Detroit Lions

1965 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
41	Terry Barr T. Barr	WR	6'0"	189	8/10/1935	30	Michigan
76	Roger Brown R. Brown	DL	6'5"	300	5/1/1937	28	Maryland Eastern Shore
59	Ernie Clark E. Clark	LB	6'1"	220	8/11/1937	28	Michigan State
89	Gail Cogdill G. Cogdill	WR	6'3"	200	4/7/1937	28	Washington State
45	Bobby Felts B. Felts	RB	6'2"	202	6/26/1942	23	Florida A&M
54	Ed Flanagan E. Flanagan	OL	6'3"	245	2/23/1944	21	Purdue
80	Jim Gibbons J. Gibbons	TE	6'2"	220	9/26/1936	29	Iowa
79	John Gonzaga J. Gonzaga	OL	6'3"	247	3/6/1933	32	None
75	John Gordy J. Gordy	OL	6'3"	248	7/17/1935	30	Tennessee
74	Larry Hand L. Hand	DL	6'4"	250	7/10/1940	25	Appalachian State
87	John Henderson J. Henderson	WR	6'3"	195	3/21/1943	22	Michigan
67	Wally Hilgenberg W. Hilgenberg	LB	6'3"	229	9/19/1942	23	Iowa
43	Jimmy Hill J. Hill	DB	6'2"	192	6/7/1928	37	Sam Houston State
15	George Izo G. Izo	QB	6'4"	218	9/20/1937	28	Notre Dame
71	Alex Karras A. Karras	DL	6'2"	248	7/15/1935	30	Iowa
62	Ted Karras T. Karras	OL	6'1"	245	1/31/1934	31	Indiana
46	Jim Kearney J. Kearney	DB	6'2"	206	1/21/1943	22	Prairie View
83	Ron Kramer R. Kramer	TE	6'3"	234	6/24/1935	30	Michigan
81	Night Train Lane N. Train Lane	DB	6'1"	194	4/16/1929	36	Western Nebraska Community College
44	Dick LeBeau D. LeBeau	DB	6'1"	185	9/9/1937	28	Ohio State
32	Joe Don Looney J. Don Looney	RB	6'1"	230	10/10/1942	23	Oklahoma
53	Mike Lucci M. Lucci	LB	6'2"	230	12/29/1939	26	Tennessee
21	Bruce Maher B. Maher	DB	5'11"	190	7/25/1937	28	Detroit Mercy
31	Amos Marsh A. Marsh	RB	6'0"	220	5/7/1939	26	Oregon State
78	Darris McCord D. McCord	DL	6'4"	250	1/4/1933	32	Tennessee
18	Tom Myers T. Myers	QB	6'1"	188	8/13/1943	22	Northwestern
35	Tom Nowatzke T. Nowatzke	RB	6'3"	230	9/30/1942	23	Indiana
33	Nick Pietrosante N. Pietrosante	RB	6'2"	225	9/10/1937	28	Notre Dame
16	Milt Plum M. Plum	QB	6'1"	205	1/20/1935	30	Penn State
47	Wayne Rasmussen W. Rasmussen	DB	6'2"	175	6/7/1942	23	South Dakota State
82	Jerry Rush J. Rush	DL	6'4"	265	8/7/1942	23	Michigan State
70	Daryl Sanders D. Sanders	OL	6'5"	250	4/24/1941	24	Ohio State
56	Joe Schmidt J. Schmidt	LB	6'1"	220	1/19/1932	33	Pittsburgh
73	Roger Shoals R. Shoals	OL	6'4"	260	12/13/1938	27	Maryland
66	Jim Simon J. Simon	OL	6'4"	240	3/22/1940	25	Miami (FL)
43	Bobby Smith B. Smith	DB	5'11"	197	7/5/1938	27	UCLA
25	Pat Studstill P. Studstill	WR	6'0"	180	6/4/1938	27	Houston
27	Bobby Thompson B. Thompson	DB	5'11"	188	3/30/1939	26	Arizona
48	Tom Vaughn T. Vaughn	DB	5'11"	190	2/28/1943	22	Iowa State
55	Wayne Walker W. Walker	LB	6'2"	225	9/30/1936	29	Idaho
23	Tom Watkins T. Watkins	RB	6'0"	195	10/23/1937	28	Iowa State
51	Bob Whitlow B. Whitlow	OL	6'2"	236	2/15/1936	29	Arizona
88	Sam Williams S. Williams	DL	6'5"	235	3/9/1931	34	Michigan State

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000