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1980 Detroit Lions

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 334 points (20.9/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 272 points (17.0/g), 5th.
 Differential of 62 points (3.9/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 9.9-6.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.

Simple Rating System: Total 1.7, Offense: -0.8, Defense: 2.5, SoS: -2.2, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Monte Clark (9-7-0)

Training Camp: Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1980 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
1 1 DET Billy Sims RB 5 1980 1984 0 3 5 58 60 1131 5106 42 186 2072 5 Oklahoma
3 57 DET Tom Turnure C 6 1980 1986 0 0 0 4 63 Washington
3 62 DET Mike Friede WR 2 1980 1981 0 0 1 8 27 40 621 1 Indiana
4 85 DET Eric Hipple QB 9 1980 1989 0 0 4 38 102 830 1546 10711 55 70 145 550 13 Utah St.
5 111 DET Mark Streeter DB 0 0 0 Arizona
5 120 DET Tommie Ginn C 2 1980 1981 0 0 0 4 27 Arkansas
6 140 DET Chris Dieterich T 7 1980 1986 0 0 3 25 105 North Carolina St.
7 166 DET Eddie Murray K 19 1980 2000 1 2 17 0 250 Tulane
9 222 DET DeWayne Jett WR 0 0 0 Hawaii
9 223 DET Tom Tuinei DT 1 1980 1980 0 0 0 2 12 Hawaii
10 251 DET Donnie Henderson DB 0 0 0 Utah St.
11 278 DET Wayne Smith DB 8 1980 1987 0 0 6 39 108 Purdue
12 307 DET Ray Williams RB 1 1980 1980 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 1 10 146 1 Washington St.