1970 Detroit Lions Statistics
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Joe Schmidt (10-4)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1970 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Lions moved the ball well, scoring 347 points, and the rigid defensive squad allowed 202. Mel Farr rushed for a team-leading 717 yards for Detroit, and Altie Taylor also aided the ground game.
Greg Landry passed for 1,072 yards, and Bill Munson spent time under center, too. Charlie Sanders hauled in 40 balls for 544 yards, while Larry Walton contributed to the receiving game as well.
The opportunistic defense manufactured 44 turnovers, topping in the league. Dick LeBeau picked off 9 opponent throws.
Joe Schmidt coached the team. The 1970 Detroit Lions lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Landry | 136 | 83 | 61.0 | 1072 | 7.9 | 9 | 6.6 | 5 | 3.7 | 58 | 26 | 198 | 92.5 |
| Bill Munson | 158 | 84 | 53.2 | 1049 | 6.6 | 10 | 6.3 | 7 | 4.4 | 56 | 10 | 66 | 76.7 |
| Totals | 294 | 167 | 56.8 | 2121 | 7.2 | 19 | 6.5 | 12 | 4.1 | 58 | 36 | 264 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Farr | 166 | 717 | 4.3 | 36 | 9 |
| Altie Taylor | 198 | 666 | 3.4 | 34 | 2 |
| Greg Landry | 35 | 350 | 10.0 | 76 | 1 |
| Bill Triplett | 48 | 156 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
| Steve Owens | 36 | 122 | 3.4 | 23 | 2 |
| Nick Eddy | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Bill Munson | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bruce Maxwell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 514 | 2127 | 4.1 | 76 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Sanders | 40 | 544 | 13.6 | 34 | 6 |
| Larry Walton | 30 | 532 | 17.7 | 56 | 5 |
| Mel Farr | 29 | 213 | 7.3 | 58 | 2 |
| Altie Taylor | 27 | 261 | 9.7 | 42 | 2 |
| Earl McCullouch | 15 | 278 | 18.5 | 44 | 4 |
| Chuck Hughes | 8 | 162 | 20.2 | 42 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Nick Eddy | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Owens | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Craig Cotton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rocky Freitas | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Totals | 167 | 2121 | 12.7 | 58 | 19 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Weaver | 62 | 2483 | 40.0 | 65 |
| Totals | 62 | 2483 | 40.0 | 65 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Barney | 25 | 259 | 10.4 | 65 | 1 |
| Nick Eddy | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Vaughn | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 306 | 9.0 | 65 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Williams | 25 | 544 | 21.8 | 85 | 1 |
| Nick Eddy | 7 | 168 | 24.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 74 | 0 |
| Tom Vaughn | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Steve Owens | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bruce Maxwell | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ed Mooney | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Naumoff | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 959 | 22.3 | 85 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick LeBeau | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 43 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 7 | 168 | 24.0 | 49 | 2 |
| Mike Weger | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 29 | 1 |
| Wayne Rasmussen | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Lucci | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Hand | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 1 |
| Tom Vaughn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 417 | 14.9 | 62 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lucci | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mel Farr | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Mitchell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Karras | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Williams | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Weger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Yarbrough | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Kowalkowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Flanagan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Mooney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Herman Weaver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Shoals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Triplett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Vaughn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Rush | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Robb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Walton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Eddy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Owens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Greg Landry | 3 | 0 | -16 | 0 | |||
| Lem Barney | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Munson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Errol Mann | 20 | 41 | 0 | 101 | ||||||||||
| Mel Farr | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| Charlie Sanders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Larry Walton | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Earl McCullouch | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Altie Taylor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Steve Owens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Nick Eddy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Mike Weger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Larry Hand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Greg Landry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bobby Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347 |
