Detroit Lions 1961 Roster

Detroit Lions

8-5-1 • 2nd in Western Conference •

PPG

19.3

17th

OPP PPG

18.4

5th

RUSH YDS/G

133.4

10th

PASS YDS/G

202.1

10th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1961 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
41	Terry Barr	RB	6'0"	189	8/10/1935	26	Michigan
57	Carl Brettschneider	LB	6'1"	223	12/2/1931	30	Iowa State
76	Roger Brown	DL	6'5"	300	5/1/1937	24	Maryland Eastern Shore
40	Howard Cassady	RB	5'10"	183	3/2/1934	27	Ohio State
89	Gail Cogdill	WR	6'3"	200	4/7/1937	24	Washington State
87	Glenn Davis	WR	6'0"	180	9/12/1934	27	Ohio State
80	Jim Gibbons	TE	6'2"	220	9/26/1936	25	Iowa
53	Bill Glass	DL	6'5"	252	8/16/1935	26	Baylor
79	John Gonzaga	OL	6'3"	247	3/6/1933	28	None
75	John Gordy	OL	6'3"	248	7/17/1935	26	Tennessee
71	Alex Karras	DL	6'2"	248	7/15/1935	26	Iowa
81	Night Train Lane	DB	6'1"	194	4/16/1929	32	Western Nebraska Community College
77	Dan LaRose	OL	6'5"	250	2/8/1939	22	Missouri
28	Yale Lary	DB	5'11"	185	11/24/1930	31	Texas A&M
44	Dick LeBeau	DB	6'1"	185	9/9/1937	24	Ohio State
45	Dan Lewis	WR	6'1"	199	2/14/1936	25	Wisconsin
43	Gary Lowe	DB	5'11"	196	5/4/1934	27	Michigan State
21	Bruce Maher	DB	5'11"	190	7/25/1937	24	Detroit Mercy
72	Gil Mains	DL	6'2"	243	12/17/1929	32	Murray State
47	Jim Martin	K	6'2"	227	4/8/1924	37	Notre Dame
70	Willie McClung	OL	6'2"	250	5/9/1930	31	Florida A&M
78	Darris McCord	DL	6'4"	250	1/4/1933	28	Tennessee
54	Max Messner	LB	6'3"	225	10/13/1938	23	Cincinnati
67	Dick Mills	OL	6'3"	240	3/6/1939	22	Pittsburgh
14	Earl Morrall	QB	6'1"	205	5/17/1934	27	Michigan State
15	Jim Ninowski	QB	6'1"	206	3/26/1936	25	Michigan State
0	Johnny Olszewski	RB	5'11"	200	12/21/1930	31	California
33	Nick Pietrosante	RB	6'2"	225	9/10/1937	24	Notre Dame
56	Joe Schmidt	LB	6'1"	220	1/19/1932	29	Pittsburgh
50	Bob Scholtz	OL	6'4"	250	12/25/1937	24	Notre Dame
66	Harley Sewell	OL	6'1"	230	4/18/1931	30	Texas
73	Ollie Spencer	OL	6'2"	245	4/17/1931	30	Kansas
20	Jim Steffen	LB	6'0"	195	5/1/1936	25	UCLA
25	Pat Studstill	RB	6'0"	180	6/4/1938	23	Houston
55	Wayne Walker	LB	6'2"	225	9/30/1936	25	Idaho
74	Paul Ward	DL	6'3"	247	1/30/1937	24	Whitworth
34	Ken Webb	RB	5'11"	207	8/15/1935	26	Presbyterian
61	Bob Whitlow	OL	6'2"	236	2/15/1936	25	Arizona
88	Sam Williams	DL	6'5"	235	3/9/1931	30	Michigan State

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529