1985 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Darryl Rogers (7-9)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1985 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Darryl Rogers (7-9)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1985 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Lions racked up 307 points, but the defense yielded 366. Eric Hipple passed for 2,952 yards. Leonard Thompson hauled in 51 balls for 736 yards, while Mark Nichols and James Jones provided receiving help as well.
James Jones rushed for a team-leading 886 yards for Detroit.
Bobby Watkins intercepted 5 opponent throws. William Gay and Jimmy Williams each sacked quarterbacks 7.5 times.
Darryl Rogers coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Kurt Allerman | RILB | August 30, 1955 | 6'3" | 222 | Penn St. | Glen Ridge, NJ USA | 10 | 7 |
| 68 | Steve Baack | NT | November 16, 1960 | 6'4" | 264 | Oregon | Ames, IA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 54 | Roosevelt Barnes | LB | August 3, 1958 | 6'2" | 226 | Purdue | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Mike Black | P | January 18, 1961 | 6'1" | 197 | Arizona St. | Glendale, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Carl Bland | WR | August 17, 1961 | 5'11" | 182 | Virginia Union | Fluvanna County, VA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 42 | John Bostic | DB | October 6, 1962 | 5'10" | 176 | Bethune-Cookman | Titusville, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | Arnold Brown | DB | August 27, 1962 | 5'11" | 185 | North Carolina Central | Wilmington, NC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 75 | Lomas Brown | LT | March 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 282 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Dan Bunz | LB | October 7, 1955 | 6'4" | 226 | California-Riverside | Roseville, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Jeff Chadwick | WR | December 16, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | Grand Valley St. | Detroit, MI USA | 7 | 5 |
| 42 | Clarence Chapman | DB | December 10, 1953 | 5'10" | 185 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Mike Cofer | ROLB | April 7, 1960 | 6'5" | 245 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 7 | 7 |
| 50 | August Curley | LILB | January 24, 1960 | 6'3" | 226 | USC | Little Rock, AR USA | 16 | 14 |
| 72 | Chris Dieterich | LG | July 27, 1958 | 6'3" | 262 | North Carolina St. | Freeport, NY USA | 16 | 7 |
| 70 | Keith Dorney | RG | December 3, 1957 | 6'5" | 268 | Penn St. | Allentown, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Doug English | NT | August 25, 1953 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 10 | 10 |
| 66 | Leon Evans | DE | October 12, 1961 | 6'5" | 282 | Miami (FL) | Silver Spring, MD USA | 8 | 0 |
| 57 | Ken Fantetti | LB | April 7, 1957 | 6'2" | 230 | Wyoming | Toledo, OR USA | 8 | 4 |
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Alvin, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
| 77 | Keith Ferguson | DE | April 3, 1959 | 6'5" | 252 | Ohio St. | Miami, FL USA | 5 | 4 |
| 26 | William Frizzell | DB | September 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 203 | North Carolina Central | Greenville, NC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | Duane Galloway | DB | November 7, 1961 | 5'8" | 181 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | William Gay | RDE | May 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Kevin Glover | C-G | June 17, 1963 | 6'2" | 278 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 33 | William Graham | FS | September 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 191 | Texas | Silsbee, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Don Greco | RG | April 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | West. Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 8 | 6 |
| 62 | Curtis Green | LDE | June 3, 1957 | 6'3" | 256 | Alabama St. | Quincy, FL USA | 15 | 8 |
| 35 | Alvin Hall | KR | August 12, 1958 | 5'10" | 193 | Miami (OH) | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | James Harrell | LB | July 19, 1957 | 6'1" | 224 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 7 | 2 |
| 17 | Eric Hipple | QB | September 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 196 | Utah St. | Lubbock, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 96 | June James | LB | December 2, 1962 | 6'1" | 218 | Texas | Jennings, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Demetrious Johnson | SS | July 21, 1961 | 5'11" | 190 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | A.J. Jones | RB | May 30, 1959 | 6'1" | 202 | Texas | Youngstown, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 51 | David Jones | RG | October 25, 1961 | 6'3" | 262 | Texas | Taipei, Taiwan | 9 | 8 |
| 30 | James Jones | FB | March 21, 1961 | 6'2" | 229 | Florida | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 32 | Rick Kane | RB | November 12, 1954 | 5'11" | 200 | Oregon | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 1 |
| 92 | Angelo King | ROLB | February 10, 1958 | 6'1" | 224 | South Carolina St. | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 9 |
| 64 | Larry Lee | G | September 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 265 | UCLA | Dayton, OH USA | 6 | 4 |
| 87 | David Lewis | TE | June 8, 1961 | 6'3" | 234 | California | Portland, OR USA | 15 | 15 |
| 82 | Pete Mandley | PR | July 29, 1961 | 5'10" | 191 | Northern Arizona | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 98 | Vernon Maxwell | LB | October 25, 1961 | 6'2" | 233 | Arizona St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 9 | 2 |
| 81 | Reese McCall | TE | June 16, 1956 | 6'6" | 239 | Auburn | Bessemer, AL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 83 | James McDonald | TE | March 29, 1961 | 6'5" | 234 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 6 | 2 |
| 29 | Bruce McNorton | RCB | February 28, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | Georgetown (KY) | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Mike Meade | RB | February 12, 1960 | 5'11" | 228 | Penn St. | Dover, DE USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Wilbert Montgomery | RB | September 16, 1954 | 5'10" | 196 | Jackson St. | Greenville, MS USA | 7 | 6 |
| 24 | Alvin Moore | RB | May 3, 1959 | 6'0" | 194 | Arizona St. | Randolph, AZ USA | 16 | 5 |
| 63 | Martin Moss | DE | December 16, 1958 | 6'4" | 250 | UCLA | San Diego, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 52 | Steve Mott | C | March 24, 1961 | 6'3" | 266 | Alabama | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 177 | Tulane | Halifax, NS Canada | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Mark Nichols | WR | October 29, 1959 | 6'2" | 210 | San Jose St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 84 | Rob Rubick | TE | September 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 232 | Grand Valley St. | Newberry, MI USA | 9 | 4 |
| 61 | Ray Snell | G | February 24, 1958 | 6'4" | 262 | Wisconsin | Baltimore, MD USA | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Hal Stephens | DE | April 14, 1961 | 6'4" | 252 | East Carolina | Whiteville, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Mark Stevenson | G-C | February 24, 1956 | 6'3" | 285 | Missouri | Waukegan, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Rich Strenger | RT | March 10, 1960 | 6'7" | 280 | Michigan | Port Washington, WI USA | 13 | 6 |
| 39 | Leonard Thompson | WR | July 28, 1952 | 5'11" | 192 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 13 |
| 60 | Tom Turnure | C-G | July 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | Bobby Watkins | LCB | May 31, 1960 | 5'10" | 184 | Texas St. | Cottonwood, ID USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Eric Williams | LDE | February 24, 1962 | 6'4" | 282 | Washington St. | Stockton, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 59 | Jimmy Williams | LOLB | November 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 228 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
