1973 Detroit Lions Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-7-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Don McCafferty (6-7-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1973 Detroit Lions RosterTeam Record: 6-7-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Don McCafferty (6-7-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1973 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 6 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. Don McCafferty coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Bill Munson | 187 | 95 | 50.8 | 1129 | 6.0 | 9 | 4.8 | 8 | 4.3 | 54 | 14 | 94 | 67.8 | Greg Landry | 128 | 70 | 54.7 | 908 | 7.1 | 3 | 2.3 | 10 | 7.8 | 84 | 13 | 98 | 52.5 | Mickey Zofko | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | Bill Cappleman | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 |
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| Totals | 327 | 171 | 52.3 | 2105 | 6.4 | 12 | 3.7 | 19 | 5.8 | 84 | 27 | 192 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Altie Taylor | 176 | 719 | 4.1 | 34 | 5 | Steve Owens | 113 | 401 | 3.5 | 16 | 3 | Mel Farr | 97 | 373 | 3.8 | 32 | 4 | Greg Landry | 42 | 267 | 6.4 | 18 | 2 | Jim Hooks | 19 | 110 | 5.8 | 24 | 0 | Larry Walton | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 57 | 1 | Bill Munson | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 | Mickey Zofko | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 | Ron Jessie | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 17 | 1 | Leon Crosswhite | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 5 | 1 | Herman Weaver | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | Earl McCullouch | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | Lem Barney | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | Charlie Sanders | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | Bill Cappleman | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
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| Totals | 496 | 2133 | 4.3 | 57 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Charlie Sanders | 28 | 433 | 15.5 | 54 | 2 | Altie Taylor | 27 | 252 | 9.3 | 35 | 0 | Mel Farr | 26 | 183 | 7.0 | 27 | 0 | Steve Owens | 24 | 232 | 9.7 | 30 | 0 | Larry Walton | 22 | 309 | 14.0 | 49 | 4 | Ron Jessie | 20 | 364 | 18.2 | 84 | 3 | Earl McCullouch | 9 | 179 | 19.9 | 42 | 1 | John Hilton | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 31 | 1 | Al Barnes | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 23 | 1 | Mickey Zofko | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | Jim O'Brien | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | Jim Hooks | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Leon Crosswhite | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
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| Totals | 171 | 2105 | 12.3 | 84 | 12 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Errol Mann | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 53 | Jim O'Brien | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 38 |
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| Totals | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 91 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Herman Weaver | 54 | 2333 | 43.2 | 66 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 54 | 2333 | 43.2 | 66 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lem Barney | 27 | 231 | 8.6 | 42 | 0 | Dick Jauron | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 16 | 0 | Larry Walton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Jim Teal | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 35 | 289 | 8.3 | 42 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Dick Jauron | 17 | 405 | 23.8 | 33 | 0 | Altie Taylor | 12 | 295 | 24.6 | 60 | 0 | Ron Jessie | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 36 | 0 | Jim Thrower | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 | Jim Hooks | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | Levi Johnson | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 | Lem Barney | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | Gordon Jolley | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Mickey Zofko | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | Al Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Willie Germany | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Weaver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Guy Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 50 | 1061 | 21.2 | 60 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Levi Johnson | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 38 | 0 | Dick Jauron | 4 | 208 | 52.0 | 95 | 1 | Lem Barney | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 38 | 0 | Mike Lucci | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 | Charlie Weaver | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 | Mike Weger | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | Miller Farr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 22 | 522 | 23.7 | 95 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Dick Jauron | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | Lem Barney | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paul Naumoff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Levi Johnson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rocky Freitas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ernie Price | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Laslavic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Owens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bob Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Flanagan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Weaver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Teal | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Herman Weaver | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mel Farr | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mike Lucci | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Altie Taylor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dave Thompson | 1 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 0 | Guy Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Jessie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greg Landry | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | Al Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Hooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Munson | 3 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Errol Mann | 13 | 14 | 0 | 53 | Jim O'Brien | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 38 | Larry Walton | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Altie Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Mel Farr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Ron Jessie | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Steve Owens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Greg Landry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Charlie Sanders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Earl McCullouch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Leon Crosswhite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Dick Jauron | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Al Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | John Hilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271 |
