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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 307 points (19.2/g), 22nd of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 307 points (19.2/g), 11th.
Differential of 0 points (0.0/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-8.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 7th.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.4, Offense: -0.1, Defense: 1.5, SoS: 1.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Gary Moeller and Bobby Ross
Defensive Coordinator: Larry Peccatiello
Training Camp: Saginaw Valley State (Saginaw, Michigan)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Charlie Batch | 26 | 2 | 15 | 221 for 412, 2,489 yards, 13 td, 15 int, & 44 rushes for 199 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 60th pick / 1998 |
| RB | James Stewart | 29 | 5 | 16 | 339 rushes for 1,184 yards, 10 td, & 32 catches for 287 yards and 1 td | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 19th pick / 1995 |
| FB | Cory Schlesinger | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1 rush for 3 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 73 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| WR | Herman Moore | 31 | 9 | 12 | 40 catches for 434 yards, 3 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Johnnie Morton | 29 | 6 | 16 | 61 catches for 788 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 25 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| TE | David Sloan | 28 | 5 | 10 | 32 catches for 379 yards, 2 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1995 |
| LT | Ray Roberts | 31 | 8 | 10 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 10th pick / 1992 | |
| LG | Tony Semple | 30 | 5 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 154th pick / 1994 | |
| C | Mike Compton | 30 | 7 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 | |
| RG | Jeff Hartings | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 |
| RT | Aaron Gibson | 23 | Rook | 10 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 27th pick / 1999 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Robert Porcher | 31 | 8 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| LDT | James A. Jones | 31 | 9 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Luther Elliss* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Tracy Scroggins | 31 | 8 | 15 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1992 |
| LLB | Allen Aldridge | 28 | 6 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 |
| MLB | Stephen Boyd* | 28 | 5 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 141st pick / 1995 |
| RLB | Chris Claiborne | 22 | 1 | 14 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Bryant Westbrook | 26 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Terry Fair | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1998 |
| SS | Ron Rice | 28 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Kurt Schulz | 32 | 8 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Hanson | 30 | 8 | 0 | 24 of 30 field goals & 29 of 29 extra points | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| P | John Jett | 32 | 7 | 0 | 93 punts for a 43.5 average, 2 blocked | |
| KR | Desmond Howard* | 30 | 8 | 0 | 57 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| KR | Desmond Howard* | 30 | 8 | 0 | 57 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Allen Aldridge | 28 | LLB | 16 | 14 | 254 | 6-1 | Houston | 5/30/1972 | 6 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 |
| 74 | James Atkins | 30 | t | 2 | 1 | 306 | 6-6 | La-Lafayette | 1/28/1970 | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | Charlie Batch | 26 | QB | 15 | 15 | 220 | 6-2 | East. Michigan | 12/5/1974 | 2 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 60th pick / 1998 |
| 31 | Mario Bates | 27 | 13 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 1/16/1973 | 6 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1994 | |
| 79 | Eric Beverly | 26 | c | 16 | 7 | 300 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 3/28/1974 | 2 | 3 | |
| 65 | Kerlin Blaise | 26 | 12 | 0 | 315 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 12/25/1974 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 57 | Stephen Boyd* | 28 | MLB | 15 | 15 | 247 | 6-0 | Boston Col. | 8/22/1972 | 5 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 141st pick / 1995 |
| 76 | Barrett Brooks | 28 | t | 15 | 4 | 325 | 6-5 | Kansas St. | 5/5/1972 | 5 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 58th pick / 1995 |
| 44 | Corwin Brown | 30 | db | 14 | 4 | 200 | 6-1 | Michigan | 4/25/1970 | 7 | 3 | New England Patriots / 4th / 110th pick / 1993 |
| 27 | J.B. Brown | 33 | 3 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/5/1967 | 11 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1989 | |
| 39 | Lamar Campbell | 24 | db | 16 | 2 | 182 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 8/29/1976 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Stoney Case | 28 | qb | 5 | 1 | 204 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 7/7/1972 | 5 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1995 |
| 50 | Chris Claiborne | 22 | RLB | 16 | 14 | 259 | 6-3 | USC | 7/26/1978 | 1 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 1999 |
| 77 | Mike Compton | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-6 | West Virginia | 9/18/1970 | 7 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993 |
| 82 | Germane Crowell | 24 | wr | 9 | 7 | 213 | 6-3 | Virginia | 9/13/1976 | 2 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 1998 |
| 95 | Jared DeVries | 24 | de | 15 | 1 | 272 | 6-4 | Iowa | 6/11/1976 | 1 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999 |
| 94 | Luther Elliss* | 27 | RDT | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-5 | Utah | 3/22/1973 | 5 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
| 23 | Terry Fair | 24 | RCB | 15 | 15 | 185 | 5-9 | Tennessee | 7/20/1976 | 2 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1998 |
| 17 | Larry Foster | 24 | 10 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | LSU | 11/7/1976 | Rook | 2 | ||
| 71 | Aaron Gibson | 23 | RT | 10 | 10 | 375 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 9/27/1977 | Rook | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 27th pick / 1999 |
| 54 | Barrett Green | 23 | 9 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 10/29/1977 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2000 | |
| 63 | James Hall | 23 | 5 | 0 | 280 | 6-2 | Michigan | 2/4/1977 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 4 | Jason Hanson | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington St. | 6/17/1970 | 8 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| 64 | Jeff Hartings | 28 | RG | 16 | 16 | 301 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 9/7/1972 | 4 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 |
| 80 | Desmond Howard* | 30 | KR | 15 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Michigan | 5/15/1970 | 8 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| 33 | Sedrick Irvin | 22 | 6 | 0 | 226 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 3/30/1978 | 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 103rd pick / 1999 | |
| 19 | John Jett | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 11/11/1968 | 7 | 0 | |
| 98 | James A. Jones | 31 | LDT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-2 | Northern Iowa | 2/6/1969 | 9 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1991 |
| 67 | Travis Kirschke | 26 | 13 | 0 | 298 | 6-3 | UCLA | 9/6/1974 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 52 | Scott Kowalkowski | 32 | lb | 16 | 2 | 220 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/23/1968 | 9 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 216th pick / 1991 |
| 58 | Clint Kriewaldt | 24 | lb | 13 | 1 | 242 | 6-1 | Wisc-Stevens Point | 3/16/1976 | 1 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 177th pick / 1999 |
| 25 | Jeremy Lincoln | 31 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 4/7/1969 | 7 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 80th pick / 1992 | |
| 73 | Stockar McDougle | 23 | LT | 8 | 8 | 335 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 1/11/1977 | Rook | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 2000 |
| 84 | Herman Moore | 31 | WR | 15 | 12 | 210 | 6-4 | Virginia | 10/20/1969 | 9 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| 87 | Johnnie Morton | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | USC | 10/7/1971 | 6 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| 59 | Kevin O'Neill | 25 | 11 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 4/14/1975 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 26 | Brock Olivo | 24 | 13 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Missouri | 6/24/1976 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 91 | Robert Porcher | 31 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-3 | South Carolina St. | 7/30/1969 | 8 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| 93 | Kelvin Pritchett | 31 | 15 | 0 | 322 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/24/1969 | 9 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1991 | |
| 81 | Alfred Pupunu | 31 | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Weber St. | 10/17/1969 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 89 | Walter Rasby | 28 | TE | 16 | 8 | 252 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 9/7/1972 | 6 | 2 | |
| 28 | Ron Rice | 28 | SS | 14 | 14 | 216 | 6-1 | East. Michigan | 11/9/1972 | 4 | 6 | |
| 72 | Ray Roberts | 31 | LT | 10 | 10 | 315 | 6-6 | Virginia | 6/3/1969 | 8 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 10th pick / 1992 |
| 30 | Cory Schlesinger | 28 | FB | 16 | 6 | 247 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/23/1972 | 5 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| 45 | Kurt Schulz | 32 | FS | 11 | 11 | 208 | 6-1 | East. Washington | 12/12/1968 | 8 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| 97 | Tracy Scroggins | 31 | RDE | 16 | 15 | 273 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/11/1969 | 8 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1992 |
| 62 | Tony Semple | 30 | LG | 12 | 8 | 286 | 6-5 | Memphis | 12/20/1970 | 5 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 154th pick / 1994 |
| 86 | David Sloan | 28 | TE | 15 | 10 | 260 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 6/8/1972 | 5 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1995 |
| 83 | Brian Stablein | 30 | wr | 14 | 5 | 193 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 4/14/1970 | 5 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 210th pick / 1993 |
| 34 | James Stewart | 29 | RB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 12/27/1971 | 5 | 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 19th pick / 1995 |
| 42 | Ryan Stewart | 27 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 9/30/1973 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 76th pick / 1996 | |
| 29 | Kywin Supernaw | 25 | db | 13 | 3 | 206 | 6-1 | NE Oklahoma A&M,Indiana | 6/2/1975 | 2 | 2 | |
| 41 | Darnell Walker | 30 | db | 10 | 2 | 168 | 5-8 | Oklahoma | 1/17/1970 | 7 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 178th pick / 1993 |
| 38 | Marquis Walker | 28 | db | 12 | 2 | 175 | 5-10 | SE Missouri St. | 7/6/1972 | 4 | 2 | |
| 32 | Bryant Westbrook | 26 | LCB | 13 | 13 | 199 | 6-0 | Texas | 12/19/1974 | 3 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1997 |
| 35 | Jimmy Wyrick | 24 | 6 | 0 | 176 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 12/31/1976 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 242.3 | 6-1.7 | 4.6 |