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1989 Detroit Lions
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 312 points (19.5/g), 19th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 364 points (22.8/g), 19th.
Differential of -52 points (-3.2/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 6.6-9.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.0/g), 24th.
Coached by Wayne Fontes (7-9-0)
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1989 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 | Rodney Peete | 23 | Rook | 8 | 103 for 195, 1,479 yards, 5 td, 9 int, & 33 rushes for 148 yards and 4 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| QB | Bob Gagliano | 31 | 7 | 7 | 117 for 232, 1,671 yards, 6 td, 12 int, & 41 rushes for 192 yards and 4 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 319th pick / 1981 |
| RB | Barry Sanders*+ | 21 | Rook | 13 | 280 rushes for 1,470 yards, 14 td, & 24 catches for 282 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Robert Clark | 24 | 2 | 16 | 41 catches for 748 yards, 2 td | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 263rd pick / 1987 |
| WR | Richard Johnson | 28 | 2 | 15 | 70 catches for 1,091 yards, 8 td, & 12 rushes for 38 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Jason Phillips | 23 | Rook | 6 | 30 catches for 352 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 10th / 253rd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Walter Stanley | 27 | 4 | 12 | 24 catches for 304 yards, 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Stacey Mobley | 24 | 2 | 5 | 13 catches for 158 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Lomas Brown | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| LG | Eric Andolsek | 23 | 1 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 111th pick / 1988 |
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| C | Kevin Glover | 26 | 4 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
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| RG | Ken Dallafior | 30 | 4 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 124th pick / 1982 |
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| RG | Mike Utley | 24 | Rook | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1989 |
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| RT | Harvey Salem | 28 | 6 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983 |
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| RT | Eric Sanders | 31 | 8 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Eric Williams | 27 | 5 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1984 |
| NT | Jerry Ball* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Kevin Brooks | 26 | 4 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Jimmy Williams | 29 | 7 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982 |
| LILB | Chris Spielman* | 24 | 1 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| RILB | Victor P. Jones | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 310th pick / 1988 |
| RILB | Dennis Gibson | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1987 |
| ROLB | Mike L. Cofer | 29 | 6 | 7 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1983 |
| ROLB | George Jamison | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 Supp |
| LCB | Terry Taylor | 28 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 22nd pick / 1984 |
| RCB | Jerry Holmes | 32 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Bennie Blades | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| FS | William White | 23 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Eddie Murray* | 33 | 9 | 0 | 20 of 21 field goals & 36 of 36 extra points | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 |
| P | Jim Arnold | 28 | 6 | 0 | 82 punts for a 43.1 average, 1 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Walter Stanley | 27 | 4 | 12 | 36 punt returns for a 13.8 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1985 |
| KR | Mel J. Gray | 28 | 3 | 1 | 24 kick returns for a 26.7 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bruce Alexander | 24 | DB | 8 | 1 | 170 | 5-9 | Stephen F. Austin | 9/17/1965 | Rook | |
| Eric Andolsek | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/22/1966 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 111th pick / 1988 |
| Jim Arnold | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 1/31/1961 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 |
| Jerry Ball* | 25 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 330 | 6-1 | SMU | 12/15/1964 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1987 |
| Bennie Blades | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1966 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| Michael Brim | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Virginia Union | 1/23/1966 | 1 | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1988 |
| Kevin Brooks | 26 | DT-DE | 15 | 15 | 277 | 6-6 | Michigan | 2/9/1963 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1985 |
| Lomas Brown | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | Florida | 3/30/1963 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| Mark Brown | 28 | LB | 6 | 3 | 230 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/18/1961 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 250th pick / 1983 |
| Toby Caston | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | LSU | 7/17/1965 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 159th pick / 1987 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 29 | WR | 1 | 1 | 190 | 6-3 | Grand Valley State | 12/16/1960 | 6 | |
| Robert Clark | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 175 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 8/6/1965 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 263rd pick / 1987 |
| Mike L. Cofer | 29 | LB-DE | 15 | 7 | 245 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 4/7/1960 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1983 |
| James Cribbs | 23 | DE | 7 | 0 | 269 | 6-3 | Memphis | 7/10/1966 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 12th / 309th pick / 1989 |
| Ray Crockett | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Baylor | 1/5/1967 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| Ken Dallafior | 30 | G-T-C | 16 | 11 | 276 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/26/1959 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 124th pick / 1982 |
| Byron Darby | 29 | DE-NT | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | USC | 6/4/1960 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 120th pick / 1983 |
| Keith Ferguson | 30 | DE | 4 | 1 | 252 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 4/3/1959 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981 |
| John Ford | 23 | WR | 7 | 1 | 204 | 6-2 | Virginia | 7/31/1966 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 30th pick / 1989 |
| Bob Gagliano | 31 | QB | 11 | 7 | 200 | 6-3 | U.S. International,Utah State | 9/5/1958 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 319th pick / 1981 |
| Chris Gambol | 25 | G-T | 6 | 0 | 303 | 6-6 | Iowa | 9/14/1964 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 58th pick / 1987 |
| Dennis Gibson | 25 | LB | 6 | 6 | 240 | 6-2 | Iowa State | 2/8/1964 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1987 |
| Kevin Glover | 26 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-2 | Maryland | 6/17/1963 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
| Mel J. Gray | 28 | RB-WR | 10 | 1 | 167 | 5-9 | Purdue | 3/16/1961 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Curtis Green | 32 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Alabama State | 6/3/1957 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1981 |
| James Griffin | 28 | DB | 16 | 1 | 197 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. State | 9/7/1961 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 193rd pick / 1983 |
| Eric Hipple | 32 | QB | 1 | 1 | 196 | 6-2 | Utah State | 9/16/1957 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1980 |
| Jerry Holmes | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 175 | 6-2 | Chowan,West Virginia | 12/22/1957 | 9 | |
| George Jamison | 27 | LB | 10 | 6 | 232 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 9/30/1962 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Richard Johnson | 28 | WR | 16 | 15 | 182 | 5-7 | Colorado | 10/19/1961 | 2 | |
| Troy Johnson | 27 | WR | 9 | 2 | 180 | 6-1 | Southeastern Louisiana,Southern | 10/20/1962 | 3 | |
| Victor P. Jones | 23 | LB | 11 | 9 | 250 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 10/19/1966 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 310th pick / 1988 |
| Keith Karpinski | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Penn State | 10/12/1966 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 11th / 282nd pick / 1989 |
| Chuck Long | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Iowa | 2/18/1963 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1986 |
| Trevor Matich | 28 | C-G-T | 11 | 0 | 277 | 6-4 | BYU | 10/9/1961 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 28th pick / 1985 |
| Keith McDonald | 26 | WR | 6 | 4 | 170 | 5-9 | San Jose State | 11/7/1963 | 2 | |
| Bruce McNorton | 30 | DB | 8 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Georgetown (KY) | 2/28/1959 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1982 |
| Joe Milinichik | 26 | G-T | 15 | 1 | 290 | 6-5 | North Carolina State | 3/30/1963 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 69th pick / 1986 |
| John Miller | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 6/22/1966 | Rook | |
| Stacey Mobley | 24 | WR | 10 | 5 | 168 | 5-8 | Jackson State | 9/15/1965 | 2 | |
| Eddie Murray* | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Tulane | 8/29/1956 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 |
| Niko Noga | 27 | LB | 14 | 1 | 234 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 3/1/1962 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1984 |
| Tony Paige | 27 | RB | 16 | 4 | 225 | 5-10 | Virginia Tech | 10/14/1962 | 5 | New York Jets / 6th / 149th pick / 1984 |
| Carl Painter | 25 | RB | 15 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | Hampton | 5/10/1964 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 142nd pick / 1988 |
| Paul Palmer | 25 | RB | 5 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | Temple | 10/14/1964 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1987 |
| Rodney Peete | 23 | QB | 8 | 8 | 230 | 6-0 | USC | 3/16/1966 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| Lawrence Pete | 23 | NT-DT | 16 | 0 | 286 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 1/18/1966 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 115th pick / 1989 |
| Jason Phillips | 23 | WR | 16 | 6 | 166 | 5-7 | Houston | 10/11/1966 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 10th / 253rd pick / 1989 |
| Harvey Salem | 28 | T-G | 10 | 8 | 283 | 6-6 | California | 1/15/1961 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983 |
| Barry Sanders*+ | 21 | RB | 15 | 13 | 203 | 5-8 | Oklahoma State | 7/16/1968 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| Eric Sanders | 31 | T-G-C | 16 | 7 | 277 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 10/22/1958 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 |
| Chris Spielman* | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/11/1965 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| Walter Stanley | 27 | WR | 14 | 12 | 180 | 5-9 | Colorado,Mesa | 11/5/1962 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1985 |
| Terry Taylor | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 188 | 5-10 | Southern Illinois | 7/18/1961 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 22nd pick / 1984 |
| Mike Utley | 24 | G-T | 5 | 5 | 288 | 6-6 | Washington State | 12/20/1965 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1989 |
| William White | 23 | DB | 15 | 15 | 199 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 2/19/1966 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1988 |
| Eric Williams | 27 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | Washington State | 2/24/1962 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1984 |
| Jimmy Williams | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/15/1960 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982 |
| Mike Williams | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Northeastern | 10/9/1966 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 269th pick / 1989 |
| Jerry Woods | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Northern Michigan | 2/13/1966 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 170th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 225.1 | 6-1.0 | 3.3 |