1961 Detroit Lions Game Log

Record: 8-5-1, 2nd in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: George Wilson (8-5-1)

Points For: 270 (19.3/g) 11th of 14

Points Against: 258 (18.4/g) 3rd of 14

Expected W-L: 7.4-6.6

SRS: 3.31 (5th of 14), SOS: 2.45

Defensive Coordinator: Don Shula

Other Notable Asst.: Ray McLean (Backfield Coach)

Stadium: Tiger Stadium

General Manager: Edwin Anderson

President/Chairman of the Board of Directors: William Clay Ford Sr.

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: Cranbrook Educational Community (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W		@	Green Bay Packers	17	13	11	23	138	0	1		7	6.3	6.0	47.8	48.8	38	128	3.4	2	1	2	2	2	4	180
2	Sun	September 24	boxscore	W		@	Baltimore Colts	16	15	9	18	64	1	2		36	5.6	3.6	50.0	37.5	37	184	5.0	0	3	3	1	1	4	212
3	Sun	October 1	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	0	49	18	43	236	0	4		18	5.9	5.5	41.9	21.1	25	55	2.2	0	0	1	0	0	5	245
4	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L			Chicago Bears	17	31	11	30	174	1	3		16	6.3	5.8	36.7	28.3	30	165	5.5	0	1	2	2	2	6	270
5	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	14	13	10	24	159	1	4		22	7.5	6.6	41.7	38.7	39	152	3.9	1	0	2	2	2	4	180
6	Sun	October 22	boxscore	L			Baltimore Colts	14	17	9	23	132	2	0		22	6.7	5.7	39.1	87.6	29	76	2.6	0	0	2	2	2	5	245
7	Sun	October 29	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	28	10	11	23	241	0	0		8	10.8	10.5	47.8	85.6	34	168	4.9	4	0	2	4	4	2	100
8	Sun	November 5	boxscore	T		@	San Francisco 49ers	20	20	19	36	265	0	3		25	8.1	7.4	52.8	42.0	28	137	4.9	2	2	3	2	2	4	202
9	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W		@	St. Louis Cardinals	45	14	13	31	171	3	1		36	6.7	5.5	41.9	78.8	33	201	6.1	3	1	3	6	6	4	182
10	Sun	November 19	boxscore	W		@	Minnesota Vikings	37	10	15	23	179	3	1		8	8.1	7.8	65.2	110.3	39	172	4.4	1	1	1	4	5	5	239
11	Thu	November 23	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	9	17	16	36	172	0	4		7	5.0	4.8	44.4	19.4	24	107	4.5	0	3	4	0	0	3	126
12	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	16	15	18	34	172	2	2		49	6.5	5.1	52.9	62.4	24	73	3.0	0	0	2	2	2	5	223
13	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W			Minnesota Vikings	13	7	10	28	175	0	1		13	6.7	6.3	35.7	43.0	36	120	3.3	1	2	4	1	1	3	162
14	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	24	27	16	26	266	1	1		19	11.0	10.2	61.5	92.8	23	130	5.7	2	1	2	3	3	2	86

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W		@	Green Bay Packers	17	13	14	27	162	0	2		11	6.4	6.0	51.9	39.4	28	132	4.7	1	2	3	1	1	3	40
2	Sun	September 24	boxscore	W		@	Baltimore Colts	16	15	11	19	103	1	2		7	5.8	5.4	57.9	50.9	25	83	3.3	0	2	2	1	1	5	102
3	Sun	October 1	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	0	49	8	20	139	0	1		12	7.6	7.0	40.0	43.5	41	178	4.3	6	0	0	7	7	6	178
4	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L			Chicago Bears	17	31	13	25	281	2	1		49	13.2	11.2	52.0	102.2	29	173	6.0	2	1	3	4	4	5	115
5	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	14	13	12	27	164	1	3		33	7.3	6.1	44.4	37.2	24	80	3.3	0	2	5	1	1	5	105
6	Sun	October 22	boxscore	L			Baltimore Colts	14	17	22	37	225	0	4		19	6.6	6.1	59.5	37.4	31	88	2.8	2	1	1	2	2	5	120
7	Sun	October 29	boxscore	W		@	Los Angeles Rams	28	10	14	25	149	0	1		23	6.9	6.0	56.0	56.9	28	109	3.9	0	1	1	1	1	4	67
8	Sun	November 5	boxscore	T		@	San Francisco 49ers	20	20	16	26	213	0	2		15	8.8	8.2	61.5	55.4	27	113	4.2	1	2	4	2	2	5	106
9	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W		@	St. Louis Cardinals	45	14	16	33	179	2	3		59	7.2	5.4	48.5	47.4	24	35	1.5	0	0	2	2	2	6	169
10	Sun	November 19	boxscore	W		@	Minnesota Vikings	37	10	13	24	57	1	2		59	4.8	2.4	54.2	38.9	21	69	3.3	0	1	2	1	1	5	92
11	Thu	November 23	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	9	17	13	22	151	0	1		8	7.2	6.9	59.1	61.0	36	126	3.5	2	1	2	2	2	5	92
12	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W		@	Chicago Bears	16	15	9	24	66	0	2		16	3.4	2.8	37.5	11.1	32	127	4.0	0	5	5	0	0	7	218
13	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W			Minnesota Vikings	13	7	15	34	135	1	3		6	4.1	4.0	44.1	28.4	33	116	3.5	0	0	2	1	1	4	54
14	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L			Philadelphia Eagles	24	27	27	42	394	3	2		9	9.6	9.4	64.3	98.7	33	91	2.8	0	2	2	3	3	2	160