1977 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Hudspeth (6-8)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1977 Detroit Lions Roster
1977 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Lions scored 183 points, but the defense allowed 252. Horace King rushed for a team-leading 521 yards for Detroit, while Rick Kane additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Greg Landry threw for 1,359 yards. Horace King topped pass catchers, hauling in 40 balls, while David Hill added 465 receiving yards. Ray Jarvis provided receiving help, too.

James Hunter picked off 6 opponent throws.

Tommy Hudspeth coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Greg Landry	240	135	56.2	1359	5.7	6	2.5	7	2.9	39	34	302	68.7
Gary Danielson	100	42	42.0	445	4.4	1	1.0	5	5.0	61	9	64	38.1
Joe Reed	40	13	32.5	150	3.8	0	0.0	4	10.0	26	11	75	5.2
Wilbur Summers	1	1	100.0	5	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	0	0	87.5
David Hill	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Eddie Payton	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Leonard Thompson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	384	191	49.7	1959	5.1	7	1.8	16	4.2	61	54	441

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Horace King	155	521	3.4	35	1
Rick Kane	124	421	3.4	35	4
Dexter Bussey	85	338	4.0	31	4
Marv Hubbard	38	150	3.9	16	1
Greg Landry	25	99	4.0	13	0
Leonard Thompson	31	91	2.9	16	1
Gary Danielson	7	62	8.9	16	0
Eddie Payton	4	13	3.2	14	0
David Hill	4	10	2.5	14	0
Andy Bolton	3	4	1.3	2	0
Joe Reed	1	3	3.0	3	0
Wilbur Summers	1	0	0.0	0	0
Luther Blue	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Totals	479	1706	3.6	35	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Horace King	40	238	6.0	30	0
David Hill	32	465	14.5	61	2
Ray Jarvis	28	353	12.6	28	1
J.D. Hill	24	247	10.3	23	1
Rick Kane	18	186	10.3	20	0
Charlie Sanders	14	170	12.1	24	1
Dexter Bussey	11	116	10.5	39	1
Luther Blue	8	90	11.2	21	1
Leonard Thompson	7	42	6.0	18	0
Marv Hubbard	6	36	6.0	9	0
Eddie Payton	2	10	5.0	14	0
Andy Bolton	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	191	1959	10.3	61	7

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Steve Mike-Mayer	21	19	90.5	19	8	42.1	43
Totals	21	19	90.5	19	8	42.1	43

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Wilbur Summers	93	3420	36.8	51
Mitch Hoopes	6	235	39.2	48
Totals	99	3655	36.9	51

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eddie Payton	27	273	10.1	87	1
Dick Jauron	11	41	3.7	12	0
Randy Rich	2	18	9.0	13	0
Rick Kane	1	13	13.0	13	0
Luther Blue	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	42	345	8.2	87	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eddie Payton	18	457	25.4	98	1
Rick Kane	16	376	23.5	33	0
James Hunter	4	95	23.8	30	0
Andy Bolton	6	86	14.3	26	0
Leonard Thompson	5	84	16.8	24	0
Randy Rich	5	73	14.6	19	0
Luther Blue	1	24	24.0	24	0
Marv Hubbard	1	18	18.0	18	0
Lynn Boden	1	14	14.0	14	0
John Woodcock	1	12	12.0	12	0
Totals	58	1239	21.4	98	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Hunter	6	104	17.3	26	0
Dick Jauron	3	55	18.3	28	0
Lem Barney	3	27	9.0	22	0
Reggie Pinkney	2	61	30.5	48	1
Levi Johnson	2	51	25.5	32	0
Jim Laslavic	1	14	14.0	14	0
Charlie West	1	7	7.0	7	0
Charlie Weaver	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	19	319	16.8	48	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Rick Kane			10	3	0
Dick Jauron		0	0	3	11	0
James Hunter		0	0	2	0	0
Andy Bolton			0	2	0	0
Gary Anderson			0	2	0	0
Lem Barney		0	0	2	49	0
Ed O'Neil			0	2	52	1
Luther Blue			1	2	0
Eddie Payton			3	1	0
John Woodcock			0	1	0	0
Ernie Price			0	1	0	0
Doug English			0	1	0
David Hill			1	1	0
Jon Morris			1	1	-7	0
Charlie Weaver		0	0	1	0	0
Gary Danielson			0	1	0	0
Ray Jarvis			0	1	0
Greg Landry			2	0	0	0
Randy Rich			1	0	0	0
Marv Hubbard			1	0	0
Mark Markovich			1	0	-13	0
Joe Reed			1	0	0	0
Dexter Bussey			2	0	0
Horace King			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	27	92	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Steve Mike-Mayer									8	19	0			43
Dexter Bussey	4	1							0	0	0			30
Rick Kane	4	0	0	0					0	0	0			24
Leonard Thompson	1	0		0				1	0	0	0			12
Eddie Payton	0	0	1	1					0	0	0			12
David Hill	0	2							0	0	0			12
J.D. Hill		1							0	0	0			6
Ed O'Neil							1		0	0	0			6
Charlie Sanders		1							0	0	0			6
Horace King	1	0							0	0	0			6
Luther Blue	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Reggie Pinkney						1			0	0	0			6
Marv Hubbard	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Ray Jarvis		1							0	0	0			6
Doug English									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	11	7	1	1	0	1	1	1	8	19	0	0	1	183