Detroit Lions

2-14-0 5th in NFC Central
Logo for the 1979 Detroit Lions

PPG

13.7

28th

OPP PPG

22.8

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

104.8

25th

PASS YDS/G

173.4

23rd

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1979 Roster

NO. NAME POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DOB AGE COLLEGE
40 Jimmy Allen Jimmy Allen DB 6'2" 194 3/6/1952 27 UCLA
42 Nate Allen Nate Allen DB 5'10" 170 5/13/1948 31 Texas Southern
47 John Arnold John Arnold WR 5'10" 175 10/5/1955 24 Wyoming
60 Al Baker Al Baker DL 6'6" 265 12/9/1956 23 Colorado State
76 Karl Baldischwiler Karl Baldischwiler OL 6'5" 265 1/19/1956 23 Oklahoma
89 Luther Blue Luther Blue WR 5'11" 185 10/21/1954 25 Iowa State
73 Russ Bolinger Russ Bolinger OL 6'5" 255 9/10/1954 25 Long Beach State
27 Luther Bradley Luther Bradley DB 6'2" 195 5/7/1955 24 Notre Dame
53 Jon Brooks Jon Brooks LB 6'2" 215 6/22/1957 22 Clemson
24 Dexter Bussey Dexter Bussey RB 6'1" 195 3/11/1952 27 Texas-Arlington
31 Ken Callicutt Ken Callicutt RB 6'0" 190 8/20/1955 24 Clemson
66 Karl Chandler Karl Chandler OL 6'5" 250 2/15/1952 27 Princeton
63 Garry Cobb Garry Cobb LB 6'2" 227 3/16/1957 22 Southern California
50 Eddie Cole Eddie Cole LB 6'2" 235 12/16/1956 23 Mississippi
70 Keith Dorney Keith Dorney OL 6'5" 268 12/3/1957 22 Penn State
72 Cleveland Elam Cleveland Elam DL 6'4" 252 4/5/1952 27 Tennessee State
61 Homer Elias Homer Elias OL 6'3" 255 5/1/1955 24 Tennessee State
48 Ken Ellis Ken Ellis DB 5'10" 190 9/27/1947 32 Southern University
78 Doug English Doug English DL 6'5" 255 8/25/1953 26 Texas
57 Ken Fantetti Ken Fantetti LB 6'2" 230 4/7/1957 22 Wyoming
65 Amos Fowler Amos Fowler OL 6'3" 250 2/11/1956 23 Southern Mississippi
58 Dennis Franks Dennis Franks OL 6'1" 241 5/29/1953 26 Michigan
38 Lawrence Gaines Lawrence Gaines RB 6'1" 237 12/15/1953 26 Wyoming
71 Dave Gallagher Dave Gallagher DL 6'4" 256 1/2/1952 27 Michigan
79 Bill Gay Bill Gay DL 6'5" 250 5/28/1955 24 Southern California
17 Jerry Golsteyn Jerry Golsteyn QB 6'4" 207 8/6/1954 25 Northern Illinois
51 James Harrell James Harrell LB 6'1" 224 7/19/1957 22 Florida
81 David Hill David Hill TE 6'2" 229 1/1/1954 25 Texas A&M-Kingsville
28 James Hunter James Hunter DB 6'3" 195 3/8/1954 25 Grambling
10 Scott Hunter Scott Hunter QB 6'2" 205 11/11/1947 32 Alabama
44 Ernie Jackson Ernie Jackson DB 5'10" 173 4/11/1950 29 Duke
46 Doug Jones Doug Jones DB 6'2" 202 5/31/1950 29 Cal State Northridge
32 Rick Kane Rick Kane RB 5'11" 200 11/12/1954 25 San Jose State
25 Horace King Horace King RB 5'10" 208 3/5/1953 26 Georgia
19 Jeff Komlo Jeff Komlo QB 6'2" 200 7/30/1956 23 Delaware
26 Tony Leonard Tony Leonard DB 5'11" 170 2/28/1953 26 Virginia Union
48 Eddie Lewis Eddie Lewis DB 6'0" 177 12/15/1953 26 Kansas
62 Don Morrison Don Morrison OL 6'5" 255 12/16/1949 30 Texas-Arlington
80 Ulysses Norris Ulysses Norris TE 6'4" 230 1/15/1957 22 Georgia
55 Ed O'Neil Ed O'Neil LB 6'3" 236 9/8/1952 27 Penn State
44 Dave Parkin Dave Parkin DB 6'0" 191 1/7/1956 23 Utah State
43 Don Patterson Don Patterson DB 5'11" 175 10/31/1957 22 Georgia Tech
67 Wally Pesuit Wally Pesuit OL 6'4" 252 3/4/1954 25 Kentucky
75 Dave Pureifory Dave Pureifory DL 6'1" 260 7/12/1949 30 Eastern Michigan
14 Joe Reed Joe Reed QB 6'1" 195 1/8/1948 31 Mississippi State
1 Benny Ricardo Benny Ricardo K 5'10" 175 1/4/1954 25 San Diego State
36 Bo Robinson Bo Robinson RB 6'2" 228 5/27/1956 23 West Texas A&M
82 Ken Sanders Ken Sanders DL 6'5" 240 8/22/1950 29 Howard Payne
87 Freddie Scott Freddie Scott WR 6'2" 180 8/5/1952 27 Amherst
15 Tom Skladany Tom Skladany P 6'0" 192 6/29/1955 24 Ohio State
46 Jimmy Stewart Jimmy Stewart DB 5'11" 190 10/15/1954 25 Tulsa
12 Larry Swider Larry Swider P 6'2" 195 2/1/1955 24 Pittsburgh
54 Larry Tearry Larry Tearry OL 6'3" 260 4/24/1956 23 Wake Forest
39 Leonard Thompson Leonard Thompson WR 5'11" 192 7/28/1952 27 Oklahoma State
52 Dave Washington Dave Washington LB 6'5" 223 9/12/1948 31 Alcorn State
18 Gene Washington Gene Washington WR 6'2" 185 1/14/1947 32 Stanford
59 Charlie Weaver Charlie Weaver LB 6'2" 220 7/12/1949 30 Southern California
21 Walt Williams Walt Williams DB 6'1" 185 7/10/1954 25 New Mexico State
47 Robert Woods Robert Woods WR 5'7" 170 7/3/1955 24 Grambling

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