1985 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Darryl Rogers (7-9)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1985 Detroit Lions Statistics
1985 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Lions racked up 307 points, but the defense yielded 366. Eric Hipple passed for 2,952 yards. Leonard Thompson hauled in 51 balls for 736 yards, while James Jones and Mark Nichols contributed to the receiving game as well.

James Jones rushed for a team-leading 886 yards for Detroit.

Bobby Watkins intercepted 5 opponent throws. Jimmy Williams and William Gay each sacked quarterbacks 7.5 times.

Darryl Rogers coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
95Kurt AllermanRILBAugust 30, 19556'3"222Penn St.Glen Ridge, NJ USA107
68Steve BaackNTNovember 16, 19606'4"264OregonAmes, IA USA161
54Roosevelt BarnesLBAugust 3, 19586'2"226PurdueFort Wayne, IN USA160
11Mike BlackPJanuary 18, 19616'1"197Arizona St.Glendale, CA USA160
80Carl BlandWRAugust 17, 19615'11"182Virginia UnionFluvanna County, VA USA82
42John BosticDBOctober 6, 19625'10"176Bethune-CookmanTitusville, FL USA130
23Arnold BrownDBAugust 27, 19625'11"185North Carolina CentralWilmington, NC USA70
75Lomas BrownLTMarch 30, 19636'4"282FloridaMiami, FL USA1616
97Dan BunzLBOctober 7, 19556'4"226California-RiversideRoseville, CA USA20
89Jeff ChadwickWRDecember 16, 19606'3"190Grand Valley St.Detroit, MI USA75
42Clarence ChapmanDBDecember 10, 19535'10"185East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA30
55Mike CoferROLBApril 7, 19606'5"245TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA77
50August CurleyLILBJanuary 24, 19606'3"226USCLittle Rock, AR USA1614
72Chris DieterichLGJuly 27, 19586'3"262North Carolina St.Freeport, NY USA167
70Keith DorneyRGDecember 3, 19576'5"268Penn St.Allentown, PA USA1616
78Doug EnglishNTAugust 25, 19536'5"255TexasDallas, TX USA1010
66Leon EvansDEOctober 12, 19616'5"282Miami (FL)Silver Spring, MD USA80
57Ken FantettiLBApril 7, 19576'2"230WyomingToledo, OR USA84
12Joe FergusonQBApril 23, 19506'1"195ArkansasAlvin, TX USA81
77Keith FergusonDEApril 3, 19596'5"252Ohio St.Miami, FL USA54
26William FrizzellDBSeptember 8, 19626'3"203North Carolina CentralGreenville, NC USA80
40Duane GallowayDBNovember 7, 19615'8"181Arizona St.Los Angeles, CA USA20
79William GayRDEMay 28, 19556'5"250USCSan Francisco, CA USA1616
53Kevin GloverC-GJune 17, 19636'2"278MarylandWashington, DC USA100
33William GrahamFSSeptember 27, 19595'11"191TexasSilsbee, TX USA1616
67Don GrecoRGApril 1, 19596'3"260West. IllinoisSt. Louis, MO USA86
62Curtis GreenLDEJune 3, 19576'3"256Alabama St.Quincy, FL USA158
35Alvin HallKRAugust 12, 19585'10"193Miami (OH)Dayton, OH USA160
58James HarrellLBJuly 19, 19576'1"224FloridaTampa, FL USA72
17Eric HippleQBSeptember 16, 19576'2"196Utah St.Lubbock, TX USA1615
96June JamesLBDecember 2, 19626'1"218TexasJennings, LA USA160
21Demetrious JohnsonSSJuly 21, 19615'11"190MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA1616
34A.J. JonesRBMay 30, 19596'1"202TexasYoungstown, OH USA80
51David JonesRGOctober 25, 19616'3"262TexasTaipei, Taiwan98
30James JonesFBMarch 21, 19616'2"229FloridaPompano Beach, FL USA1413
32Rick KaneRBNovember 12, 19545'11"200OregonLincoln, NE USA161
92Angelo KingROLBFebruary 10, 19586'1"224South Carolina St.Columbia, SC USA169
64Larry LeeGSeptember 10, 19596'2"265UCLADayton, OH USA64
87David LewisTEJune 8, 19616'3"234CaliforniaPortland, OR USA1515
82Pete MandleyPRJuly 29, 19615'10"191Northern ArizonaPhoenix, AZ USA160
98Vernon MaxwellLBOctober 25, 19616'2"233Arizona St.Birmingham, AL USA92
81Reese McCallTEJune 16, 19566'6"239AuburnBessemer, AL USA162
83James McDonaldTEMarch 29, 19616'5"234USCLong Beach, CA USA62
29Bruce McNortonRCBFebruary 28, 19595'11"175Georgetown (KY)Daytona Beach, FL USA1616
36Mike MeadeRBFebruary 12, 19605'11"228Penn St.Dover, DE USA160
28Wilbert MontgomeryRBSeptember 16, 19545'10"196Jackson St.Greenville, MS USA76
24Alvin MooreRBMay 3, 19596'0"194Arizona St.Randolph, AZ USA165
63Martin MossDEDecember 16, 19586'4"250UCLASan Diego, CA USA60
52Steve MottCMarch 24, 19616'3"266AlabamaNew Orleans, LA USA1616
3Eddie MurrayKAugust 29, 19565'10"177TulaneHalifax, NS Canada160
86Mark NicholsWROctober 29, 19596'2"210San Jose St.Bakersfield, CA USA1412
84Rob RubickTESeptember 27, 19606'3"232Grand Valley St.Newberry, MI USA94
61Ray SnellGFebruary 24, 19586'4"262WisconsinBaltimore, MD USA21
65Hal StephensDEApril 14, 19616'4"252East CarolinaWhiteville, NC USA10
65Mark StevensonG-CFebruary 24, 19566'3"285MissouriWaukegan, IL USA20
71Rich StrengerRTMarch 10, 19606'7"280MichiganPort Washington, WI USA136
39Leonard ThompsonWRJuly 28, 19525'11"192Oklahoma St.Oklahoma City, OK USA1613
60Tom TurnureC-GJuly 9, 19576'4"250WashingtonSeattle, WA USA60
27Bobby WatkinsLCBMay 31, 19605'10"184Texas St.Cottonwood, ID USA1616
76Eric WilliamsLDEFebruary 24, 19626'4"282Washington St.Stockton, CA USA1212
59Jimmy WilliamsLOLBNovember 15, 19606'3"228NebraskaWashington, DC USA1616



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