1984 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-11-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Monte Clark (4-11-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1984 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 4-11-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Monte Clark (4-11-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1984 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 4 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Lions scored 283 points, but the defense conceded 408. Gary Danielson threw for 3,076 yards. James Jones topped the receiving corps, hauling in 77 balls, while Leonard Thompson added 773 receiving yards. Mark Nichols provided receiving help, too.
Billy Sims rushed for a team-leading 687 yards for Detroit, and James Jones also aided the ground game.
Bobby Watkins intercepted 6 opponent throws. William Gay led the defensive unit with 10 quarterback sacks.
Monte Clark coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Steve Baack | NT-G-DE-DT | November 16, 1960 | 6'4" | 264 | Oregon | Ames, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Roosevelt Barnes | LB | August 3, 1958 | 6'2" | 226 | Purdue | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Mike Black | P | January 18, 1961 | 6'1" | 197 | Arizona St. | Glendale, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Carl Bland | WR | August 17, 1961 | 5'11" | 182 | Virginia Union | Fluvanna County, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Dexter Bussey | RB | March 11, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 89 | Jeff Chadwick | WR | December 16, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | Grand Valley St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 3 |
| 53 | Garry Cobb | LLB | March 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 227 | USC | Carthage, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Mike Cofer | LDE | April 7, 1960 | 6'5" | 245 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | August Curley | LB | January 24, 1960 | 6'3" | 226 | USC | Little Rock, AR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 44 | Dave D'Addio | RB | July 13, 1961 | 6'2" | 235 | Maryland | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 2 |
| 16 | Gary Danielson | QB | September 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Purdue | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 14 |
| 72 | Chris Dieterich | LG | July 27, 1958 | 6'3" | 262 | North Carolina St. | Freeport, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 93 | Kirk Dodge | LB | June 4, 1962 | 6'1" | 231 | UNLV | Whittier, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 58 | Steve Doig | LB | March 28, 1960 | 6'2" | 240 | New Hampshire | Melrose, MA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 70 | Keith Dorney | RT | December 3, 1957 | 6'5" | 268 | Penn St. | Allentown, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Homer Elias | G | May 1, 1955 | 6'3" | 255 | Tennessee St. | Fort Benning, GA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 78 | Doug English | RDT | August 25, 1953 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Ken Fantetti | MLB | April 7, 1957 | 6'2" | 230 | Wyoming | Toledo, OR USA | 14 | 13 |
| 65 | Amos Fowler | C | February 11, 1956 | 6'3" | 250 | Southern Miss | Pensacola, FL USA | 15 | 7 |
| 26 | William Frizzell | DB | September 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 203 | North Carolina Central | Greenville, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | William Gay | RDE | May 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | William Graham | FS | September 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 191 | Texas | Silsbee, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 67 | Don Greco | RG | April 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | West. Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Curtis Green | LDT | June 3, 1957 | 6'3" | 256 | Alabama St. | Quincy, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 35 | Alvin Hall | SS | August 12, 1958 | 5'10" | 193 | Miami (OH) | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Eric Hipple | QB | September 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 196 | Utah St. | Lubbock, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
| 31 | Ken Jenkins | RB | May 8, 1959 | 5'8" | 183 | Bucknell | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 3 |
| 21 | Demetrious Johnson | DB | July 21, 1961 | 5'11" | 190 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 3 |
| 51 | David Jones | G-C | October 25, 1961 | 6'3" | 262 | Texas | Taipei, Taiwan | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | James Jones | FB | March 21, 1961 | 6'2" | 229 | Florida | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Angelo King | LB | February 10, 1958 | 6'1" | 224 | South Carolina St. | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Don Laster | LT | December 13, 1958 | 6'5" | 285 | Tennessee St. | Albany, GA USA | 14 | 8 |
| 43 | Al Latimer | DB | October 14, 1957 | 5'11" | 176 | Ferrum | Winter Park, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 64 | Larry Lee | LG | September 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 265 | UCLA | Dayton, OH USA | 15 | 6 |
| 87 | David Lewis | TE | June 8, 1961 | 6'3" | 234 | California | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 7 |
| 14 | Mike Machurek | QB | July 22, 1960 | 6'1" | 205 | Idaho St. | Las Vegas, NV USA | 4 | 0 |
| 82 | Pete Mandley | KR | July 29, 1961 | 5'10" | 191 | Northern Arizona | Phoenix, AZ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 83 | Robbie Martin | PR | December 3, 1958 | 5'8" | 179 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Reese McCall | TE | June 16, 1956 | 6'6" | 239 | Auburn | Bessemer, AL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 29 | Bruce McNorton | RCB | February 28, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | Georgetown (KY) | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Mike Meade | RB | February 12, 1960 | 5'11" | 228 | Penn St. | Dover, DE USA | 15 | 0 |
| 63 | Martin Moss | DE | December 16, 1958 | 6'4" | 250 | UCLA | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Steve Mott | C | March 24, 1961 | 6'3" | 266 | Alabama | New Orleans, LA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 177 | Tulane | Halifax, NS Canada | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Mark Nichols | WR | October 29, 1959 | 6'2" | 210 | San Jose St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 15 | 9 |
| 84 | Rob Rubick | TE | September 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 232 | Grand Valley St. | Newberry, MI USA | 16 | 9 |
| 20 | Billy Sims | RB | September 18, 1955 | 6'0" | 212 | Oklahoma | St. Louis, MO USA | 8 | 8 |
| 71 | Rich Strenger | T | March 10, 1960 | 6'7" | 280 | Michigan | Port Washington, WI USA | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Terry Tautolo | LB | August 30, 1954 | 6'2" | 232 | UCLA | Corona, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | Leonard Thompson | WR | July 28, 1952 | 5'11" | 192 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 15 |
| 34 | Danny Wagoner | DB | December 12, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Kansas | High Point, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Bobby Watkins | LCB | May 31, 1960 | 5'10" | 184 | Texas St. | Cottonwood, ID USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Eric Williams | DE | February 24, 1962 | 6'4" | 282 | Washington St. | Stockton, CA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 40 | Gardner Williams | DB | December 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 199 | St. Mary's (CA) | Washington, DC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Jimmy Williams | RLB | November 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 228 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | John Witkowski | QB | June 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Columbia | Queens, NY USA | 3 | 1 |
