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1977 Detroit Lions

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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 183 points (13.1/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 252 points (18.0/g), 18th.
 Differential of -69 points (-4.9/g), 20th.
 Expected W-L: 4.5-9.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 10th.

Simple Rating System: Total -7.4, Offense: -4.4, Defense: -3.0, SoS: -2.5, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Tommy Hudspeth

 Offensive Coordinator: Ed Hughes

 Other Notable Asst.: Bill Belichick (Assistant Special Teams/TEs/WRs)

Training Camp: Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1977 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
2 42 DET Walt Williams DB 7 1977 1983 0 0 2 20 93 New Mexico St.
3 69 DET Rick Kane RB 9 1977 1985 0 0 1 16 125 409 1486 12 76 761 2 San Jose St.
4 96 DET Luther Blue WR 4 1977 1980 0 0 1 6 42 7 -5 0 47 542 4 Iowa St.
5 114 DET Ron Crosby LB 6 1978 1983 0 0 1 14 83 1 5 0 Penn St.
6 166 DET Reggie Pinkney DB 5 1977 1981 0 0 0 7 72 East Carolina
7 179 DET Tim Black LB 1 1977 1977 0 0 0 0 4 Baylor
8 209 DET Mark Griffin T 0 0 0 North Carolina
9 236 DET Steve Mathieson QB 0 0 0 Florida St.
10 263 DET Gary A. Anderson G 3 1977 1980 0 0 0 2 21 Stanford
11 293 DET Tony Daykin LB 5 1977 1981 0 0 0 6 73 2 10 0 Georgia Tech
12 320 DET Dave Greenwood G 0 0 0 Iowa St.