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1975 Detroit Lions

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 245 points (17.5/g), 18th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 262 points (18.7/g), 8th.
 Differential of -17 points (-1.2/g), 13th.
 Expected W-L: 6.4-7.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 10th.

Coached by Rick Forzano (7-7-0)

1975 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 13 DET Lynn Boden G 5 1975 1979 0 0 4 67 South Dakota State
2 38 DET Doug English DT 10 1975 1985 1 4 8 131 Texas
4 94 DET Craig Hertwig T 3 1975 1977 0 0 2 37 Georgia
6 138 DET Fred Cooper DB 0 0 0 Purdue
6 141 DET Horace King RB 9 1975 1983 0 0 3 123 0 1 0 0 0 549 2081 9 198 1579 5 Georgia
6 144 DET Dennis Franklin WR 2 1975 1976 0 0 0 9 6 125 0 Michigan
7 169 DET Mike Murphy WR 0 0 0 Drake
8 194 DET Leonard Thompson WR 12 1975 1986 0 0 6 175 0 1 0 0 0 64 327 3 277 4682 35 Oklahoma State
9 219 DET Steve Strinko LB 0 0 0 Michigan
10 250 DET Brad Boyd TE 0 0 0 LSU
11 275 DET Steve Myers G 0 0 0 Ohio State
12 300 DET Andre Roundtree LB 0 0 0 Iowa State
13 325 DET Jim Smith RB 0 0 0 North Carolina Central
14 350 DET Jim McMillan QB 0 0 0 Boise State
15 375 DET Rudy Green RB 0 0 0 Yale
16 406 DET Les Chaves DB 0 0 0 Kansas State
17 431 DET Mark Lancaster G 0 0 0 Tulsa