1991 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Wayne Fontes (12-4)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1991 Detroit Lions Statistics
1991 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1991 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Lions ran up 339 points, and the defense yielded 295. Erik Kramer passed for 1,635 yards, and Rodney Peete spent time under center, too. Brett Perriman hauled in 52 balls for 668 yards. Robert Clark, Barry Sanders, Mike Farr and Willie Green each contributed to the receiving game also.

Barry Sanders rushed for a team-leading 1,548 yards for Detroit.

Ray Crockett picked off 6 opponent throws. Jeff Hunter sacked opposing passers 6 times.

Wayne Fontes coached the team. The 1991 Detroit Lions lost in the Conference Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
32Bruce AlexanderDBSeptember 17, 19655'9"170S.F. AustinLufkin, TX USA90
65Eric AndolsekLGAugust 22, 19666'2"254LSUThibodeaux, LA USA1616
6Jim ArnoldPJanuary 31, 19616'2"215VanderbiltDalton, GA USA160
93Jerry BallNTDecember 15, 19646'1"330SMUBeaumont, TX USA1313
40Reggie BarrettWRAugust 14, 19696'3"214Texas-El PasoCorpus Christi, TX USA22
59Anthony BellLBJuly 2, 19646'3"235Michigan St.Miami, FL USA100
36Bennie BladesFSSeptember 3, 19666'0"221Miami (FL)Fort Lauderdale, FL USA1616
66Shawn BouwensGMay 25, 19686'5"293Nebraska WesleyanLincoln, NE USA160
75Lomas BrownLTMarch 30, 19636'4"282FloridaMiami, FL USA1515
95Mark BrownLBJuly 18, 19616'2"230PurdueNew Brunswick, NJ USA20
87Jeff CampbellWRMarch 26, 19685'8"167ColoradoDenver, CO USA141
50Toby CastonLBJuly 17, 19656'1"235LSUMonroe, LA USA160
82Robert ClarkWRAugust 6, 19655'11"175North Carolina CentralBrooklyn, NY USA1414
55Mike CoferLBApril 7, 19606'5"245TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA22
76Scott ConoverTSeptember 27, 19686'4"276PurdueNeptune, NJ USA163
39Ray CrockettLCBJanuary 5, 19675'10"185BaylorDallas, TX USA1616
67Ken DallafiorRGAugust 26, 19596'4"276MinnesotaRoyal Oak, MI USA65
42D.J. DozierRBSeptember 21, 19656'0"200Penn St.Norfolk, VA USA60
81Mike FarrWRAugust 8, 19675'10"192UCLASanta Monica, CA USA1613
48Roman FortinCFebruary 26, 19676'5"297Oregon St.Columbus, OH USA162
98Dennis GibsonRILBFebruary 8, 19646'2"240Iowa St.Des Moines, IA USA1616
53Kevin GloverCJune 17, 19636'2"278MarylandWashington, DC USA1616
23Mel GrayKRMarch 16, 19615'9"167PurdueWilliamsburg, VA USA160
86Willie GreenWRApril 2, 19666'4"185MississippiAthens, GA USA1615
99Tracy HayworthROLBDecember 18, 19676'3"260TennesseeWinchester, TN USA1614
97Jeff HunterDEApril 12, 19666'5"286Albany State (GA)Hampton, VA USA160
30Cedric JacksonRBJanuary 13, 19685'11"229TCUTexarkana, TX USA81
58George JamisonLOLBSeptember 30, 19626'1"232CincinnatiBridgeton, NJ USA1616
24Mel JenkinsRCBMarch 16, 19625'10"172CincinnatiJackson, MS USA1616
57Victor JonesLBOctober 19, 19666'2"250Virginia TechRockville, MD USA100
12Erik KramerQBNovember 6, 19646'1"200North Carolina St.Encino, CA USA138
89Dave LittleTEApril 18, 19616'2"233Middle Tenn. St.Selma, CA USA20
83Aubrey MatthewsWRSeptember 15, 19625'7"165Delta St.Pascagoula, MS USA11
79Darryl MilburnDEOctober 25, 19686'3"260Grambling St.Baton Rouge, LA USA20
84Herman MooreWROctober 20, 19696'4"210VirginiaDanville, VA USA131
3Eddie MurrayKAugust 29, 19565'10"177TulaneHalifax, NS Canada160
51Niko NogaLBMarch 1, 19626'1"234Hawaii, American Samoa160
33Don OvertonRBSeptember 24, 19676'0"221Fairmont St.Columbus, OH USA140
90Dan OwensRDEMarch 16, 19676'3"280USCWhittier, CA USA1616
9Rodney PeeteQBMarch 16, 19666'0"230USCMesa, AZ USA88
80Brett PerrimanWROctober 10, 19655'9"180Miami (FL)Miami, FL USA1514
96Lawrence PeteNTJanuary 18, 19666'0"286NebraskaWichita, KS USA143
94Kelvin PritchettDT-DEOctober 24, 19696'3"322MississippiAtlanta, GA USA160
89Eugene RileyTEOctober 9, 19666'2"236Ball St.Cincinnati, OH USA51
20Barry SandersRBJuly 16, 19685'8"203Oklahoma St.Wichita, KS USA1515
64Eric SandersRTOctober 22, 19586'6"277Nevada-RenoReno, NV USA1414
38Kevin ScottDBMay 19, 19695'9"175StanfordPhoenix, AZ USA160
54Chris SpielmanLILBOctober 11, 19656'0"247Ohio St.Canton, OH USA1616
92Marc SpindlerLDENovember 28, 19696'5"290PittsburghScranton, PA USA1616
21Terry TaylorDBJuly 18, 19615'10"188Southern IllinoisWarren, OH USA110
46Derek TennellTEFebruary 12, 19646'5"245UCLALos Angeles, CA USA152
60Mike UtleyRGDecember 20, 19656'6"288Washington St.Seattle, WA USA1111
11Andre WareQBJuly 31, 19686'2"205HoustonGalveston, TX USA10
27Herb WelchDBJanuary 12, 19615'11"180UCLALos Angeles, CA USA100
25Sheldon WhiteDBMarch 1, 19655'11"188Miami (OH)Dayton, OH USA160
35William WhiteSSFebruary 19, 19665'10"199Ohio St.Lima, OH USA1616



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