Detroit Lions

8-8-0 2nd in NFC Central
Logo for the 1981 Detroit Lions

PPG

24.8

4th

OPP PPG

20.1

13th

RUSH YDS/G

174.7

1st

PASS YDS/G

217.2

14th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1981 Roster

NO. NAME POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DOB AGE COLLEGE
35 Jimmy Allen Jimmy Allen DB 6'2" 194 3/6/1952 29 UCLA
60 Al Baker Al Baker DL 6'6" 265 12/9/1956 25 Colorado State
76 Karl Baldischwiler Karl Baldischwiler OL 6'5" 265 1/19/1956 25 Oklahoma
73 Russ Bolinger Russ Bolinger OL 6'5" 255 9/10/1954 27 Long Beach State
27 Luther Bradley Luther Bradley DB 6'2" 195 5/7/1955 26 Notre Dame
24 Dexter Bussey Dexter Bussey RB 6'1" 195 3/11/1952 29 Texas-Arlington
31 Ken Callicutt Ken Callicutt RB 6'0" 190 8/20/1955 26 Clemson
53 Garry Cobb Garry Cobb LB 6'2" 227 3/16/1957 24 Southern California
77 Curley Culp Curley Culp DL 6'2" 265 3/10/1946 35 Arizona State
16 Gary Danielson Gary Danielson QB 6'2" 195 9/10/1951 30 Purdue
45 Jeff Delaney Jeff Delaney DB 6'0" 195 12/28/1956 25 Pittsburgh
72 Chris Dieterich Chris Dieterich OL 6'3" 262 7/27/1958 23 North Carolina State
70 Keith Dorney Keith Dorney OL 6'5" 268 12/3/1957 24 Penn State
74 Joe Ehrmann Joe Ehrmann DL 6'5" 260 3/29/1949 32 Syracuse
61 Homer Elias Homer Elias OL 6'3" 255 5/1/1955 26 Tennessee State
78 Doug English Doug English DL 6'5" 255 8/25/1953 28 Texas
57 Ken Fantetti Ken Fantetti LB 6'2" 230 4/7/1957 24 Wyoming
63 Edgar Fields Edgar Fields DL 6'2" 255 3/10/1954 27 Texas A&M
65 Amos Fowler Amos Fowler OL 6'3" 250 2/11/1956 25 Southern Mississippi
71 Steve Furness Steve Furness DL 6'4" 255 12/5/1950 31 Rhode Island
79 Bill Gay Bill Gay DL 6'5" 250 5/28/1955 26 Southern California
66 Tommie Ginn Tommie Ginn OL 6'3" 253 1/25/1958 23 Arkansas
26 Hector Gray Hector Gray DB 6'1" 192 1/2/1957 24 Florida State
62 Curtis Green Curtis Green DL 6'3" 256 6/3/1957 24 Alabama State
35 Alvin Hall Alvin Hall DB 5'10" 193 8/12/1958 23 Miami (OH)
51 James Harrell James Harrell LB 6'1" 224 7/19/1957 24 Florida
81 David Hill David Hill TE 6'2" 229 1/1/1954 27 Texas A&M-Kingsville
17 Eric Hipple Eric Hipple QB 6'2" 196 9/16/1957 24 Utah State
28 James Hunter James Hunter DB 6'3" 195 3/8/1954 27 Grambling
32 Rick Kane Rick Kane RB 5'11" 200 11/12/1954 27 San Jose State
25 Horace King Horace King RB 5'10" 208 3/5/1953 28 Georgia
19 Jeff Komlo Jeff Komlo QB 6'2" 200 7/30/1956 25 Delaware
64 Larry Lee Larry Lee OL 6'2" 265 9/10/1959 22 UCLA
83 Robbie Martin Robbie Martin WR 5'8" 179 12/3/1958 23 Cal Poly
3 Eddie Murray Eddie Murray K 5'11" 195 8/29/1956 25 Tulane
86 Mark Nichols Mark Nichols WR 6'2" 210 10/29/1959 22 San Jose State
82 Bob Niziolek Bob Niziolek TE 6'4" 220 6/30/1958 23 Colorado
80 Ulysses Norris Ulysses Norris TE 6'4" 230 1/15/1957 24 Georgia
23 Ray Oldham Ray Oldham DB 6'0" 200 2/23/1951 30 Middle Tennessee
89 Tracy Porter Tracy Porter WR 6'2" 196 6/1/1959 22 Louisiana State
75 Dave Pureifory Dave Pureifory DL 6'1" 260 7/12/1949 32 Eastern Michigan
87 Freddie Scott Freddie Scott WR 6'2" 180 8/5/1952 29 Amherst
20 Billy Sims Billy Sims RB 6'0" 212 9/18/1955 26 Oklahoma
1 Tom Skladany Tom Skladany P 6'0" 192 6/29/1955 26 Ohio State
44 Wayne Smith Wayne Smith DB 6'0" 171 5/9/1957 24 Purdue
50 Terry Tautolo Terry Tautolo LB 6'2" 232 8/30/1954 27 UCLA
39 Leonard Thompson Leonard Thompson WR 5'11" 192 7/28/1952 29 Oklahoma State
38 Vince Thompson Vince Thompson RB 6'0" 230 2/21/1957 24 Villanova
55 Tom Turnure Tom Turnure OL 6'4" 250 7/9/1957 24 Washington
59 Charlie Weaver Charlie Weaver LB 6'2" 220 7/12/1949 32 Southern California
52 Stan White Stan White LB 6'1" 225 10/24/1949 32 Ohio State

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM