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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.
Coached by Tommy Hudspeth (6-8-0)
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1977 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 | Greg Landry | 31 | 9 | 11 | 135 for 240, 1,359 yards, 6 td, 7 int, & 25 rushes for 99 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968 |
| RB | Rick Kane | 23 | Rook | 6 | 124 rushes for 421 yards, 4 td, & 18 catches for 186 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 69th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Horace King | 24 | 2 | 13 | 155 rushes for 521 yards, 1 td, & 40 catches for 238 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1975 |
| WR | J.D. Hill | 29 | 6 | 0 | 24 catches for 247 yards, 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 4th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Ray Jarvis | 28 | 6 | 0 | 28 catches for 353 yards, 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 111th pick / 1971 |
| TE | David Hill | 23 | 1 | 12 | 32 catches for 465 yards, 2 td, & 4 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976 |
| LT | Jim Yarbrough | 31 | 8 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1969 |
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| LG | Russ Bolinger | 23 | 1 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1976 |
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| C | Jon Morris | 35 | 13 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964 |
| RG | Lynn Boden | 24 | 2 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1975 |
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| RT | Craig Hertwig | 25 | 2 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 94th pick / 1975 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ken Sanders | 27 | 5 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 65th pick / 1972 |
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| LDT | Herb Orvis | 31 | 5 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1972 |
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| RDT | Doug English | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 38th pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Jim H. Mitchell | 29 | 7 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1970 |
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| RDE | Ernie Price | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 17th pick / 1973 |
| LLB | Paul Naumoff | 32 | 10 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967 |
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| MLB | Ed O'Neil | 25 | 3 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 8th pick / 1974 |
| RLB | Charlie Weaver | 28 | 6 | 13 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 48th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | James Hunter | 23 | 1 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Lem Barney | 32 | 10 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Walt Williams | 23 | Rook | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1977 |
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| SS | Charlie West | 31 | 9 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| FS | Dick Jauron | 27 | 4 | 9 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Mike-Mayer | 30 | 2 | 0 | 8 of 19 field goals & 19 of 21 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1975 |
| P | Wilbur Summers | 23 | Rook | 0 | 93 punts for a 36.8 average, 1 blocked | Denver Broncos / 15th / 418th pick / 1976 |
| PR | Eddie Payton | 26 | Rook | 0 | 27 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Eddie Payton | 26 | Rook | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 25.4 average and 1 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Gary A. Anderson | 22 | G | 13 | 1 | 253 | 6-3 | Stanford | 9/22/1955 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 10th / 263rd pick / 1977 |
| Lem Barney | 32 | DB | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Jackson State | 9/8/1945 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
| Luther Blue | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Iowa State | 10/21/1954 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1977 |
| Lynn Boden | 24 | G-T | 13 | 13 | 270 | 6-3 | South Dakota State | 6/5/1953 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1975 |
| Russ Bolinger | 23 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | California-Riverside,Long Beach State | 9/10/1954 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1976 |
| Andy Bolton | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Fisk | 5/23/1954 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 123rd pick / 1976 |
| Dexter Bussey | 25 | RB | 8 | 4 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma,Texas-Arlington | 3/11/1952 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 65th pick / 1974 |
| Gary Danielson | 26 | QB | 13 | 2 | 195 | 6-2 | Purdue | 9/10/1951 | 1 | |
| Tony Daykin | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 5/13/1955 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 11th / 293rd pick / 1977 |
| Doug English | 24 | DT-NT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 8/25/1953 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 38th pick / 1975 |
| Rocky Freitas | 32 | T | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-6 | Oregon State | 9/7/1945 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967 |
| Larry Hand | 37 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Appalachian State | 7/10/1940 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd pick / 1964 |
| Craig Hertwig | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-8 | Georgia | 1/15/1952 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 94th pick / 1975 |
| David Hill | 23 | TE | 14 | 12 | 229 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1/1/1954 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976 |
| J.D. Hill | 29 | WR | 11 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 10/30/1948 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 4th pick / 1971 |
| Mitch Hoopes | 24 | P | 1 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Arizona | 7/8/1953 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 200th pick / 1975 |
| Marv Hubbard | 31 | RB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Colgate | 5/7/1946 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 277th pick / 1968 |
| James Hunter | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 3/8/1954 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1976 |
| Ray Jarvis | 28 | WR | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Norfolk State | 2/2/1949 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 111th pick / 1971 |
| Dick Jauron | 27 | DB | 14 | 9 | 190 | 6-0 | Yale | 10/7/1950 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1973 |
| Levi Johnson | 27 | DB | 3 | 0 | 196 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/30/1950 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 75th pick / 1973 |
| Rick Kane | 23 | RB | 14 | 6 | 200 | 5-11 | Oregon,San Jose State | 11/12/1954 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 69th pick / 1977 |
| Horace King | 24 | RB | 14 | 13 | 208 | 5-10 | Georgia | 3/5/1953 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1975 |
| Greg Landry | 31 | QB | 11 | 11 | 210 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 12/18/1946 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968 |
| Bill Larson | 24 | TE | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 10/7/1953 | 2 | |
| Jim Laslavic | 26 | LB | 14 | 4 | 237 | 6-2 | Penn State | 10/24/1951 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1973 |
| Mark Markovich | 25 | C-G | 4 | 4 | 256 | 6-5 | Penn State | 11/7/1952 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1974 |
| Mike McGraw | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 12/27/1953 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 255th pick / 1975 |
| Steve Mike-Mayer | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Maryland | 9/8/1947 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1975 |
| Jim H. Mitchell | 29 | DE-DT | 9 | 6 | 245 | 6-3 | Virginia State | 9/15/1948 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1970 |
| Melvin Mitchell | 24 | G-C-T | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 2/21/1953 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 98th pick / 1976 |
| Jon Morris | 35 | C | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-4 | Holy Cross | 4/5/1942 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964 |
| Paul Naumoff | 32 | LB | 13 | 12 | 215 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/3/1945 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967 |
| Ed O'Neil | 25 | LB | 14 | 11 | 236 | 6-3 | Penn State | 9/8/1952 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 8th pick / 1974 |
| Herb Orvis | 31 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-5 | Colorado | 10/17/1946 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1972 |
| Eddie Payton | 26 | RB | 8 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | Jackson State | 8/3/1951 | Rook | |
| Reggie Pinkney | 22 | DB | 11 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 5/27/1955 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 166th pick / 1977 |
| Ernie Price | 27 | DE | 12 | 6 | 248 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 9/20/1950 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 17th pick / 1973 |
| Joe Reed | 29 | QB | 3 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Baylor,Mississippi State | 1/8/1948 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 283rd pick / 1971 |
| Randy Rich | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 12/28/1953 | Rook | |
| Charlie Sanders | 31 | TE | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/25/1946 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968 |
| Ken Sanders | 27 | DE | 11 | 11 | 240 | 6-5 | Howard Payne | 8/22/1950 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 65th pick / 1972 |
| Dave Simonson | 25 | T | 7 | 0 | 246 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 5/2/1952 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 292nd pick / 1974 |
| Wilbur Summers | 23 | P | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Louisville | 8/6/1954 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 15th / 418th pick / 1976 |
| Garth Ten Napel | 23 | LB | 14 | 2 | 213 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 3/27/1954 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 198th pick / 1976 |
| Leonard Thompson | 25 | WR-HB | 14 | 3 | 192 | 5-11 | Oklahoma State | 7/28/1952 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 194th pick / 1975 |
| Charlie Weaver | 28 | LB | 14 | 13 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 7/12/1949 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 48th pick / 1971 |
| Charlie West | 31 | DB | 13 | 13 | 197 | 6-1 | Angelo State (TX),Texas-El Paso | 8/31/1946 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
| Tom Wickert | 25 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Washington State | 4/5/1952 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 212th pick / 1974 |
| Walt Williams | 23 | DB | 14 | 6 | 185 | 6-1 | Ashland,New Mexico State | 7/10/1954 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1977 |
| John Woodcock | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 4 | 246 | 6-3 | Hawaii,New Mexico | 3/19/1954 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 76th pick / 1976 |
| Jim Yarbrough | 31 | T | 13 | 11 | 265 | 6-5 | Florida | 10/28/1946 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 221.7 | 6-2.2 | 3.7 |