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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.
Simple Rating System: Total -4.3, Offense: -3.8, Defense: -0.5, SoS: -1.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Darryl Rogers
Offensive Coordinator: Bob Baker
Defensive Coordinator: Wayne Fontes
Training Camp: Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| LT | Lomas Brown | 23 | 1 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 | |
| LG | Harvey Salem | 25 | 3 | 13 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983 | |
| C | Steve Mott | 25 | 3 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 121st pick / 1983 | |
| RG | Keith Dorney | 29 | 7 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1979 | |
| RT | Rich Strenger | 26 | 3 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1983 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jim Arnold | 25 | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 1/31/1961 | 3 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 | |
| 68 | Steve Baack | 26 | 16 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | Oregon | 11/16/1960 | 2 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 75th pick / 1984 | |
| 61 | Scott Barrows | 23 | g | 16 | 4 | 278 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 3/31/1963 | Rook | 2 | |
| 11 | Mike Black | 25 | P | 9 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 1/18/1961 | 3 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 181st pick / 1983 |
| 80 | Carl Bland | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 182 | 5-11 | Virginia Union | 8/17/1961 | 2 | 5 | |
| 42 | John Bostic | 24 | 13 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | Bethune-Cookman | 10/6/1962 | 1 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 149th pick / 1985 | |
| 75 | Lomas Brown | 23 | LT | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | Florida | 3/30/1963 | 1 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| 96 | Paul Butcher | 23 | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Wayne State (MI) | 11/8/1963 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 89 | Jeff Chadwick | 26 | WR | 15 | 15 | 190 | 6-3 | Grand Valley St. | 12/16/1960 | 3 | 9 | |
| 55 | Mike L. Cofer | 26 | ROLB | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 4/7/1960 | 3 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1983 |
| 50 | August Curley | 26 | 4 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | USC | 1/24/1960 | 3 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 94th pick / 1983 | |
| 72 | Chris Dieterich | 28 | t | 16 | 3 | 262 | 6-3 | North Carolina St. | 7/27/1958 | 6 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 140th pick / 1980 |
| 70 | Keith Dorney | 29 | RG | 12 | 12 | 268 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 12/3/1957 | 7 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1979 |
| 43 | Donnie Elder | 24 | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Memphis | 12/13/1962 | 1 | 0 | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1985 | |
| 66 | Leon Evans | 25 | 16 | 0 | 282 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 10/12/1961 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | 36 | qb | 6 | 4 | 195 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 4/23/1950 | 13 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| 77 | Keith Ferguson | 27 | LDE | 16 | 15 | 252 | 6-5 | Ohio St. | 4/3/1959 | 5 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981 |
| 40 | Duane Galloway | 25 | LCB | 16 | 12 | 181 | 5-8 | Arizona St. | 11/7/1961 | 1 | 7 | |
| 79 | William Gay | 31 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-5 | USC | 5/28/1955 | 8 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 55th pick / 1978 |
| 81 | Jimmie Giles | 32 | TE | 9 | 8 | 239 | 6-3 | Alcorn St. | 11/8/1954 | 9 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| 53 | Kevin Glover | 23 | c | 4 | 1 | 278 | 6-2 | Maryland | 6/17/1963 | 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
| 33 | William Graham | 27 | 16 | 0 | 191 | 5-11 | Texas | 9/27/1959 | 4 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 127th pick / 1982 | |
| 62 | Curtis Green | 29 | de | 16 | 1 | 256 | 6-3 | Alabama St. | 6/3/1957 | 5 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1981 |
| 34 | James Griffin | 25 | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. St. | 9/7/1961 | 3 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 193rd pick / 1983 | |
| 58 | James Harrell | 29 | LILB | 16 | 15 | 224 | 6-1 | Florida | 7/19/1957 | 7 | 8 | |
| 47 | Rod Hill | 27 | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Kentucky St. | 3/14/1959 | 4 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1982 | |
| 17 | Eric Hipple | 29 | QB | 16 | 10 | 196 | 6-2 | Utah St. | 9/16/1957 | 6 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1980 |
| 36 | Herman Hunter | 25 | KR | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Tennessee St. | 2/14/1961 | 1 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 289th pick / 1985 |
| 32 | Garry James | 23 | RB | 16 | 15 | 214 | 5-10 | LSU | 9/4/1963 | Rook | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1986 |
| 21 | Demetrious Johnson | 25 | SS | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Missouri | 7/21/1961 | 3 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 115th pick / 1983 |
| 54 | James Johnson | 24 | 11 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 6/21/1962 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1985 | |
| 30 | James R. Jones | 25 | FB | 16 | 16 | 229 | 6-2 | Florida | 3/21/1961 | 3 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1983 |
| 63 | Steve Kenney | 31 | g | 9 | 1 | 266 | 6-4 | Clemson | 12/26/1955 | 6 | 1 | |
| 92 | Angelo King | 28 | lolb | 11 | 5 | 224 | 6-1 | South Carolina St. | 2/10/1958 | 5 | 3 | |
| 87 | David Lewis | 25 | te | 11 | 7 | 234 | 6-3 | California | 6/8/1961 | 2 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1984 |
| 16 | Chuck Long | 23 | qb | 3 | 2 | 217 | 6-4 | Iowa | 2/18/1963 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1986 |
| 82 | Pete Mandley | 25 | PR | 16 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Northern Arizona | 7/29/1961 | 2 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 |
| 57 | Vernon Maxwell | 25 | RILB | 15 | 15 | 233 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 10/25/1961 | 3 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1983 |
| 29 | Bruce McNorton | 27 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 175 | 5-11 | Georgetown (KY) | 2/28/1959 | 4 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1982 |
| 31 | Devon Mitchell | 24 | FS | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-1 | Iowa | 12/30/1962 | Rook | 8 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 92nd pick / 1986 |
| 24 | Alvin Moore | 27 | 13 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 5/3/1959 | 3 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 169th pick / 1983 | |
| 52 | Steve Mott | 25 | C | 14 | 14 | 266 | 6-3 | Alabama | 3/24/1961 | 3 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 121st pick / 1983 |
| 3 | Eddie Murray | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Tulane | 8/29/1956 | 6 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 |
| 51 | Shelton Robinson | 26 | lb | 16 | 4 | 233 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 9/14/1960 | 4 | 3 | |
| 84 | Rob Rubick | 26 | te | 16 | 2 | 232 | 6-3 | Grand Valley St. | 9/27/1960 | 4 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 12th / 326th pick / 1982 |
| 73 | Harvey Salem | 25 | LG | 13 | 13 | 283 | 6-6 | California | 1/15/1961 | 3 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983 |
| 64 | Eric Sanders | 28 | 3 | 0 | 277 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 10/22/1958 | 5 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 | |
| 25 | Oscar Smith | 23 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 5-9 | Nicholls St. | 4/5/1963 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 119th pick / 1986 | |
| 71 | Rich Strenger | 26 | RT | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-7 | Michigan | 3/10/1960 | 3 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1983 |
| 39 | Leonard Thompson | 34 | wr | 16 | 1 | 192 | 5-11 | Oklahoma St. | 7/28/1952 | 11 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 194th pick / 1975 |
| 60 | Tom Turnure | 29 | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Washington | 7/9/1957 | 6 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 57th pick / 1980 | |
| 27 | Bobby Watkins | 26 | db | 5 | 4 | 184 | 5-10 | Texas St. | 5/31/1960 | 4 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1982 |
| 76 | Eric Williams | 24 | NT | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | Washington St. | 2/24/1962 | 2 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1984 |
| 59 | Jimmy Williams | 26 | LOLB | 10 | 10 | 228 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/15/1960 | 4 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982 |
| 38 | Scott Williams | 24 | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/21/1962 | Rook | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 244th pick / 1985 | |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 226.0 | 6-1.7 | 3.4 |
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