1990 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Wayne Fontes (6-10)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1990 Detroit Lions Roster
1990 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1990 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Lions piled up points with 373 points, but the leaky defense surrendered 413. Rodney Peete passed for 1,974 yards, and Bob Gagliano spent time under center, too. Richard Johnson topped pass catchers, hauling in 64 balls, while Robert Clark added 914 receiving yards.

Barry Sanders rushed for a team-leading 1,304 yards for Detroit.

The opportunistic defense manufactured 35 turnovers. William White intercepted 5 opponent throws. Mike Cofer led pass rushers with 10 quarterback sacks.

Wayne Fontes coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Rodney Peete	271	142	52.4	1974	7.3	13	4.8	8	3.0	68	27	173	79.8
Bob Gagliano	159	87	54.7	1190	7.5	10	6.3	10	6.3	47	13	83	73.6
Andre Ware	30	13	43.3	164	5.5	1	3.3	2	6.7	33	4	22	44.3
Totals	460	242	52.6	3328	7.2	24	5.2	20	4.3	68	44	278

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Barry Sanders	255	1304	5.1	45	13
Rodney Peete	47	363	7.7	37	6
Bob Gagliano	46	145	3.2	22	0
Andre Ware	7	64	9.1	30	0
James Wilder	11	51	4.6	13	0
Totals	366	1927	5.3	45	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Richard Johnson	64	727	11.4	44	6
Robert Clark	52	914	17.6	57	8
Barry Sanders	36	480	13.3	47	3
Aubrey Matthews	30	349	11.6	52	1
Terry Greer	20	332	16.6	68	3
Jeff Campbell	19	236	12.4	51	2
Mike Farr	12	170	14.2	44	0
Jason Phillips	8	112	14.0	29	0
James Wilder	1	8	8.0	8	1
Totals	242	3328	13.8	68	24

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Eddie Murray	34	34	100.0	19	13	68.4	73
Rich Karlis	12	12	100.0	7	4	57.1	24
Totals	46	46	100.0	26	17	65.4	97

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Arnold	63	2560	40.6	59
Totals	63	2560	40.6	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mel Gray	34	361	10.6	39
Jeff Campbell	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	35	361	10.3	39

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mel Gray	41	939	22.9	65
Jeff Campbell	12	238	19.8	38
Chris Oldham	13	234	18.0	42
Jason Phillips	2	43	21.5	23
Eric Andolsek	1	12	12.0	12
Dennis McKnight	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	70	1466	20.9	65

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
William White	5	120	24.0	48	1
Ray Crockett	3	17	5.7	9	0
Bennie Blades	2	25	12.5	21	0
Bruce McNorton	1	33	33.0	33	0
Chris Oldham	1	28	28.0	28	0
LeRoy Irvin	1	22	22.0	22	0
Herb Welch	1	16	16.0	16	0
Chris Spielman	1	12	12.0	12	0
Victor Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Cofer	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	17	273	16.1	48	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Mike Cofer	10.0
Tracy Hayworth	4.0
Jeff Hunter	3.0
Dan Owens	3.0
Jimmy Williams	3.0
Mark Duckens	3.0
Keith Ferguson	3.0
George Jamison	2.0
Jerry Ball	2.0
Chris Spielman	2.0
Bennie Blades	1.0
Kevin Brooks	1.0
Ray Crockett	1.0
Victor Jones	1.0
Jackie Cline	1.0
Marc Spindler	1.0
Totals	41.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Chris Spielman	108	108	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
William White	106	106	0	0
Ray Crockett	91	91	0	0	0	2	22	1	2
Bennie Blades	83	83	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Dennis Gibson	68	68	0		0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Ball	50	50	0
Dan Owens	46	46	0
Victor Jones	44	44	0	0
George Jamison	43	43	0		0	1	0	0	0
Chris Oldham	25	25	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Tracy Hayworth	21	21	0		0	1	0	0	0
Darren Carrington	12	12	0		0	1	0	0	0
Marc Spindler	11	11	0
Terry Taylor	10	10	0
Jeff Hunter	7	7	0
Jimmy Williams					0	3	53	1	0
Mel Gray					4	3	0	0	0
Barry Sanders					4	2	0		0
Mike Cofer				0	0	2	0	0	0
Herb Welch				0	0	1	0	0	0
Jackie Cline					0	1	0	0	0
Ken Dallafior					0	1	0	0	0
Rodney Peete					9	1	0		0
Kevin Glover					0	1	0	0	0
Richard Johnson					2	1	0		0
Terry Greer					0	1	0		0
Eric Andolsek					0	1	0	0	0
Toby Caston					0	1	0	0	0
Mark Duckens					0	1	0	0	0
Aubrey Matthews					2	0	0		0
Bob Gagliano					5	0	-10	0	0
Jeff Campbell					1	0	0		0
Totals	725	725	0	0	29	29	65	2	4

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Barry Sanders	13	3							0	0	0			96
Eddie Murray									13	34	0			73
Robert Clark		8							0	0	0			48
Richard Johnson		6							0	0	0			36
Rodney Peete	6								0	0	0			36
Rich Karlis									4	12	0			24
Terry Greer		3							0	0	0			18
Jeff Campbell		2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Jimmy Williams							1		0	0	0			6
James Wilder	0	1							0	0	0			6
Ray Crockett						0	1		0	0	0			6
William White						1			0	0	0			6
Aubrey Matthews		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	19	24	0	0	0	1	2	0	17	46	0	0	0	373