1977 Detroit Lions Roster
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 StatisticsTeam 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 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.
Detroit scored 183 points, while the defense allowed 252. Horace King rushed for a team-leading 521 yards for the Lions, 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 was targeted regularly, too.
James Hunter picked off 6 opponent throws.
Tommy Hudspeth coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Gary Anderson | G | September 22, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Stanford | Fairfield, CA USA | 13 | 1 |
| 20 | Lem Barney | RCB | September 8, 1945 | 6'0" | 188 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Luther Blue | WR | October 21, 1954 | 5'11" | 185 | Iowa St. | Valdosta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Lynn Boden | RG | June 5, 1953 | 6'3" | 270 | South Dakota St. | Stromburg, NE USA | 13 | 13 |
| 73 | Russ Bolinger | LG | September 10, 1954 | 6'5" | 255 | California-Riverside | Wichita, KS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Andy Bolton | RB | May 23, 1954 | 6'1" | 205 | Fisk | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Dexter Bussey | RB | March 11, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Dallas, TX USA | 8 | 4 |
| 16 | Gary Danielson | QB | September 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Purdue | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 2 |
| 58 | Tony Daykin | LB | May 13, 1955 | 6'1" | 215 | Georgia Tech | Taipei, Taiwan | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Doug English | RDT | August 25, 1953 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Rocky Freitas | T | September 7, 1945 | 6'6" | 270 | Oregon St. | Kailua, HI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Larry Hand | DE-DT | July 10, 1940 | 6'4" | 250 | Appalachian St. | Paterson, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Craig Hertwig | RT | January 15, 1952 | 6'8" | 270 | Georgia | Columbus, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | David Hill | TE | January 1, 1954 | 6'2" | 229 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 86 | J.D. Hill | WR | October 30, 1948 | 6'1" | 202 | Arizona St. | Stockton, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | Mitch Hoopes | P | July 8, 1953 | 6'1" | 207 | Arizona | Bisbee, AZ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Marv Hubbard | RB | May 7, 1946 | 6'1" | 225 | Colgate | Salamanca, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | James Hunter | LCB | March 8, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | Grambling St. | Silsbee, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Ray Jarvis | WR | February 2, 1949 | 6'0" | 200 | Norfolk St. | Chesapeake, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Dick Jauron | FS | October 7, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Yale | Swampscott, MA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 23 | Levi Johnson | DB | October 30, 1950 | 6'3" | 196 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Rick Kane | RB | November 12, 1954 | 5'11" | 200 | Oregon | Lincoln, NE USA | 14 | 6 |
| 25 | Horace King | FB | March 5, 1953 | 5'10" | 208 | Georgia | Athens, GA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 11 | Greg Landry | QB | December 18, 1946 | 6'4" | 210 | Massachusetts | Nashua, NH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 87 | Bill Larson | TE | October 7, 1953 | 6'4" | 225 | Colorado St. | Greenfield, IA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 52 | Jim Laslavic | LB | October 24, 1951 | 6'2" | 237 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 68 | Mark Markovich | C | November 7, 1952 | 6'5" | 256 | Penn St. | Latrobe, PA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 54 | Mike McGraw | LB | December 27, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Wyoming | Denver, CO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Steve Mike-Mayer | K | September 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Maryland | Budapest, Hungary | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Jim Mitchell | RDE | September 15, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | Virginia St. | Danville, VA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 64 | Melvin Mitchell | G-C-T | February 21, 1953 | 6'3" | 260 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 63 | Jon Morris | C | April 5, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Holy Cross | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Garth Napel | LB | March 27, 1954 | 6'1" | 213 | Texas A&M | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 50 | Paul Naumoff | LLB | July 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 215 | Tennessee | Columbus, OH USA | 13 | 12 |
| 55 | Ed O'Neil | MLB | September 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 236 | Penn St. | Warren, PA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 80 | Herb Orvis | LDT | October 17, 1946 | 6'5" | 248 | Colorado | Petoskey, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 34 | Eddie Payton | KR | August 3, 1951 | 5'8" | 175 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 42 | Reggie Pinkney | DB | May 27, 1955 | 5'11" | 190 | East Carolina | St. Louis, MO USA | 11 | 1 |
| 72 | Ernie Price | RDE | September 20, 1950 | 6'4" | 248 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 12 | 6 |
| 14 | Joe Reed | QB | January 8, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | Baylor | Newport, RI USA | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Randy Rich | DB | December 28, 1953 | 5'10" | 178 | New Mexico | Bakersfield, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Charlie Sanders | TE | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 225 | Minnesota | Richlands, NC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 82 | Ken Sanders | LDE | August 22, 1950 | 6'5" | 240 | Howard Payne | Valley Mills, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
| 79 | Dave Simonson | T | May 2, 1952 | 6'6" | 246 | Minnesota | Austin, MN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Wilbur Summers | P | August 6, 1954 | 6'4" | 220 | Louisville | Irvington, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 39 | Leonard Thompson | WR | July 28, 1952 | 5'11" | 192 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 3 |
| 59 | Charlie Weaver | RLB | July 12, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | USC | Greenwood, MS USA | 14 | 13 |
| 40 | Charlie West | SS | August 31, 1946 | 6'1" | 197 | Angelo State (TX) | Terrell, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| Tom Wickert | T-G | April 5, 1952 | 6'4" | 246 | Washington St. | Astoria, OR USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | Walt Williams | RCB | July 10, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | Ashland | Bedford Hills, NY USA | 14 | 6 |
| 77 | John Woodcock | DT | March 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 246 | New Mexico | Eureka, CA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 75 | Jim Yarbrough | LT | October 28, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Florida | Charlotte, NC USA | 13 | 11 |
