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1982 Detroit Lions: 4-5-0
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Home record: 2-3-0 (94 points scored, 109 allowed) Road record: 2-2-0 (87 points scored, 67 allowed) Head Coach: Monte Clark

181 points scored (15th of 28 teams), 176 points allowed (14th) NFL Averages: 20.2 points/game (181.4 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   136   285   1,512   (22)   4.80   12   18    283   1,022   (16)    3.6    5    2,534    (24)      26
Defense:   155   288   1,868   (18)   5.84   11   18    271     854   ( 4)    3.2    6    2,722    ( 9)      26

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Tom Skladany         P      7   6'0   195   27    5   Ohio State
 3  Eddie Murray         K      7   5'10  170   26    3   Tulane
 6  John James           P      2   6'3   196   33   11   Florida
12  Bob Thomas           K      2   5'10  175   30    8   Notre Dame
16  Gary Danielson       QB     8   6'2   196   31    6   Purdue
17  Eric Hipple          QB     9   6'2   196   25    3   Utah State
20  Billy Sims           RB     9   6'0   212   27    3   Oklahoma
24  Dexter Bussey        RB     9   6'1   210   30    9   Texas-Arlington
25  Horace King          RB     9   5'10  205   29    8   Georgia
26  Hector Gray          DB     8   6'1   190   25    2   Florida State
27  Bobby Watkins        DB     9   5'10  184   22    R   Southwest Texas State
28  James Hunter         DB     9   6'3   195   28    7   Grambling
29  Bruce McNorton       DB     4   5'11  175   23    R   Georgetown (Ky.)
31  Ken Callicutt        RB     8   6'0   190   27    5   Clemson
32  Rick Kane            RB     6   5'11  200   27    6   San Jose State
33  William Graham       DB     7   5'11  191   23    R   Texas
34  Dan Wagoner          DB     1   5'10  177   22    R   Kansas
35  Alvin Hall           DB     9   5'10  184   24    2   Miami (Ohio)
39  Leonard Thompson     WR     9   5'11  192   30    8   Oklahoma State
40  Billy Cesare         DB     2   5'11  190   27    5   Miami
42  Ray Oldham           DB     5   6'0   192   31   10   Middle Tennessee State
43  Al Latimer           DB     4   5'11  177   25    2   Clemson
44  Wayne Smith          DB     5   6'0   170   25    3   Purdue
46  Ricky Porter         RB     1   5'10  186   22    R   Slippery Rock
50  Terry Tautolo        LB     2   6'2   227   28    7   UCLA
51  James Harrell        LB     9   6'1   220   25    4   Florida
52  Stan White           LB     9   6'1   223   33   11   Ohio State
53  Garry Cobb           LB     6   6'2   227   25    4   Southern California
54  Roosevelt Barnes     LB     9   6'2   220   24    R   Purdue
55  Tom Turnure          C      9   6'4   250   25    3   Washington
57  Ken Fantetti         LB     9   6'2   227   25    4   Wyoming
58  Steve Doig           LB     9   6'2   240   22    R   New Hampshire
59  Jimmy Williams       LB     6   6'3   221   21    R   Nebraska
60  Al Baker             DE     9   6'6   260   25    5   Colorado State
61  Homer Elias          OG     9   6'3   255   27    5   Tennessee State
62  Curtis Green         DE     7   6'3   252   25    2   Alabama State
63  Martin Moss          DT     5   6'4   252   23    R   UCLA
64  Larry Lee            OG     9   6'2   260   23    2   UCLA
65  Amos Fowler          C      9   6'3   253   26    5   Southern Mississippi
67  Don Greco            OG     9   6'3   255   23    1   Western Illinois
70  Keith Dorney         OT     9   6'5   260   24    4   Penn State
72  Chris Dieterich      OT     5   6'3   255   24    3   North Carolina State
73  Russ Bolinger        OG     9   6'5   260   28    6   Long Beach State
74  Joe Ehrmann          DT     9   6'5   250   33   10   Syracuse
75  Dave Pureifory       DE     9   6'1   255   33   11   Eastern Michigan
76  Karl Baldischwiler   OT     9   6'5   260   26    5   Oklahoma
78  Doug English         DT     9   6'5   258   29    7   Texas
79  William Gay          DE     9   6'5   255   27    5   Southern California
80  Ulysses Norris       TE     9   6'4   232   25    4   Georgia
81  David Hill           TE     9   6'2   228   28    7   Texas A&I
83  Robbie Martin        WR     9   5'8   177   23    2   Cal Poly-S.L.O.
84  Rob Rubick           TE     7   6'3   228   22    R   Grand Valley State
86  Mark Nichols         WR     7   6'2   213   23    2   San Jose State
87  Freddie Scott        WR     9   6'2   190   30    9   Amherst
89  Tracy Porter         WR     8   6'1   196   23    2   Louisiana State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Gary Danielson       197  100   50.8  1,343   6.82  13.4  10   5.1   14   7.1    19   145    60.1
Eric Hipple           86   36   41.9    411   4.78  11.4   2   2.3    4   4.7    11    97    45.3
Tracy Porter           1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Tom Skladany           1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Billy Sims             34    342   10.1    0
David Hill             22    252   11.5    4
Leonard Thompson       17    328   19.3    4
Dexter Bussey          16    138    8.6    0
Freddie Scott          13    231   17.8    1
Tracy Porter            9    124   13.8    0
Horace King             9     74    8.2    1
Mark Nichols            8    146   18.2    2
Ulysses Norris          3     51   17.0    0
Rick Kane               3     25    8.3    0
Garry Cobb              1     25   25.0    0
Robbie Martin           1     18   18.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Billy Sims            172    639    3.7    4
Dexter Bussey          48    136    2.8    0
Gary Danielson         23     92    4.0    0
Horace King            18     67    3.7    0
Eric Hipple            10     57    5.7    0
Rick Kane               7     17    2.4    0
Leonard Thompson        2     16    8.0    0
Mark Nichols            1      3    3.0    0
Rob Rubick              1      1    1.0    1
Freddie Scott           1     -6   -6.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Alvin Hall             16    426   26.6    1
Robbie Martin          16    268   16.8    0
Horace King             2     23   11.5    0
Rick Kane               1     19   19.0    0
Larry Lee               1     14   14.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Robbie Martin          26    275   10.6    5    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Tom Skladany 36 1,483 41.2 3 6 0 21 200 34.0 John James 12 481 40.1 2 3 0 5 37 33.7 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Eddie Murray 0/0 6/6 2/2 3/4 0/0 11/12 16/16 49 Bob Thomas 0/0 0/0 3/3 2/2 0/0 5/ 5 3/ 3 18 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Al Baker 8.5 Garry Cobb 2 12 0 Joe Ehrmann 3.0 Doug English 4.5 William Gay 5.0 1 7 0 Hector Gray 1 5 0 Curtis Green 1.0 Alvin Hall 1 2 0 James Hunter 1.0 2 36 0 Ray Oldham 1.0 1 35 1 Dave Pureifory 7.0 Wayne Smith 1.0 1 10 0 Bobby Watkins 5 22 0 Stan White 3 21 0 Jimmy Williams 1 4 0

1982 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 15 LB Jimmy Williams 152 Nebraska 2 42 DB Bobby Watkins 83 Southwest Texas State 3 69 LB Steve Doig 40 New Hampshire 4 96 DB Bruce McNorton 116 Georgetown (Ky.) 5 127 DB William Graham 69 Texas 6 154 QB Mike Machurek 4 Idaho State 7 175 RB Phil Bates Nebraska [pick acquired from HOU] 7 187 WR Victor Simmons Oregon State [pick acquired from BUF via LA] 8 208 DE Martin Moss 42 UCLA 9 231 DB Danny Wagoner 34 Kansas [pick acquired from RAI via LA] 10 266 LB Roosevelt Barnes 57 Purdue 11 292 WR Edward Lee South Carolina State 12 319 RB Ricky Porter 24 Slippery Rock 12 326 TE Rob Rubick 88 Grand Valley State [pick acquired from SD]

Traded draft picks: #7 to LA (Joe Shearin), #9 to MIA (Steve Clark)


Transactions:

04-28-1982traded Luther Bradley to Oilers for Houston's #7 pick in the 1982 draft
04-28-1982traded Detroit's #7 pick in the 1982 draft to Rams for Buffalo's #7 pick and the Raiders' #9 pick in the 1982 draft
07-14-1982traded Jimmy Allen to Chiefs for an undisclosed 1983 draft pick


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result
01/08/83    at Washington Redskins     L 7-31


1982 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/82 vs Chicago Bears W 17-10 1-0-0 09/19/82 at Los Angeles Rams W 19-14 2-0-0 11/21/82 at Chicago Bears L 17-20 2-1-0 11/25/82 vs New York Giants L 6-13 2-2-0 12/06/82 vs New York Jets L 13-28 2-3-0 12/12/82 at Green Bay Packers W 30-10 3-3-0 12/19/82 vs Minnesota Vikings L 31-34 3-4-0 12/26/82 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 21-23 3-5-0 01/02/83 vs Green Bay Packers W 27-24 4-5-0

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