1963 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-8-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Wilson (5-8-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1963 Detroit Lions Roster
1963 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 5 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division.

The Lions racked up 326 points, and the defensive squad yielded 265. Earl Morrall tossed for 2,621 yards. Terry Barr hauled in 66 balls for 1,086 yards, while Gail Cogdill contributed to the receiving game, too.

Dan Lewis rushed for a team-leading 528 yards for Detroit, while Tom Watkins and Nick Pietrosante also aided the ground game.

Dick LeBeau and Night Train Lane each picked off 5 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
Earl Morrall	328	174	53.0	2621	8.0	24	7.3	14	4.3	75	86.2
Milt Plum	77	27	35.1	339	4.4	2	2.6	12	15.6	39	18.7
Nick Pietrosante	1	1	100.0	37	37.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	37	118.8
Totals	406	202	49.8	2997	7.4	26	6.4	26	6.4	75

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dan Lewis	133	528	4.0	27	2
Tom Watkins	97	423	4.4	32	2
Nick Pietrosante	112	418	3.7	22	5
Earl Morrall	26	105	4.0	18	1
Yale Lary	1	26	26.0	26	0
Milt Plum	9	26	2.9	13	0
Nick Ryder	10	23	2.3	12	1
Larry Ferguson	13	23	1.8	5	0
Ollie Matson	13	20	1.5	9	0
Terry Barr	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	415	1601	3.9	32	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terry Barr	66	1086	16.5	75	13
Gail Cogdill	48	945	19.7	70	10
Jim Gibbons	32	412	12.9	32	1
Nick Pietrosante	16	173	10.8	24	0
Tom Watkins	16	168	10.5	32	1
Dan Lewis	15	115	7.7	30	0
Tom Hall	3	29	9.7	23	1
Dick Compton	2	41	20.5	22	0
Ollie Matson	2	20	10.0	17	0
Larry Ferguson	2	8	4.0	7	0
Totals	202	2997	14.8	75	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Wayne Walker	29	29	100.0	22	9	40.9	56
Milt Plum	13	13	100.0	4	1	25.0	16
Totals	42	42	100.0	26	10	38.5	72

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Yale Lary	35	1713	48.9	73
Earl Morrall	29	1143	39.4	55
Dick Compton	2	85	42.5	44
Totals	66	2941	44.6	73

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Watkins	32	399	12.5	90	1
Larry Ferguson	11	108	9.8	25	0
Tom Hall	10	107	10.7	32	0
Dick Compton	2	11	5.5	8	0
Howard Cassady	1	7	7.0	7	0
Bruce Maher	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	57	635	11.1	90	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Watkins	21	447	21.3	33
Larry Ferguson	9	231	25.7	49
Tom Hall	6	143	23.8	29
Ollie Matson	3	61	20.3	30
Nick Ryder	3	33	11.0	21
Ernie Clark	1	13	13.0	13
Dick Compton	1	13	13.0	13
Larry Vargo	1	8	8.0	8
Totals	45	949	21.1	49

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick LeBeau	5	158	31.6	70	1
Night Train Lane	5	70	14.0	33	0
Tom Hall	3	45	15.0	36	0
Yale Lary	2	21	10.5	21	1
Gary Lowe	2	14	7.0	14	0
Dennis Gaubatz	1	55	55.0	55	0
Larry Vargo	1	42	42.0	42	1
Dick Compton	1	23	23.0	23	0
Roger Brown	1	20	20.0	20	0
Wayne Walker	1	17	17.0	17	0
Darris McCord	1	5	5.0	5	0
Bruce Maher	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	24	470	19.6	70	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jim Gibbons			0	3	3
Ernie Clark			0	3	0	0
Sam Williams			0	2	0	0
Night Train Lane		0	0	2	0	0
Lucien Reeberg			0	2	0	0
John Gordy			0	1	0	0
Bruce Maher		0	0	1	0
Yale Lary		0	0	1	0
Darris McCord		0	0	1	0	1
Terry Barr			4	1	0
Mike Bundra			0	1	0	0
Joe Schmidt			0	1	0	0
Bob Scholtz			0	1	0	0
Tom Hall		0	2	1	0
Dennis Gaubatz		0	0	1	0	0
Tom Watkins			4	1	0
Larry Ferguson			2	0	0	0
Dick Compton		0	1	0	0	0
Earl Morrall			5	0	0
Dan Lewis			2	0	0
Gail Cogdill			1	0	0
Nick Ryder			1	0	0
Nick Pietrosante			4	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	23	3	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Terry Barr	0	13							0	0	0			78
Gail Cogdill		10							0	0	0			60
Wayne Walker						0			9	29	0			56
Nick Pietrosante	5	0							0	0	0			30
Tom Watkins	2	1	1	0					0	0	0			24
Milt Plum	0								1	13	0			16
Dan Lewis	2	0							0	0	0			12
Jim Gibbons		1							0	0	0			6
Dick LeBeau						1			0	0	0			6
Tom Hall		1	0	0		0			0	0	0			6
Darris McCord						0	1		0	0	0			6
Earl Morrall	1								0	0	0			6
Yale Lary	0					1			0	0	0			6
Nick Ryder	1			0					0	0	0			6
Larry Vargo				0		1			0	0	0			6
Bruce Maher			0			0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	11	26	1	0	0	3	1	0	10	42	0	0	1	326