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1985 Detroit Lions
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 307 points (19.2/g), 19th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 366 points (22.9/g), 19th.
Differential of -59 points (-3.7/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 6.4-9.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 19th.
Coached by Darryl Rogers (7-9-0)
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1985 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 | Eric Hipple | 28 | 5 | 15 | 223 for 406, 2,952 yards, 17 td, 18 int, & 32 rushes for 89 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1980 |
| RB | Wilbert Montgomery | 31 | 8 | 6 | 75 rushes for 251 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 55 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 154th pick / 1977 |
| RB | Alvin Moore | 26 | 2 | 5 | 80 rushes for 221 yards, 4 td, & 19 catches for 154 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 169th pick / 1983 |
| FB | James R. Jones | 24 | 2 | 13 | 244 rushes for 886 yards, 6 td, & 45 catches for 334 yards and 3 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Mark Nichols | 26 | 4 | 12 | 36 catches for 592 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 15 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Leonard Thompson | 33 | 10 | 13 | 51 catches for 736 yards, 5 td | Detroit Lions / 8th / 194th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Jeff Chadwick | 25 | 2 | 5 | 25 catches for 478 yards, 3 td | |
| TE | David Lewis | 24 | 1 | 15 | 28 catches for 354 yards, 3 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1984 |
| LT | Lomas Brown | 22 | Rook | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
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| LG | Chris Dieterich | 27 | 5 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 140th pick / 1980 |
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| C | Steve Mott | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 121st pick / 1983 |
| RG | David J. Jones | 24 | 1 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 214th pick / 1984 |
| RG | Keith Dorney | 28 | 6 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1979 |
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| RG | Don Greco | 26 | 3 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1981 |
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| RT | Keith Dorney | 28 | 6 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1979 |
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| RT | Rich Strenger | 25 | 2 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1983 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Eric Williams | 23 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1984 |
| LDE | Curtis Green | 28 | 4 | 8 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1981 |
| NT | Doug English | 32 | 10 | 10 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 38th pick / 1975 |
| RDE | William Gay | 30 | 7 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 1 interception, 6 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 55th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Jimmy Williams | 25 | 3 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982 |
| LILB | August Curley | 25 | 2 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 94th pick / 1983 |
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| RILB | Kurt Allerman | 30 | 8 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1977 |
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| ROLB | Angelo King | 27 | 4 | 9 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| ROLB | Mike L. Cofer | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | Bobby Watkins | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1982 |
| RCB | Bruce McNorton | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1982 |
| SS | Demetrious Johnson | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 115th pick / 1983 |
| FS | William Graham | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 127th pick / 1982 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Eddie Murray | 29 | 5 | 0 | 26 of 31 field goals & 31 of 33 extra points | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 |
| P | Mike Black | 24 | 2 | 0 | 73 punts for a 41.8 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 7th / 181st pick / 1983 |
| PR | Pete Mandley | 24 | 1 | 0 | 38 punt returns for a 10.6 average and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 |
| KR | Alvin Hall | 27 | 4 | 0 | 39 kick returns for a 22.7 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Kurt Allerman | 30 | LB | 10 | 7 | 222 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/30/1955 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1977 |
| Steve Baack | 25 | NT-G-DE-DT | 16 | 1 | 264 | 6-4 | Oregon | 11/16/1960 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 75th pick / 1984 |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Purdue | 8/3/1958 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 266th pick / 1982 |
| Mike Black | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 1/18/1961 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 181st pick / 1983 |
| Carl Bland | 24 | WR | 8 | 2 | 182 | 5-11 | Virginia Union | 8/17/1961 | 1 | |
| John Bostic | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | Bethune-Cookman | 10/6/1962 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 149th pick / 1985 |
| Arnold Brown | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 8/27/1962 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 128th pick / 1985 |
| Lomas Brown | 22 | T | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | Florida | 3/30/1963 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| Dan Bunz | 30 | LB | 2 | 0 | 226 | 6-4 | California-Riverside,Long Beach State | 10/7/1955 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 24th pick / 1978 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 25 | WR | 7 | 5 | 190 | 6-3 | Grand Valley State | 12/16/1960 | 2 | |
| Clarence Chapman | 32 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Eastern Michigan | 12/10/1953 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 204th pick / 1976 |
| Mike L. Cofer | 25 | LB-DE | 7 | 7 | 245 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 4/7/1960 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1983 |
| August Curley | 25 | LB | 16 | 14 | 226 | 6-3 | USC | 1/24/1960 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 94th pick / 1983 |
| Chris Dieterich | 27 | T-G | 16 | 7 | 262 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 7/27/1958 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 140th pick / 1980 |
| Keith Dorney | 28 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-5 | Penn State | 12/3/1957 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1979 |
| Doug English | 32 | DT-NT | 10 | 10 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 8/25/1953 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 38th pick / 1975 |
| Leon Evans | 24 | DE | 8 | 0 | 282 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 10/12/1961 | Rook | |
| Ken Fantetti | 28 | LB | 8 | 4 | 230 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 4/7/1957 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 1979 |
| Joe Ferguson | 35 | QB | 8 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 4/23/1950 | 12 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| Keith Ferguson | 26 | DE | 5 | 4 | 252 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 4/3/1959 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981 |
| William Frizzell | 23 | DB | 8 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | North Carolina Central | 9/8/1962 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 259th pick / 1984 |
| Duane Galloway | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 181 | 5-8 | Arizona State | 11/7/1961 | Rook | |
| William Gay | 30 | DE-DT-TE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-5 | USC | 5/28/1955 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 55th pick / 1978 |
| Kevin Glover | 22 | C-G | 10 | 0 | 278 | 6-2 | Maryland | 6/17/1963 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
| William Graham | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 191 | 5-11 | Texas | 9/27/1959 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 127th pick / 1982 |
| Don Greco | 26 | G | 8 | 6 | 260 | 6-3 | Western Illinois | 4/1/1959 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1981 |
| Curtis Green | 28 | DE-DT-NT | 15 | 8 | 256 | 6-3 | Alabama State | 6/3/1957 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1981 |
| Alvin Hall | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Miami (OH) | 8/12/1958 | 4 | |
| James Harrell | 28 | LB | 7 | 2 | 224 | 6-1 | Florida | 7/19/1957 | 6 | |
| Eric Hipple | 28 | QB | 16 | 15 | 196 | 6-2 | Utah State | 9/16/1957 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1980 |
| June James | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Texas | 12/2/1962 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 9th / 230th pick / 1985 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Missouri | 7/21/1961 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 115th pick / 1983 |
| A.J. Jones | 26 | RB | 8 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Texas | 5/30/1959 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 202nd pick / 1982 |
| David J. Jones | 24 | G-C | 9 | 8 | 262 | 6-3 | Texas | 10/25/1961 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 214th pick / 1984 |
| James R. Jones | 24 | FB-RB-TB-TE | 14 | 13 | 229 | 6-2 | Florida | 3/21/1961 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1983 |
| Rick Kane | 31 | RB | 16 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Oregon,San Jose State | 11/12/1954 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 69th pick / 1977 |
| Angelo King | 27 | LB | 16 | 9 | 224 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 2/10/1958 | 4 | |
| Larry Lee | 26 | G-C | 6 | 4 | 265 | 6-2 | UCLA | 9/10/1959 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 129th pick / 1981 |
| David Lewis | 24 | TE | 15 | 15 | 234 | 6-3 | California | 6/8/1961 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1984 |
| Pete Mandley | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Northern Arizona | 7/29/1961 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 24 | LB | 9 | 2 | 233 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 10/25/1961 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1983 |
| Reese McCall | 29 | TE | 16 | 2 | 239 | 6-6 | Auburn | 6/16/1956 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 25th pick / 1978 |
| James McDonald | 24 | TE | 6 | 2 | 234 | 6-5 | USC | 3/29/1961 | 2 | |
| Bruce McNorton | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 175 | 5-11 | Georgetown (KY) | 2/28/1959 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1982 |
| Mike Meade | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 5-11 | Penn State | 2/12/1960 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 126th pick / 1982 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 31 | RB | 7 | 6 | 196 | 5-10 | Abilene Christian,Jackson State | 9/16/1954 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 154th pick / 1977 |
| Alvin Moore | 26 | RB | 16 | 5 | 194 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 5/3/1959 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 169th pick / 1983 |
| Martin Moss | 27 | DE | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | UCLA | 12/16/1958 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 208th pick / 1982 |
| Steve Mott | 24 | C | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-3 | Alabama | 3/24/1961 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 121st pick / 1983 |
| Eddie Murray | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Tulane | 8/29/1956 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 |
| Mark Nichols | 26 | WR | 14 | 12 | 210 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 10/29/1959 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1981 |
| Rob Rubick | 25 | TE | 9 | 4 | 232 | 6-3 | Grand Valley State | 9/27/1960 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 12th / 326th pick / 1982 |
| Ray Snell | 27 | G-T | 2 | 1 | 262 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1958 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1980 |
| Hal Stephens | 24 | DE | 1 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | East Carolina | 4/14/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 133rd pick / 1984 |
| Mark Stevenson | 29 | G-C | 2 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | Missouri,Western Illinois | 2/24/1956 | Rook | |
| Rich Strenger | 25 | T | 13 | 6 | 280 | 6-7 | Michigan | 3/10/1960 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1983 |
| Leonard Thompson | 33 | WR-HB | 16 | 13 | 192 | 5-11 | Oklahoma State | 7/28/1952 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 194th pick / 1975 |
| Tom Turnure | 28 | C-G | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Washington | 7/9/1957 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 57th pick / 1980 |
| Bobby Watkins | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-10 | Texas State | 5/31/1960 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1982 |
| Eric Williams | 23 | DE-DT-NT | 12 | 12 | 282 | 6-4 | Washington State | 2/24/1962 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1984 |
| Jimmy Williams | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/15/1960 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 227.0 | 6-1.9 | 3.5 |