1972 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Joe Schmidt (8-5-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1972 Detroit Lions Roster
1972 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Detroit ran up 339 points, while the defense allowed 290. Altie Taylor rushed for a team-leading 658 yards for the Lions, while Greg Landry and Steve Owens additionally aided the ground game.

Greg Landry threw for 2,066 yards. Altie Taylor hauled in 29 balls, while Larry Walton added 485 receiving yards. Charlie Sanders and Ron Jessie were targeted regularly, too.

Lem Barney picked off 3 opponent throws.

Joe Schmidt coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Greg Landry	268	134	50.0	2066	7.7	18	6.7	17	6.3	82	25	149	71.8
Bill Munson	35	20	57.1	194	5.5	1	2.9	1	2.9	29	1	0	70.4
Earl McCullouch	1	1	100.0	23	23.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	23	0	0	118.8
Ron Jessie	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	305	155	50.8	2283	7.5	19	6.2	18	5.9	82	26	149

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Altie Taylor	154	658	4.3	38	4
Greg Landry	81	524	6.5	38	9
Steve Owens	143	519	3.6	18	4
Mel Farr	62	216	3.5	22	3
Bill Triplett	17	48	2.8	9	0
Mickey Zofko	7	28	4.0	9	0
Nick Eddy	8	28	3.5	10	0
Bill Munson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	473	2021	4.3	38	20

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Altie Taylor	29	250	8.6	40	2
Charlie Sanders	27	416	15.4	38	2
Larry Walton	24	485	20.2	48	6
Ron Jessie	24	424	17.7	82	4
Steve Owens	15	100	6.7	15	0
Mel Farr	10	132	13.2	42	0
Craig Cotton	8	129	16.1	35	1
John Hilton	5	133	26.6	66	1
Earl McCullouch	5	96	19.2	33	1
Al Barnes	4	58	14.5	17	1
Nick Eddy	2	46	23.0	36	1
Mickey Zofko	2	14	7.0	17	0
Totals	155	2283	14.7	82	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Errol Mann	39	38	97.4	29	20	69.0	98
Mickey Zofko	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	40	39	97.5	29	20	69.0	99

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Herman Weaver	43	1734	40.3	55
Totals	43	1734	40.3	55

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Lem Barney	15	108	7.2	26
Larry Walton	3	-8	-2.7	-1
Totals	18	100	5.6	26

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mickey Zofko	26	616	23.7	49
Ron Jessie	23	558	24.3	62
Lem Barney	1	17	17.0	17
Bill Triplett	1	12	12.0	12
Herb Orvis	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	52	1208	23.2	62

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lem Barney	3	88	29.3	64	0
Rudy Redmond	2	91	45.5	88	1
Wayne Rasmussen	2	1	0.5	1	0
Mike Lucci	2	0	0.0	0	0
Paul Naumoff	1	4	4.0	4	0
Charlie Weaver	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jim Mitchell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	12	184	15.3	88	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ron Jessie			2	3	0
Mike Lucci		0	0	2	2	0
Larry Hand			0	2	0	0
Wayne Walker			0	2	14	0
Craig Cotton			0	2	0
Mel Farr			0	1	0
Ed Flanagan			0	1	0	0
Larry Woods			0	1	0	0
Jim Mitchell		0	1	1	0	0
Bob Bell			0	1	0	0
Charlie Weaver		0	0	1	0	0
Jim Yarbrough			0	1	0	0
Altie Taylor			2	1	0
Lem Barney		0	1	1	20	0
Rudy Redmond		0	0	1	0
Wayne Rasmussen		0	0	1	0	0
Dick LeBeau			0	1	0	0
Al Randolph			0	1	0	0
Larry Walton			2	1	0
Greg Landry			3	0	0
Dave Thompson			1	0	0	0
Bill Munson			1	0	0	0
Mickey Zofko			3	0	0
Charlie Sanders			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	17	25	36	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	38	0			98
Greg Landry	9								0	0	0			54
Altie Taylor	4	2							0	0	0			36
Larry Walton		6	0						0	0	0			36
Steve Owens	4	0							0	0	0			24
Ron Jessie		4		0					0	0	0			24
Mel Farr	3	0							0	0	0			18
Charlie Sanders		2							0	0	0			12
Earl McCullouch		1							0	0	0			6
Al Barnes		1							0	0	0			6
Nick Eddy	0	1							0	0	0			6
Rudy Redmond						1			0	0	0			6
Craig Cotton		1							0	0	0			6
John Hilton		1							0	0	0			6
Mickey Zofko	0	0		0					0	1	0			1
Totals	20	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	39	0	0	0	339