| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
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| QB | Jim Ninowski | 25 | 3 | 8 | 117 for 247, 1,921 yards, 7 td, 18 int, & 33 rushes for 238 yards and 5 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 49th pick / 1958 |
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| HB | Dan Lewis | 25 | 3 | 10 | 110 rushes for 451 yards, 4 td, & 8 catches for 118 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1958 |
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| FB | Nick Pietrosante* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 201 rushes for 841 yards, 5 td, & 26 catches for 315 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1959 |
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| FL | Terry Barr | 26 | 4 | 14 | 40 catches for 630 yards, 6 td, & 6 rushes for -8 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1957 |
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| LE | Gail Cogdill | 24 | 1 | 14 | 45 catches for 956 yards, 6 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 63rd pick / 1960 |
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| LT | John Gonzaga | 28 | 5 | 11 | | |
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| LG | Harley Sewell | 30 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1953 |
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| C | Bob Scholtz | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1960 |
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| RG | John Gordy | 26 | 4 | 12 | | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1957 |
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| RT | Dan LaRose | 22 | Rook | 10 | | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 19th pick / 1961, Detroit Lions / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1961 |
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| RE | Jim Gibbons * | 25 | 3 | 13 | 45 catches for 566 yards, 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1958 |
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| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
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| LDE | Darris McCord | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1955 |
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| LDT | Alex Karras*+ | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958 |
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| RDT | Roger Brown | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 42nd pick / 1960 |
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| RDE | Bill Glass | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1957 |
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| LLB | Carl Brettschneider | 30 | 5 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
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| MLB | Joe Schmidt*+ | 29 | 8 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 86th pick / 1953 |
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| RLB | Wayne Walker | 25 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
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| LCB | Night Train Lane*+ | 33 | 9 | 12 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
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| RCB | Dick LeBeau | 24 | 2 | 10 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959 |
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| LS | Gary Lowe | 27 | 5 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1956 |
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| RS | Yale Lary* | 31 | 9 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
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