Detroit Lions

7-9-0 3rd in NFC Central
Logo for the 1978 Detroit Lions

PPG

18.1

13th

OPP PPG

18.8

19th

RUSH YDS/G

135.2

17th

PASS YDS/G

171.6

16th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1978 Roster

NO. NAME POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DOB AGE COLLEGE
40 Jimmy Allen Jimmy Allen DB 6'2" 194 3/6/1952 26 UCLA
60 Gary Anderson Gary Anderson OL 6'3" 253 9/22/1955 23 Stanford
60 Al Baker Al Baker DL 6'6" 265 12/9/1956 22 Colorado State
76 Karl Baldischwiler Karl Baldischwiler OL 6'5" 265 1/19/1956 22 Oklahoma
89 Luther Blue Luther Blue WR 5'11" 185 10/21/1954 24 Iowa State
62 Lynn Boden Lynn Boden OL 6'5" 270 6/5/1953 25 South Dakota State
43 Andy Bolton Andy Bolton RB 6'1" 205 5/23/1954 24 Fisk
27 Luther Bradley Luther Bradley DB 6'2" 195 5/7/1955 23 Notre Dame
53 Willie Brock Willie Brock OL 6'3" 250 9/20/1955 23 Colorado
29 Mike Burns Mike Burns DB 6'0" 181 4/6/1954 24 Southern California
24 Dexter Bussey Dexter Bussey RB 6'1" 195 3/11/1952 26 Texas-Arlington
31 Ken Callicutt Ken Callicutt RB 6'0" 190 8/20/1955 23 Clemson
66 Karl Chandler Karl Chandler OL 6'5" 250 2/15/1952 26 Princeton
72 Bill Cooke Bill Cooke DL 6'5" 249 2/26/1951 27 Massachusetts
16 Gary Danielson Gary Danielson QB 6'2" 195 9/10/1951 27 Purdue
58 Tony Daykin Tony Daykin LB 6'1" 215 5/13/1955 23 Georgia Tech
57 Dan Dickel Dan Dickel LB 6'3" 225 8/24/1952 26 Iowa
61 Homer Elias Homer Elias OL 6'3" 255 5/1/1955 23 Tennessee State
78 Doug English Doug English DL 6'5" 255 8/25/1953 25 Texas
70 Bill Fifer Bill Fifer OL 6'4" 250 10/26/1955 23 West Texas A&M
65 Amos Fowler Amos Fowler OL 6'3" 250 2/11/1956 22 Southern Mississippi
38 Lawrence Gaines Lawrence Gaines RB 6'1" 237 12/15/1953 25 Wyoming
71 Dave Gallagher Dave Gallagher DL 6'4" 256 1/2/1952 26 Michigan
83 Bill Gay Bill Gay TE 6'5" 250 5/28/1955 23 Southern California
64 Dan Gray Dan Gray DL 6'6" 240 1/29/1956 22 Rutgers
67 Donnie Green Donnie Green OL 6'7" 272 7/12/1948 30 Purdue
63 Donnie Hickman Donnie Hickman OL 6'2" 261 6/11/1955 23 Southern California
81 David Hill David Hill TE 6'2" 229 1/1/1954 24 Texas A&M-Kingsville
28 James Hunter James Hunter DB 6'3" 195 3/8/1954 24 Grambling
45 Ray Jarvis Ray Jarvis WR 6'0" 200 2/2/1949 29 Norfolk State
32 Rick Kane Rick Kane RB 5'11" 200 11/12/1954 24 San Jose State
25 Horace King Horace King RB 5'10" 208 3/5/1953 25 Georgia
11 Greg Landry Greg Landry QB 6'4" 210 12/18/1946 32 Massachusetts
26 Tony Leonard Tony Leonard DB 5'11" 170 2/28/1953 25 Virginia Union
86 Willie McGee Willie McGee WR 5'11" 179 5/14/1950 28 Alcorn State
63 Mike Montler Mike Montler OL 6'5" 254 1/10/1944 34 Colorado
50 Paul Naumoff Paul Naumoff LB 6'1" 215 7/3/1945 33 Tennessee
74 Brad Oates Brad Oates OL 6'6" 274 9/30/1953 25 Brigham Young
55 Ed O'Neil Ed O'Neil LB 6'3" 236 9/8/1952 26 Penn State
42 Reggie Pinkney Reggie Pinkney DB 5'11" 190 5/27/1955 23 East Carolina
72 Ernie Price Ernie Price DL 6'4" 255 9/20/1950 28 Texas A&M-Kingsville
75 Dave Pureifory Dave Pureifory DL 6'1" 260 7/12/1949 29 Eastern Michigan
14 Joe Reed Joe Reed QB 6'1" 195 1/8/1948 30 Mississippi State
33 Bruce Rhodes Bruce Rhodes DB 6'0" 187 4/17/1952 26 San Francisco State
1 Benny Ricardo Benny Ricardo K 5'10" 175 1/4/1954 24 San Diego State
82 Ken Sanders Ken Sanders DL 6'5" 240 8/22/1950 28 Howard Payne
87 Freddie Scott Freddie Scott WR 6'2" 180 8/5/1952 26 Amherst
15 Tom Skladany Tom Skladany P 6'0" 192 6/29/1955 23 Ohio State
53 John Sokolosky John Sokolosky OL 6'2" 240 4/2/1956 22 Wayne State (MI)
30 Tony Sumler Tony Sumler DB 5'10" 185 4/10/1956 22 Wichita State
54 Larry Tearry Larry Tearry OL 6'3" 260 4/24/1956 22 Wake Forest
30 Nat Terry Nat Terry DB 5'11" 167 7/20/1956 22 Florida State
84 Jesse Thompson Jesse Thompson WR 6'1" 185 3/12/1956 22 California
39 Leonard Thompson Leonard Thompson WR 5'11" 192 7/28/1952 26 Oklahoma State
52 Dave Washington Dave Washington LB 6'5" 223 9/12/1948 30 Alcorn State
59 Charlie Weaver Charlie Weaver LB 6'2" 220 7/12/1949 29 Southern California
21 Walt Williams Walt Williams DB 6'1" 185 7/10/1954 24 New Mexico State
77 John Woodcock John Woodcock DL 6'3" 246 3/19/1954 24 Hawaii

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