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1986 Detroit Lions
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 277 points (17.3/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 326 points (20.4/g), 13th.
Differential of -49 points (-3.1/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 6.5-9.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 11th.
Coached by Darryl Rogers (5-11-0)
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1986 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 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 192 for 305, 1,919 yards, 9 td, 11 int, & 16 rushes for 46 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1980 |
| QB | Joe Ferguson | 36 | 13 | 4 | 73 for 155, 941 yards, 7 td, 7 int, & 5 rushes for 25 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| RB | Garry James | 23 | Rook | 15 | 159 rushes for 688 yards, 3 td, & 34 catches for 219 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1986 |
| FB | James R. Jones | 25 | 3 | 16 | 252 rushes for 903 yards, 8 td, & 54 catches for 334 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Carl Bland | 25 | 2 | 16 | 44 catches for 511 yards, 2 td | |
| WR | Jeff Chadwick | 26 | 3 | 15 | 53 catches for 995 yards, 5 td | |
| TE | Jimmie Giles | 32 | 9 | 8 | 19 catches for 198 yards, 3 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| TE | David Lewis | 25 | 2 | 7 | 10 catches for 88 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1984 |
| LT | Lomas Brown | 23 | 1 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
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| LG | Harvey Salem | 25 | 3 | 13 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983 |
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| C | Steve Mott | 25 | 3 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 121st pick / 1983 |
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| RG | Keith Dorney | 29 | 7 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1979 |
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| RT | Rich Strenger | 26 | 3 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1983 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Keith Ferguson | 27 | 5 | 15 | 9.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981 |
| NT | Eric Williams | 24 | 2 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1984 |
| RDE | William Gay | 31 | 8 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 55th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Jimmy Williams | 26 | 4 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982 |
| LOLB | Angelo King | 28 | 5 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LILB | James Harrell | 29 | 7 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | Vernon Maxwell | 25 | 3 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1983 |
| ROLB | Mike L. Cofer | 26 | 3 | 15 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | Duane Galloway | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Bruce McNorton | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1982 |
| SS | Demetrious Johnson | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 115th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Devon Mitchell | 24 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 92nd pick / 1986 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Eddie Murray | 30 | 6 | 0 | 18 of 25 field goals & 31 of 32 extra points | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 |
| P | Mike Black | 25 | 3 | 0 | 46 punts for a 39.5 average, 1 blocked | Detroit Lions / 7th / 181st pick / 1983 |
| PR | Pete Mandley | 25 | 2 | 0 | 43 punt returns for a 9.8 average and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 |
| KR | Herman Hunter | 25 | 1 | 0 | 49 kick returns for a 20.6 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 289th pick / 1985 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jim Arnold | 25 | P | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 1/31/1961 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 |
| Steve Baack | 26 | NT-G-DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | Oregon | 11/16/1960 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 75th pick / 1984 |
| Scott Barrows | 23 | G-C | 16 | 4 | 278 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 3/31/1963 | Rook | |
| Mike Black | 25 | P | 9 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 1/18/1961 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 181st pick / 1983 |
| Carl Bland | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 182 | 5-11 | Virginia Union | 8/17/1961 | 2 | |
| John Bostic | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | Bethune-Cookman | 10/6/1962 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 149th pick / 1985 |
| Lomas Brown | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | Florida | 3/30/1963 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| Paul Butcher | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Wayne State (MI) | 11/8/1963 | Rook | |
| Jeff Chadwick | 26 | WR | 15 | 15 | 190 | 6-3 | Grand Valley State | 12/16/1960 | 3 | |
| Mike L. Cofer | 26 | LB-DE | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 4/7/1960 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1983 |
| August Curley | 26 | LB | 4 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | USC | 1/24/1960 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 94th pick / 1983 |
| Chris Dieterich | 28 | T-G | 16 | 3 | 262 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 7/27/1958 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 140th pick / 1980 |
| Keith Dorney | 29 | T-G | 12 | 12 | 268 | 6-5 | Penn State | 12/3/1957 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1979 |
| Donnie Elder | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Memphis | 12/13/1962 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1985 |
| Leon Evans | 25 | DE | 16 | 0 | 282 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 10/12/1961 | 1 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 36 | QB | 6 | 4 | 195 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 4/23/1950 | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| Keith Ferguson | 27 | DE | 16 | 15 | 252 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 4/3/1959 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981 |
| Duane Galloway | 25 | DB | 16 | 12 | 181 | 5-8 | Arizona State | 11/7/1961 | 1 | |
| William Gay | 31 | DE-DT-TE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-5 | USC | 5/28/1955 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 55th pick / 1978 |
| Jimmie Giles | 32 | TE | 9 | 8 | 239 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 11/8/1954 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| Kevin Glover | 23 | C-G | 4 | 1 | 278 | 6-2 | Maryland | 6/17/1963 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
| William Graham | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 191 | 5-11 | Texas | 9/27/1959 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 127th pick / 1982 |
| Curtis Green | 29 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 1 | 256 | 6-3 | Alabama State | 6/3/1957 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1981 |
| James Griffin | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. State | 9/7/1961 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 193rd pick / 1983 |
| James Harrell | 29 | LB | 16 | 15 | 224 | 6-1 | Florida | 7/19/1957 | 7 | |
| Rod Hill | 27 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Kentucky State | 3/14/1959 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1982 |
| Eric Hipple | 29 | QB | 16 | 10 | 196 | 6-2 | Utah State | 9/16/1957 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1980 |
| Herman Hunter | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 2/14/1961 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 289th pick / 1985 |
| Garry James | 23 | RB | 16 | 15 | 214 | 5-10 | LSU | 9/4/1963 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1986 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Missouri | 7/21/1961 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 115th pick / 1983 |
| James Johnson | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 6/21/1962 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1985 |
| James R. Jones | 25 | FB-RB-TB-TE | 16 | 16 | 229 | 6-2 | Florida | 3/21/1961 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1983 |
| Steve Kenney | 31 | G-T | 9 | 1 | 266 | 6-4 | Clemson | 12/26/1955 | 6 | |
| Angelo King | 28 | LB | 11 | 5 | 224 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 2/10/1958 | 5 | |
| David Lewis | 25 | TE | 11 | 7 | 234 | 6-3 | California | 6/8/1961 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1984 |
| Chuck Long | 23 | QB | 3 | 2 | 217 | 6-4 | Iowa | 2/18/1963 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1986 |
| Pete Mandley | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Northern Arizona | 7/29/1961 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 25 | LB | 15 | 15 | 233 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 10/25/1961 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1983 |
| Bruce McNorton | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 175 | 5-11 | Georgetown (KY) | 2/28/1959 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1982 |
| Devon Mitchell | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-1 | Iowa | 12/30/1962 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 92nd pick / 1986 |
| Alvin Moore | 27 | RB | 13 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 5/3/1959 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 169th pick / 1983 |
| Steve Mott | 25 | C | 14 | 14 | 266 | 6-3 | Alabama | 3/24/1961 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 121st pick / 1983 |
| Eddie Murray | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Tulane | 8/29/1956 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 |
| Shelton Robinson | 26 | LB | 16 | 4 | 233 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 9/14/1960 | 4 | |
| Rob Rubick | 26 | TE | 16 | 2 | 232 | 6-3 | Grand Valley State | 9/27/1960 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 12th / 326th pick / 1982 |
| Harvey Salem | 25 | T-G | 13 | 13 | 283 | 6-6 | California | 1/15/1961 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983 |
| Eric Sanders | 28 | T-G-C | 3 | 0 | 277 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 10/22/1958 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 |
| Oscar Smith | 23 | RB | 2 | 0 | 203 | 5-9 | Nicholls State | 4/5/1963 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 119th pick / 1986 |
| Rich Strenger | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-7 | Michigan | 3/10/1960 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1983 |
| Leonard Thompson | 34 | WR-HB | 16 | 1 | 192 | 5-11 | Oklahoma State | 7/28/1952 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 194th pick / 1975 |
| Tom Turnure | 29 | C-G | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Washington | 7/9/1957 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 57th pick / 1980 |
| Bobby Watkins | 26 | DB | 5 | 4 | 184 | 5-10 | Texas State | 5/31/1960 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1982 |
| Eric Williams | 24 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | Washington State | 2/24/1962 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1984 |
| Jimmy Williams | 26 | LB | 10 | 10 | 228 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/15/1960 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982 |
| Scott Williams | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/21/1962 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 244th pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 226.0 | 6-1.7 | 3.4 |