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1990 Detroit Lions
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 373 points (23.3/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 413 points (25.8/g), 26th.
Differential of -40 points (-2.5/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 7.0-9.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 12th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.6, Offense: 4.2, Defense: -5.9, SoS: 0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Wayne Fontes (6-10-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mouse Davis
Defensive Coordinator: Woody Widenhofer
Training Camp: Silverdome (Pontiac, 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 | Rodney Peete | 24 | 1 | 11 | 142 for 271, 1,974 yards, 13 td, 8 int, & 47 rushes for 363 yards and 6 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| RB | Barry Sanders*+ | 22 | 1 | 16 | 255 rushes for 1,304 yards, 13 td, & 36 catches for 480 yards and 3 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Jeff Campbell | 22 | Rook | 8 | 19 catches for 236 yards, 2 td | Detroit Lions / 5th / 118th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Robert Clark | 25 | 3 | 15 | 52 catches for 914 yards, 8 td | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 263rd pick / 1987 |
| WR | Terry Greer | 33 | 4 | 9 | 20 catches for 332 yards, 3 td | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 304th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Richard Johnson | 29 | 3 | 16 | 64 catches for 727 yards, 6 td | |
| LT | Lomas Brown* | 27 | 5 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 | |
| LG | Eric Andolsek | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 111th pick / 1988 |
| C | Kevin Glover | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
| RG | Ken Dallafior | 31 | 5 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 124th pick / 1982 |
| RT | Harvey Salem | 29 | 7 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dan Owens | 23 | Rook | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| NT | Jerry Ball* | 26 | 3 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Keith Ferguson | 31 | 9 | 14 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981 |
| LOLB | Jimmy Williams | 30 | 8 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982 |
| LILB | Chris Spielman* | 25 | 2 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| RILB | Dennis Gibson | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1987 |
| ROLB | Mike L. Cofer | 30 | 7 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | Bruce McNorton | 31 | 8 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1982 |
| RCB | LeRoy Irvin | 33 | 10 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| SS | William White | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1988 |
| FS | Bennie Blades | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Eddie Murray | 34 | 10 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 | ||
| Jim Arnold | 29 | 7 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 | ||
| Mel J. Gray*+ | 29 | 4 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp | ||
| Mel J. Gray*+ | 29 | 4 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Bruce Alexander | 25 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | S.F. Austin | 9/17/1965 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 65 | Eric Andolsek | 24 | LG | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/22/1966 | 2 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 111th pick / 1988 |
| 6 | Jim Arnold | 29 | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 1/31/1961 | 7 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 | |
| 93 | Jerry Ball* | 26 | NT | 15 | 15 | 330 | 6-1 | SMU | 12/15/1964 | 3 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1987 |
| 36 | Bennie Blades | 24 | FS | 12 | 12 | 221 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1966 | 2 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1988 |
| 97 | Kevin Brooks | 27 | dt | 6 | 4 | 277 | 6-6 | Michigan | 2/9/1963 | 5 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 17th pick / 1985 |
| 75 | Lomas Brown* | 27 | LT | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | Florida | 3/30/1963 | 5 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| 52 | Mark Brown | 29 | 15 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/18/1961 | 7 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 250th pick / 1983 | |
| 87 | Jeff Campbell | 22 | WR | 16 | 8 | 167 | 5-8 | Colorado | 3/26/1968 | Rook | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 118th pick / 1990 |
| 27 | Darren Carrington | 24 | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh,Northern Arizona | 10/10/1966 | 1 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 134th pick / 1989 | |
| 50 | Toby Caston | 25 | lb | 12 | 4 | 235 | 6-1 | LSU | 7/17/1965 | 3 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 159th pick / 1987 |
| 82 | Robert Clark | 25 | WR | 16 | 15 | 175 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 8/6/1965 | 3 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 263rd pick / 1987 |
| 94 | Jackie Cline | 30 | 5 | 0 | 279 | 6-5 | Alabama | 3/13/1960 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 55 | Mike L. Cofer | 30 | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 4/7/1960 | 7 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 67th pick / 1983 |
| 39 | Ray Crockett | 23 | lcb | 16 | 6 | 185 | 5-10 | Baylor | 1/5/1967 | 1 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| 67 | Ken Dallafior | 31 | RG | 16 | 15 | 276 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/26/1959 | 5 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 124th pick / 1982 |
| 91 | Mark Duckens | 25 | 15 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Wichita St.,Arizona St. | 3/4/1965 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 81 | Mike Farr | 23 | WR | 12 | 8 | 192 | 5-10 | UCLA | 8/8/1967 | Rook | 2 | |
| 77 | Keith Ferguson | 31 | RDE | 16 | 14 | 252 | 6-5 | Ohio St. | 4/3/1959 | 9 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 131st pick / 1981 |
| 14 | Bob Gagliano | 32 | qb | 9 | 4 | 200 | 6-3 | U.S. International,Utah St. | 9/5/1958 | 8 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 319th pick / 1981 |
| 98 | Dennis Gibson | 26 | RILB | 11 | 11 | 240 | 6-2 | Iowa St. | 2/8/1964 | 3 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 203rd pick / 1987 |
| 53 | Kevin Glover | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-2 | Maryland | 6/17/1963 | 5 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1985 |
| 23 | Mel J. Gray*+ | 29 | 16 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Purdue | 3/16/1961 | 4 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp | |
| 89 | Terry Greer | 33 | WR | 15 | 9 | 192 | 6-1 | Alabama St. | 9/27/1957 | 4 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 304th pick / 1980 |
| 99 | Tracy Hayworth | 23 | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/18/1967 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 174th pick / 1990 | |
| 97 | Jeff Hunter | 24 | 7 | 0 | 286 | 6-5 | Albany State (GA) | 4/12/1966 | Rook | 1 | Phoenix Cardinals / 11th / 291st pick / 1989 | |
| 47 | LeRoy Irvin | 33 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-11 | Kansas | 9/15/1957 | 10 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| 58 | George Jamison | 28 | lolb | 14 | 7 | 232 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 9/30/1962 | 3 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 84 | Richard Johnson | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 182 | 5-7 | Colorado | 10/19/1961 | 3 | 8 | |
| 57 | Victor P. Jones | 24 | rilb | 16 | 5 | 250 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 10/19/1966 | 2 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 310th pick / 1988 |
| 1 | Rich Karlis | 31 | 6 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 5/23/1959 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 83 | Aubrey Matthews | 28 | wr | 13 | 6 | 165 | 5-7 | Delta St. | 9/15/1962 | 4 | 4 | |
| 62 | Dennis McKnight | 31 | 14 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Drake | 9/12/1959 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 29 | Bruce McNorton | 31 | LCB | 12 | 8 | 175 | 5-11 | Georgetown (KY) | 2/28/1959 | 8 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 96th pick / 1982 |
| 44 | John Miller | 24 | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 6/22/1966 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Eddie Murray | 34 | 11 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Tulane | 8/29/1956 | 10 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 166th pick / 1980 | |
| 51 | Niko Noga | 28 | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 3/1/1962 | 6 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1984 | |
| 42 | Chris Oldham | 22 | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Oregon | 10/26/1968 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 105th pick / 1990 | |
| 70 | Dan Owens | 23 | LDE | 16 | 12 | 280 | 6-3 | USC | 3/16/1967 | Rook | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 1990 |
| 9 | Rodney Peete | 24 | QB | 11 | 11 | 230 | 6-0 | USC | 3/16/1966 | 1 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| 96 | Lawrence Pete | 24 | nt | 6 | 1 | 286 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 1/18/1966 | 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 115th pick / 1989 |
| 24 | Jason Phillips | 24 | wr | 13 | 2 | 166 | 5-7 | Houston | 10/11/1966 | 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 253rd pick / 1989 |
| 73 | Harvey Salem | 29 | RT | 15 | 14 | 283 | 6-6 | California | 1/15/1961 | 7 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983 |
| 20 | Barry Sanders*+ | 22 | RB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 5-8 | Oklahoma St. | 7/16/1968 | 1 | 17 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 |
| 64 | Eric Sanders | 32 | t | 16 | 2 | 277 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 10/22/1958 | 9 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 136th pick / 1981 |
| 54 | Chris Spielman* | 25 | LILB | 12 | 12 | 247 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 10/11/1965 | 2 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 29th pick / 1988 |
| 92 | Marc Spindler | 21 | de | 3 | 2 | 290 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 11/28/1969 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1990 |
| 21 | Terry Taylor | 29 | db | 2 | 2 | 188 | 5-10 | Southern Illinois | 7/18/1961 | 6 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 22nd pick / 1984 |
| 60 | Mike Utley | 25 | g | 16 | 1 | 288 | 6-6 | Washington St. | 12/20/1965 | 1 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 59th pick / 1989 |
| 11 | Andre Ware | 22 | qb | 4 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Houston | 7/31/1968 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1990 |
| 28 | Herb Welch | 29 | db | 16 | 4 | 180 | 5-11 | UCLA | 1/12/1961 | 5 | 2 | New York Giants / 12th / 326th pick / 1985 |
| 25 | Sheldon White | 25 | 3 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Miami (OH) | 3/1/1965 | 2 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1988 | |
| 35 | William White | 24 | SS | 16 | 16 | 199 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 2/19/1966 | 2 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 85th pick / 1988 |
| 34 | James Wilder | 32 | 15 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Missouri | 5/12/1958 | 9 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 | |
| 59 | Jimmy Williams | 30 | LOLB | 10 | 9 | 228 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/15/1960 | 8 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 15th pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 16 | 227.1 | 6-1.0 | 3.8 |