| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
QB | Joe Reed | 27 | 3 | 8 | 86 for 191, 1,181 yards, 9 td, 10 int, & 34 rushes for 193 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 283rd pick / 1971 |
RB | Altie Taylor | 28 | 6 | 14 | 195 rushes for 638 yards, 4 td, & 21 catches for 111 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1969 |
FB | Dexter Bussey | 23 | 1 | 13 | 157 rushes for 696 yards, 2 td, & 14 catches for 175 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 65th pick / 1974 |
WR | Marlin Briscoe | 30 | 7 | 7 | 22 catches for 347 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 14th / 357th pick / 1968 |
WR | Ray Jarvis | 26 | 4 | 12 | 29 catches for 501 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 111th pick / 1971 |
TE | Charlie Sanders * | 29 | 7 | 12 | 37 catches for 486 yards, 3 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 74th pick / 1968 |
LT | Jim Yarbrough | 29 | 6 | 13 | | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 47th pick / 1969 |
LG | Lynn Boden | 22 | Rook | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1975 |
C | Jon Morris | 33 | 11 | 14 | | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964, Boston Patriots / 4th / 29th pick / 1964 |
RG | Bob Kowalkowski | 32 | 9 | 14 | | Detroit Lions / 7th / 95th pick / 1965 |
RT | Rocky Freitas | 30 | 7 | 14 | | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1967 |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
LDE | Ken Sanders | 25 | 3 | 14 | | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 65th pick / 1972 |
LDT | Herb Orvis | 29 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1972 |
RDT | Larry Hand | 35 | 10 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 10th / 132nd pick / 1964, New York Jets / 21st / 163rd pick / 1964 |
RDE | Billy Howard | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 39th pick / 1974 |
LLB | Paul Naumoff | 30 | 8 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 60th pick / 1967 |
MLB | Jim Laslavic | 24 | 2 | 13 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 71st pick / 1973 |
RLB | Charlie Weaver | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 48th pick / 1971 |
LCB | Lem Barney* | 30 | 8 | 10 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 1967 |
RCB | Levi Johnson | 25 | 2 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 75th pick / 1973 |
SS | Charlie West | 29 | 7 | 14 | | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968 |
FS | Dick Jauron | 25 | 2 | 10 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1973 |
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