1962 Detroit Lions Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Wilson (11-3)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1962 Detroit Lions RosterTeam Record: 11-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Wilson (11-3)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1962 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
The Lions chalked up 315 points, and the miserly defensive unit conceded 177. Milt Plum threw for 2,378 yards. Gail Cogdill hauled in 53 balls for 991 yards.
Dan Lewis rushed for a team-leading 488 yards for Detroit, while Tom Watkins and Nick Pietrosante also aided the ground game.
The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 47 turnovers. Yale Lary seized 8 opponent throws.
George Wilson coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Plum | 325 | 179 | 55.1 | 2378 | 7.3 | 15 | 4.6 | 20 | 6.2 | 80 | 68.2 |
| Earl Morrall | 52 | 32 | 61.5 | 449 | 8.6 | 4 | 7.7 | 4 | 7.7 | 53 | 82.9 |
| Dan Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Yale Lary | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 379 | 211 | 55.7 | 2827 | 7.5 | 19 | 5.0 | 24 | 6.3 | 80 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Lewis | 120 | 488 | 4.1 | 64 | 6 |
| Tom Watkins | 113 | 485 | 4.3 | 60 | 3 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 134 | 445 | 3.3 | 22 | 2 |
| Ken Webb | 70 | 267 | 3.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Milt Plum | 29 | 170 | 5.9 | 45 | 1 |
| Earl Morrall | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 29 | 1 |
| Bruce Maher | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Dick Compton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Studstill | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Totals | 489 | 1922 | 3.9 | 64 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Cogdill | 53 | 991 | 18.7 | 72 | 7 |
| Pat Studstill | 36 | 479 | 13.3 | 51 | 4 |
| Jim Gibbons | 33 | 318 | 9.6 | 22 | 2 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 26 | 251 | 9.7 | 26 | 2 |
| Terry Barr | 25 | 425 | 17.0 | 80 | 3 |
| Dan Lewis | 16 | 158 | 9.9 | 34 | 1 |
| Tom Watkins | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 29 | 0 |
| Ken Webb | 10 | 120 | 12.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Totals | 211 | 2827 | 13.4 | 80 | 19 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Walker | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 64 |
| Milt Plum | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 15 | |||
| Totals | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 79 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Studstill | 29 | 457 | 15.8 | 44 | 0 |
| Tom Watkins | 8 | 42 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Bruce Maher | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 502 | 12.9 | 44 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Studstill | 20 | 511 | 25.6 | 59 | 0 |
| Tom Watkins | 17 | 452 | 26.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Bruce Maher | 7 | 141 | 20.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 1124 | 24.4 | 59 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Dick LeBeau | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 31 | 1 |
| Night Train Lane | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gary Lowe | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Carl Brettschneider | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Wayne Walker | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Alex Karras | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Sam Williams | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Joe Schmidt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 269 | 11.2 | 47 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Brettschneider | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Brown | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Pat Studstill | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Yale Lary | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Watkins | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Darris McCord | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Lowe | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Williams | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Night Train Lane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Karras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick LeBeau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | |
| Milt Plum | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Paul Ward | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Walker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gail Cogdill | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dan Lewis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Bundra | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan LaRose | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Pietrosante | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Maher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Webb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 96 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Wayne Walker | 0 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 64 | |||||||||
| Gail Cogdill | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| Dan Lewis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Nick Pietrosante | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Pat Studstill | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Milt Plum | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| Terry Barr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Tom Watkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Sam Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Jim Gibbons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Dick LeBeau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Ken Webb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Roger Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Darris McCord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Alex Karras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 315 |
