1991 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Wayne Fontes (12-4)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1991 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Wayne Fontes (12-4)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1991 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1991 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Detroit ran up 339 points, while the defense yielded 295. Erik Kramer passed for 1,635 yards, and Rodney Peete spent time under center, too. Brett Perriman hauled in 52 balls for 668 yards. Robert Clark, Barry Sanders, Willie Green and Mike Farr each provided receiving help also.
Barry Sanders rushed for a team-leading 1,548 yards for the Lions.
Ray Crockett picked off 6 opponent throws. Jeff Hunter sacked opposing passers 6 times.
Wayne Fontes coached the team. The 1991 Detroit Lions lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Bruce Alexander | DB | September 17, 1965 | 5'9" | 170 | S.F. Austin | Lufkin, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 65 | Eric Andolsek | LG | August 22, 1966 | 6'2" | 254 | LSU | Thibodeaux, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 6 | Jim Arnold | P | January 31, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | Vanderbilt | Dalton, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Jerry Ball | NT | December 15, 1964 | 6'1" | 330 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 40 | Reggie Barrett | WR | August 14, 1969 | 6'3" | 214 | Texas-El Paso | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 2 | 2 |
| 59 | Anthony Bell | LB | July 2, 1964 | 6'3" | 235 | Michigan St. | Miami, FL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 36 | Bennie Blades | FS | September 3, 1966 | 6'0" | 221 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Shawn Bouwens | G | May 25, 1968 | 6'5" | 293 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Lomas Brown | LT | March 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 282 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 95 | Mark Brown | LB | July 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 230 | Purdue | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Jeff Campbell | WR | March 26, 1968 | 5'8" | 167 | Colorado | Denver, CO USA | 14 | 1 |
| 50 | Toby Caston | LB | July 17, 1965 | 6'1" | 235 | LSU | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Robert Clark | WR | August 6, 1965 | 5'11" | 175 | North Carolina Central | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Mike Cofer | LB | April 7, 1960 | 6'5" | 245 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 2 | 2 |
| 76 | Scott Conover | T | September 27, 1968 | 6'4" | 276 | Purdue | Neptune, NJ USA | 16 | 3 |
| 39 | Ray Crockett | LCB | January 5, 1967 | 5'10" | 185 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Ken Dallafior | RG | August 26, 1959 | 6'4" | 276 | Minnesota | Royal Oak, MI USA | 6 | 5 |
| 42 | D.J. Dozier | RB | September 21, 1965 | 6'0" | 200 | Penn St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 81 | Mike Farr | WR | August 8, 1967 | 5'10" | 192 | UCLA | Santa Monica, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 48 | Roman Fortin | C | February 26, 1967 | 6'5" | 297 | Oregon St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 2 |
| 98 | Dennis Gibson | RILB | February 8, 1964 | 6'2" | 240 | Iowa St. | Des Moines, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Kevin Glover | C | June 17, 1963 | 6'2" | 278 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Mel Gray | KR | March 16, 1961 | 5'9" | 167 | Purdue | Williamsburg, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Willie Green | WR | April 2, 1966 | 6'4" | 185 | Mississippi | Athens, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 99 | Tracy Hayworth | ROLB | December 18, 1967 | 6'3" | 260 | Tennessee | Winchester, TN USA | 16 | 14 |
| 97 | Jeff Hunter | DE | April 12, 1966 | 6'5" | 286 | Albany State (GA) | Hampton, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Cedric Jackson | RB | January 13, 1968 | 5'11" | 229 | TCU | Texarkana, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
| 58 | George Jamison | LOLB | September 30, 1962 | 6'1" | 232 | Cincinnati | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Mel Jenkins | RCB | March 16, 1962 | 5'10" | 172 | Cincinnati | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Victor Jones | LB | October 19, 1966 | 6'2" | 250 | Virginia Tech | Rockville, MD USA | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | Erik Kramer | QB | November 6, 1964 | 6'1" | 200 | North Carolina St. | Encino, CA USA | 13 | 8 |
| 89 | Dave Little | TE | April 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 233 | Middle Tenn. St. | Selma, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Aubrey Matthews | WR | September 15, 1962 | 5'7" | 165 | Delta St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Darryl Milburn | DE | October 25, 1968 | 6'3" | 260 | Grambling St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Herman Moore | WR | October 20, 1969 | 6'4" | 210 | Virginia | Danville, VA USA | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 177 | Tulane | Halifax, NS Canada | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Niko Noga | LB | March 1, 1962 | 6'1" | 234 | Hawaii | , American Samoa | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Don Overton | RB | September 24, 1967 | 6'0" | 221 | Fairmont St. | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 90 | Dan Owens | RDE | March 16, 1967 | 6'3" | 280 | USC | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | Rodney Peete | QB | March 16, 1966 | 6'0" | 230 | USC | Mesa, AZ USA | 8 | 8 |
| 80 | Brett Perriman | WR | October 10, 1965 | 5'9" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 14 |
| 96 | Lawrence Pete | NT | January 18, 1966 | 6'0" | 286 | Nebraska | Wichita, KS USA | 14 | 3 |
| 94 | Kelvin Pritchett | DT-DE | October 24, 1969 | 6'3" | 322 | Mississippi | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Eugene Riley | TE | October 9, 1966 | 6'2" | 236 | Ball St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Barry Sanders | RB | July 16, 1968 | 5'8" | 203 | Oklahoma St. | Wichita, KS USA | 15 | 15 |
| 64 | Eric Sanders | RT | October 22, 1958 | 6'6" | 277 | Nevada-Reno | Reno, NV USA | 14 | 14 |
| 38 | Kevin Scott | DB | May 19, 1969 | 5'9" | 175 | Stanford | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Chris Spielman | LILB | October 11, 1965 | 6'0" | 247 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Marc Spindler | LDE | November 28, 1969 | 6'5" | 290 | Pittsburgh | Scranton, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Terry Taylor | DB | July 18, 1961 | 5'10" | 188 | Southern Illinois | Warren, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 46 | Derek Tennell | TE | February 12, 1964 | 6'5" | 245 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 60 | Mike Utley | RG | December 20, 1965 | 6'6" | 288 | Washington St. | Seattle, WA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Andre Ware | QB | July 31, 1968 | 6'2" | 205 | Houston | Galveston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Herb Welch | DB | January 12, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Sheldon White | DB | March 1, 1965 | 5'11" | 188 | Miami (OH) | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 35 | William White | SS | February 19, 1966 | 5'10" | 199 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
