1982 Detroit Lions Roster
Team Record: 4-5
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Monte Clark (4-5)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1982 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 4 wins and 5 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Detroit scored 181 points, while the defense yielded 176. Gary Danielson passed for 1,343 yards. Billy Sims topped all receivers, hauling in 34 balls for 342 yards.
Billy Sims rushed for a team-leading 639 yards for the Lions.
The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 26 turnovers. Bobby Watkins intercepted 5 opponent throws. Al Baker dropped opposing passers 8.5 times, leading the way for a team which created 32 sacks.
Monte Clark coached the team. The 1982 Detroit Lions lost in the First Round.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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68 | Al Baker | RDE | December 9, 1956 | 6'6" | 265 | Colorado St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 9 | 8 |
76 | Karl Baldischwiler | LT | January 19, 1956 | 6'5" | 265 | Oklahoma | Okmulgee, OK USA | 9 | 5 |
54 | Roosevelt Barnes | LB | August 3, 1958 | 6'2" | 226 | Purdue | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 9 | 0 |
73 | Russ Bolinger | RG | September 10, 1954 | 6'5" | 255 | California-Riverside | Wichita, KS USA | 9 | 5 |
24 | Dexter Bussey | FB | March 11, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 6 |
31 | Ken Callicutt | RB | August 20, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | Clemson | Chester, SC USA | 8 | 0 |
40 | William Cesare | DB | June 2, 1955 | 5'11" | 190 | Memphis | New York, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
53 | Garry Cobb | LLB | March 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 227 | USC | Carthage, NC USA | 6 | 6 |
16 | Gary Danielson | QB | September 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Purdue | Detroit, MI USA | 8 | 5 |
72 | Chris Dieterich | T | July 27, 1958 | 6'3" | 262 | North Carolina St. | Freeport, NY USA | 9 | 4 |
58 | Steve Doig | LB | March 28, 1960 | 6'2" | 240 | New Hampshire | Melrose, MA USA | 9 | 0 |
70 | Keith Dorney | RT | December 3, 1957 | 6'5" | 268 | Penn St. | Allentown, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
74 | Joe Ehrmann | DT | March 29, 1949 | 6'5" | 260 | Syracuse | Buffalo, NY USA | 9 | 1 |
61 | Homer Elias | LG | May 1, 1955 | 6'3" | 255 | Tennessee St. | Fort Benning, GA USA | 9 | 9 |
78 | Doug English | RDT | August 25, 1953 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
57 | Ken Fantetti | MLB | April 7, 1957 | 6'2" | 230 | Wyoming | Toledo, OR USA | 9 | 9 |
65 | Amos Fowler | C | February 11, 1956 | 6'3" | 250 | Southern Miss | Pensacola, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
79 | William Gay | LDT | May 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 9 | 8 |
33 | William Graham | DB | September 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 191 | Texas | Silsbee, TX USA | 7 | 1 |
26 | Hector Gray | DB | January 2, 1957 | 6'1" | 192 | Florida St. | Miami, FL USA | 8 | 2 |
67 | Don Greco | G | April 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | West. Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 4 |
62 | Curtis Green | DE | June 3, 1957 | 6'3" | 256 | Alabama St. | Quincy, FL USA | 7 | 1 |
35 | Alvin Hall | FS | August 12, 1958 | 5'10" | 193 | Miami (OH) | Dayton, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
51 | James Harrell | LB | July 19, 1957 | 6'1" | 224 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 9 | 3 |
81 | David Hill | TE | January 1, 1954 | 6'2" | 229 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 9 | 8 |
17 | Eric Hipple | QB | September 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 196 | Utah St. | Lubbock, TX USA | 9 | 4 |
28 | James Hunter | RCB | March 8, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | Grambling St. | Silsbee, TX USA | 7 | 7 |
6 | John James | P | January 21, 1949 | 6'3" | 197 | Florida | Panama City, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
32 | Rick Kane | RB | November 12, 1954 | 5'11" | 200 | Oregon | Lincoln, NE USA | 6 | 0 |
25 | Horace King | RB | March 5, 1953 | 5'10" | 208 | Georgia | Athens, GA USA | 9 | 1 |
43 | Al Latimer | DB | October 14, 1957 | 5'11" | 176 | Ferrum | Winter Park, FL USA | 4 | 2 |
64 | Larry Lee | G-C | September 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 265 | UCLA | Dayton, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
83 | Robbie Martin | PR | December 3, 1958 | 5'8" | 179 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
29 | Bruce McNorton | DB | February 28, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | Georgetown (KY) | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
63 | Martin Moss | DE | December 16, 1958 | 6'4" | 250 | UCLA | San Diego, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
3 | Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 177 | Tulane | Halifax, NS Canada | 7 | 0 |
86 | Mark Nichols | WR | October 29, 1959 | 6'2" | 210 | San Jose St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 7 | 3 |
80 | Ulysses Norris | TE | January 15, 1957 | 6'4" | 230 | Georgia | Monticello, GA USA | 9 | 6 |
23 | Ray Oldham | SS | February 23, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | Middle Tenn. St. | Gallatin, TN USA | 5 | 5 |
46 | Ricky Porter | RB | January 14, 1960 | 5'10" | 198 | Slippery Rock | Sylacauga, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
89 | Tracy Porter | WR | June 1, 1959 | 6'2" | 196 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
75 | Dave Pureifory | LDE | July 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 260 | East. Michigan | Pensacola, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
84 | Rob Rubick | TE | September 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 232 | Grand Valley St. | Newberry, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
87 | Freddie Scott | WR | August 5, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | Amherst | Grady, AR USA | 9 | 7 |
20 | Billy Sims | RB | September 18, 1955 | 6'0" | 212 | Oklahoma | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 8 |
1 | Tom Skladany | P | June 29, 1955 | 6'0" | 192 | Ohio St. | Bethel Park, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
44 | Wayne Smith | LCB | May 9, 1957 | 6'0" | 171 | Wisc-LaCrosse | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 5 |
50 | Terry Tautolo | LB | August 30, 1954 | 6'2" | 232 | UCLA | Corona, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
12 | Bob Thomas | K | August 7, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Notre Dame | Rochester, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
39 | Leonard Thompson | WR | July 28, 1952 | 5'11" | 192 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 9 | 7 |
55 | Tom Turnure | C-G | July 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 9 | 0 |
34 | Danny Wagoner | DB | December 12, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Kansas | High Point, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
27 | Bobby Watkins | DB | May 31, 1960 | 5'10" | 184 | Texas St. | Cottonwood, ID USA | 9 | 4 |
52 | Stan White | RLB | October 24, 1949 | 6'1" | 225 | Ohio St. | Dover, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
59 | Jimmy Williams | LB | November 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 228 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 6 | 0 |