Bill Munson | 33 | QB | 11 | 11 | 203 | 6-2 | Utah State | 8/11/1941 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 |
| Paul Naumoff | 29 | LB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/3/1945 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967 |
| Ed O'Neil | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Penn State | 9/8/1952 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 8th pick / 1974 |
| Herb Orvis | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-5 | Colorado | 10/17/1946 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1972 |
| Steve Owens | 27 | RB | 11 | 7 | 215 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/9/1947 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 19th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Pickard | 22 | WR | 14 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Xavier (OH) | 9/3/1952 | Rook | |
| Ernie Price | 24 | DE | 11 | 6 | 248 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 9/20/1950 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 17th pick / 1973 |
| Fred Rothwell | 22 | C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 10/8/1952 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 13th / 325th pick / 1974 |
| Charlie Sanders* | 28 | TE | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/25/1946 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968 |
| Ken Sanders | 24 | DE | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-5 | Howard Payne | 8/22/1950 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 65th pick / 1972 |
| John Small | 28 | DT-LB | 13 | 0 | 269 | 6-4 | The Citadel | 11/20/1946 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1970 |
| Altie Taylor | 27 | RB | 13 | 12 | 200 | 5-10 | Utah State | 9/29/1947 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1969 |
| Jim Thrower | 27 | DB | 12 | 1 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/6/1947 | 4 | |
| Chuck Walton | 33 | G | 14 | 10 | 253 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 7/7/1941 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1963 |
| Larry Walton | 27 | WR-FL | 13 | 13 | 180 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 2/8/1947 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1969 |
| Charlie Weaver | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 7/12/1949 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 48th pick / 1971 |
| Herman Weaver | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 11/17/1948 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 227th pick / 1970 |
| Charlie West | 28 | DB | 13 | 9 | 197 | 6-1 | Angelo State (TX),Texas-El Paso | 8/31/1946 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| Daryl White | 23 | G | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 10/12/1951 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 98th pick / 1974 |
| Doug Wyatt | 28 | DB | 12 | 5 | 195 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 10/18/1946 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 426th pick / 1970 |
| Sam Wyche | 29 | QB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Furman | 1/5/1945 | 6 | |
| Jim Yarbrough | 28 | T | 12 | 12 | 265 | 6-5 | Florida | 10/28/1946 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1969 |
| Mickey Zofko | 25 | RB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/8/1949 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 229th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 219.7 | 6-2.2 | 3.5 |