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1982 Detroit Lions
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Record: 4-5-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 181 points (20.1/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 176 points (19.6/g), 14th.
Differential of 5 points (0.6/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 4.6-4.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 14th.
Coached by Monte Clark (4-5-0)
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1982 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 | Gary Danielson | 31 | 6 | 5 | 100 for 197, 1,343 yards, 10 td, 14 int, & 23 rushes for 92 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Billy Sims* | 27 | 2 | 8 | 172 rushes for 639 yards, 4 td, & 34 catches for 342 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1980 |
| FB | Dexter Bussey | 30 | 8 | 6 | 48 rushes for 136 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 138 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 65th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Freddie Scott | 30 | 8 | 7 | 13 catches for 231 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -6 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 174th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Leonard Thompson | 30 | 7 | 7 | 17 catches for 328 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 16 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 8th / 194th pick / 1975 |
| TE | David Hill | 28 | 6 | 8 | 22 catches for 252 yards, 4 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Ulysses Norris | 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 catches for 44 yards, 0 td | Detroit Lions / 4th / 88th pick / 1979 |
| LT | Karl Baldischwiler | 26 | 4 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 178th pick / 1978 |
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| LG | Homer Elias | 27 | 4 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 107th pick / 1978 |
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| C | Amos Fowler | 26 | 4 | 9 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 121st pick / 1978 |
| RG | Russ Bolinger | 28 | 6 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1976 |
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| RT | Keith Dorney* | 25 | 3 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1979 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dave Pureifory | 33 | 10 | 9 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1972 |
| LDT | William Gay | 27 | 4 | 8 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 55th pick / 1978 |
| RDT | Doug English*+ | 29 | 7 | 9 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 38th pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Al Baker | 26 | 4 | 8 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1978 |
| LLB | Garry Cobb | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 247th pick / 1979 |
| MLB | Ken Fantetti | 25 | 3 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 1979 |
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| RLB | Stan White | 33 | 10 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972 |
| LCB | Wayne Smith | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 11th / 278th pick / 1980 |
| RCB | James Hunter | 28 | 6 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1976 |
| SS | Ray Oldham | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973 |
| FS | Alvin Hall | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Eddie Murray | 26 | 2 | 0 | 11 of 12 field goals & 16 of 16 extra points | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 |
| P | Tom Skladany | 27 | 4 | 0 | 36 punts for a 41.2 average, 0 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 46th pick / 1977 |
| PR | Robbie Martin | 24 | 1 | 0 | 26 punt returns for a 10.6 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 100th pick / 1981 |
| KR | Alvin Hall | 24 | 1 | 9 | 16 kick returns for a 26.6 average and 1 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Al Baker | 26 | DE | 9 | 8 | 265 | 6-6 | Colorado State | 12/9/1956 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1978 |
| Karl Baldischwiler | 26 | T | 9 | 5 | 265 | 6-5 | Oklahoma | 1/19/1956 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 178th pick / 1978 |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Purdue | 8/3/1958 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 10th / 266th pick / 1982 |
| Russ Bolinger | 28 | G-T | 9 | 5 | 255 | 6-5 | California-Riverside,Long Beach State | 9/10/1954 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1976 |
| Dexter Bussey | 30 | RB | 9 | 6 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma,Texas-Arlington | 3/11/1952 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 65th pick / 1974 |
| Ken Callicutt | 27 | RB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Clemson | 8/20/1955 | 4 | |
| William Cesare | 27 | DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Memphis,Miami (FL) | 6/2/1955 | 4 | |
| Garry Cobb | 25 | LB | 6 | 6 | 227 | 6-2 | USC | 3/16/1957 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 247th pick / 1979 |
| Gary Danielson | 31 | QB | 8 | 5 | 195 | 6-2 | Purdue | 9/10/1951 | 6 | |
| Chris Dieterich | 24 | T-G | 9 | 4 | 262 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 7/27/1958 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 140th pick / 1980 |
| Steve Doig | 22 | LB | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | New Hampshire | 3/28/1960 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 69th pick / 1982 |
| Keith Dorney* | 25 | T-G | 9 | 9 | 268 | 6-5 | Penn State | 12/3/1957 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1979 |
| Joe Ehrmann | 33 | DT | 9 | 1 | 260 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 3/29/1949 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973 |
| Homer Elias | 27 | G-T | 9 | 9 | 255 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 5/1/1955 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 107th pick / 1978 |
| Doug English*+ | 29 | DT-NT | 9 | 9 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 8/25/1953 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 38th pick / 1975 |
| Ken Fantetti | 25 | LB | 9 | 9 | 230 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 4/7/1957 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 1979 |
| Amos Fowler | 26 | C-G | 9 | 9 | 250 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 2/11/1956 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 121st pick / 1978 |
| William Gay | 27 | DE-DT-TE | 9 | 8 | 250 | 6-5 | USC | 5/28/1955 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 55th pick / 1978 |
| William Graham | 23 | DB | 7 | 1 | 191 | 5-11 | Texas | 9/27/1959 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 127th pick / 1982 |
| Hector Gray | 25 | DB | 8 | 2 | 192 | 6-1 | Florida State | 1/2/1957 | 1 | |
| Don Greco | 23 | G | 9 | 4 | 260 | 6-3 | Western Illinois | 4/1/1959 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1981 |
| Curtis Green | 25 | DE-DT-NT | 7 | 1 | 256 | 6-3 | Alabama State | 6/3/1957 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1981 |
| Alvin Hall | 24 | DB | 9 | 9 | 193 | 5-10 | Miami (OH) | 8/12/1958 | 1 | |
| James Harrell | 25 | LB | 9 | 3 | 224 | 6-1 | Florida | 7/19/1957 | 3 | |
| David Hill | 28 | TE | 9 | 8 | 229 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1/1/1954 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976 |
| Eric Hipple | 25 | QB | 9 | 4 | 196 | 6-2 | Utah State | 9/16/1957 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1980 |
| James Hunter | 28 | DB | 7 | 7 | 195 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 3/8/1954 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1976 |
| John James | 33 | P | 2 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/21/1949 | 10 | |
| Rick Kane | 28 | RB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Oregon,San Jose State | 11/12/1954 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 69th pick / 1977 |
| Horace King | 29 | RB | 9 | 1 | 208 | 5-10 | Georgia | 3/5/1953 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1975 |
| Al Latimer | 25 | DB | 4 | 2 | 176 | 5-11 | Clemson,Ferrum | 10/14/1957 | 3 | |
| Larry Lee | 23 | G-C | 9 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | UCLA | 9/10/1959 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 129th pick / 1981 |
| Robbie Martin | 24 | WR | 9 | 0 | 179 | 5-8 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 12/3/1958 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 100th pick / 1981 |
| Bruce McNorton | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Georgetown (KY) | 2/28/1959 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1982 |
| Martin Moss | 24 | DE | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | UCLA | 12/16/1958 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 8th / 208th pick / 1982 |
| Eddie Murray | 26 | K | 7 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Tulane | 8/29/1956 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 |
| Mark Nichols | 23 | WR | 7 | 3 | 210 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 10/29/1959 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1981 |
| Ulysses Norris | 25 | TE | 9 | 6 | 230 | 6-4 | Georgia | 1/15/1957 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 88th pick / 1979 |
| Ray Oldham | 31 | DB | 5 | 5 | 200 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. State | 2/23/1951 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973 |
| Ricky Porter | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Slippery Rock | 1/14/1960 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 12th / 319th pick / 1982 |
| Tracy Porter | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | LSU | 6/1/1959 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 99th pick / 1981 |
| Dave Pureifory | 33 | DE-DT | 9 | 9 | 260 | 6-1 | Eastern Michigan | 7/12/1949 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1972 |
| Rob Rubick | 22 | TE | 7 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Grand Valley State | 9/27/1960 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 12th / 326th pick / 1982 |
| Freddie Scott | 30 | WR | 9 | 7 | 180 | 6-2 | Amherst | 8/5/1952 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 174th pick / 1974 |
| Billy Sims* | 27 | RB | 9 | 8 | 212 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 9/18/1955 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 1st pick / 1980 |
| Tom Skladany | 27 | P | 7 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 6/29/1955 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 46th pick / 1977 |
| Wayne Smith | 25 | DB | 5 | 5 | 171 | 6-0 | Purdue,Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 5/9/1957 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 278th pick / 1980 |
| Terry Tautolo | 28 | LB | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | UCLA | 8/30/1954 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 353rd pick / 1976 |
| Bob Thomas | 30 | K | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1952 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| Leonard Thompson | 30 | WR-HB | 9 | 7 | 192 | 5-11 | Oklahoma State | 7/28/1952 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 194th pick / 1975 |
| Tom Turnure | 25 | C-G | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Washington | 7/9/1957 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 57th pick / 1980 |
| Danny Wagoner | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Kansas | 12/12/1959 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 9th / 231st pick / 1982 |
| Bobby Watkins | 22 | DB | 9 | 4 | 184 | 5-10 | Texas State | 5/31/1960 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1982 |
| Stan White | 33 | LB | 9 | 9 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/24/1949 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972 |
| Jimmy Williams | 22 | LB | 6 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/15/1960 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 9 | 217.4 | 6-1.4 | 3.5 |