1986 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Darryl Rogers (5-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1986 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Darryl Rogers (5-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1986 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Detroit racked up 277 points, while the defense yielded 326. Eric Hipple threw for 1,919 yards. James Jones hauled in 54 balls, while Jeff Chadwick added 995 receiving yards. Carl Bland was targeted regularly, too.
James Jones rushed for a team-leading 903 yards for the Lions, while Garry James also contributed to the rushing attack.
Devon Mitchell intercepted 5 opponent throws. Keith Ferguson sacked quarterbacks 9.5 times.
Darryl Rogers coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jim Arnold | P | January 31, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | Vanderbilt | Dalton, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 68 | Steve Baack | NT-G-DE-DT | November 16, 1960 | 6'4" | 264 | Oregon | Ames, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Scott Barrows | G | March 31, 1963 | 6'2" | 278 | West Virginia | Marietta, OH USA | 16 | 4 |
| 11 | Mike Black | P | January 18, 1961 | 6'1" | 197 | Arizona St. | Glendale, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 80 | Carl Bland | WR | August 17, 1961 | 5'11" | 182 | Virginia Union | Fluvanna County, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | John Bostic | DB | October 6, 1962 | 5'10" | 176 | Bethune-Cookman | Titusville, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 75 | Lomas Brown | LT | March 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 282 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Paul Butcher | LB | November 8, 1963 | 6'0" | 230 | Wayne State (MI) | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Jeff Chadwick | WR | December 16, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | Grand Valley St. | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 55 | Mike Cofer | ROLB | April 7, 1960 | 6'5" | 245 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 50 | August Curley | LB | January 24, 1960 | 6'3" | 226 | USC | Little Rock, AR USA | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Chris Dieterich | T | July 27, 1958 | 6'3" | 262 | North Carolina St. | Freeport, NY USA | 16 | 3 |
| 70 | Keith Dorney | RG | December 3, 1957 | 6'5" | 268 | Penn St. | Allentown, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 43 | Donnie Elder | DB | December 13, 1962 | 5'9" | 175 | Memphis | Chattanooga, TN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Leon Evans | DE | October 12, 1961 | 6'5" | 282 | Miami (FL) | Silver Spring, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Alvin, TX USA | 6 | 4 |
| 77 | Keith Ferguson | LDE | April 3, 1959 | 6'5" | 252 | Ohio St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 40 | Duane Galloway | LCB | November 7, 1961 | 5'8" | 181 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 79 | William Gay | RDE | May 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Jimmie Giles | TE | November 8, 1954 | 6'3" | 239 | Alcorn St. | Natchez, MS USA | 9 | 8 |
| 53 | Kevin Glover | C | June 17, 1963 | 6'2" | 278 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | William Graham | DB | September 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 191 | Texas | Silsbee, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Curtis Green | DE | June 3, 1957 | 6'3" | 256 | Alabama St. | Quincy, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 34 | James Griffin | DB | September 7, 1961 | 6'2" | 197 | Middle Tenn. St. | Camilla, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | James Harrell | LILB | July 19, 1957 | 6'1" | 224 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 47 | Rod Hill | DB | March 14, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Kentucky St. | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Eric Hipple | QB | September 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 196 | Utah St. | Lubbock, TX USA | 16 | 10 |
| 36 | Herman Hunter | KR | February 14, 1961 | 6'1" | 197 | Tennessee St. | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Garry James | RB | September 4, 1963 | 5'10" | 214 | LSU | Marrero, LA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 21 | Demetrious Johnson | SS | July 21, 1961 | 5'11" | 190 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | James Johnson | LB | June 21, 1962 | 6'2" | 236 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | James Jones | FB | March 21, 1961 | 6'2" | 229 | Florida | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Steve Kenney | G | December 26, 1955 | 6'4" | 266 | Clemson | Wilmington, NC USA | 9 | 1 |
| 92 | Angelo King | LOLB | February 10, 1958 | 6'1" | 224 | South Carolina St. | Columbia, SC USA | 11 | 5 |
| 87 | David Lewis | TE | June 8, 1961 | 6'3" | 234 | California | Portland, OR USA | 11 | 7 |
| 16 | Chuck Long | QB | February 18, 1963 | 6'4" | 217 | Iowa | Norman, OK USA | 3 | 2 |
| 82 | Pete Mandley | PR | July 29, 1961 | 5'10" | 191 | Northern Arizona | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Vernon Maxwell | RILB | October 25, 1961 | 6'2" | 233 | Arizona St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 29 | Bruce McNorton | RCB | February 28, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | Georgetown (KY) | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Devon Mitchell | FS | December 30, 1962 | 6'1" | 194 | Iowa | Kingston, Jamaica | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Alvin Moore | RB | May 3, 1959 | 6'0" | 194 | Arizona St. | Randolph, AZ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 52 | Steve Mott | C | March 24, 1961 | 6'3" | 266 | Alabama | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 177 | Tulane | Halifax, NS Canada | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Shelton Robinson | LB | September 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 233 | North Carolina | Goldsboro, NC USA | 16 | 4 |
| 84 | Rob Rubick | TE | September 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 232 | Grand Valley St. | Newberry, MI USA | 16 | 2 |
| 73 | Harvey Salem | LG | January 15, 1961 | 6'6" | 283 | California | Berkeley, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 64 | Eric Sanders | T-G-C | October 22, 1958 | 6'6" | 277 | Nevada-Reno | Reno, NV USA | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Oscar Smith | RB | April 5, 1963 | 5'9" | 203 | Nicholls St. | Tampa, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Rich Strenger | RT | March 10, 1960 | 6'7" | 280 | Michigan | Port Washington, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 39 | Leonard Thompson | WR | July 28, 1952 | 5'11" | 192 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 1 |
| 60 | Tom Turnure | C-G | July 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | Bobby Watkins | DB | May 31, 1960 | 5'10" | 184 | Texas St. | Cottonwood, ID USA | 5 | 4 |
| 38 | Scott Williams | RB | July 21, 1962 | 6'2" | 234 | Georgia | Charlotte, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Eric Williams | NT | February 24, 1962 | 6'4" | 282 | Washington St. | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Jimmy Williams | LOLB | November 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 228 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 10 | 10 |
