1979 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-14
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Monte Clark (2-14)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1979 Detroit Lions Roster
1979 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Lions struggled to score 219 points, worst in the circuit, while the defense yielded 365. Jeff Komlo threw for 2,238 yards. Freddie Scott hauled in 62 balls for 929 yards. David Hill provided receiving help, too.

Dexter Bussey rushed for a team-leading 625 yards for Detroit.

Jimmy Allen and Luther Bradley each picked off 4 opponent throws.

Monte Clark coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jeff Komlo	368	183	49.7	2238	6.1	11	3.0	23	6.2	40	40	361	52.8
Scott Hunter	41	18	43.9	321	7.8	1	2.4	1	2.4	82	4	33	69.3
Joe Reed	32	14	43.8	164	5.1	2	6.2	1	3.1	50	5	27	67.7
Larry Swider	1	1	100.0	36	36.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	36	0	0	118.8
Jerry Golsteyn	9	2	22.2	16	1.8	0	0.0	2	22.2	15	2	18	0.0
Tom Skladany	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	452	218	48.2	2775	6.1	14	3.1	27	6.0	82	51	439

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dexter Bussey	144	625	4.3	38	1
Rick Kane	94	332	3.5	26	4
Bo Robinson	87	302	3.5	29	2
Horace King	39	160	4.1	23	1
Jeff Komlo	30	107	3.6	16	2
Lawrence Gaines	23	55	2.4	6	0
Gene Washington	1	24	24.0	24	0
Leonard Thompson	5	24	4.8	16	0
Freddie Scott	6	21	3.5	18	0
David Hill	1	15	15.0	15	0
Joe Reed	2	11	5.5	11	0
Ken Callicutt	3	6	2.0	10	0
Scott Hunter	2	3	1.5	2	1
Jerry Golsteyn	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ed O'Neil	1	0	0.0	0	0
Larry Swider	1	0	0.0	0	0
Luther Blue	1	-8	-8.0	-8	0
Totals	441	1677	3.8	38	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Freddie Scott	62	929	15.0	50	5
David Hill	47	569	12.1	40	3
Leonard Thompson	24	451	18.8	82	2
Horace King	18	150	8.3	30	0
Dexter Bussey	15	102	6.8	22	0
Gene Washington	14	192	13.7	29	1
Bo Robinson	14	118	8.4	14	0
Rick Kane	9	104	11.6	36	1
Luther Blue	8	102	12.8	26	1
Ulysses Norris	4	43	10.8	34	1
Ken Callicutt	2	16	8.0	11	0
Russ Bolinger	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	218	2775	12.7	82	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Benny Ricardo	26	25	96.2	18	10	55.6	55
Totals	26	25	96.2	18	10	55.6	55

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Larry Swider	88	3523	40.0	72
Tom Skladany	10	406	40.6	52
Totals	98	3929	40.1	72

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Arnold	19	164	8.6	27
Leonard Thompson	9	117	13.0	31
Ken Ellis	8	43	5.4	15
Ken Callicutt	4	25	6.2	13
Robert Woods	2	12	6.0	9
Tony Leonard	1	7	7.0	7
Wally Pesuit	1	5	5.0	5
Eddie Lewis	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Totals	45	372	8.3	31

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Arnold	23	539	23.4	69
Ken Callicutt	24	406	16.9	31
Rick Kane	13	281	21.6	37
Leonard Thompson	6	151	25.2	26
Tony Leonard	3	70	23.3	28
Horace King	2	36	18.0	20
Robert Woods	2	34	17.0	17
Luther Blue	1	26	26.0	26
Ken Fantetti	2	18	9.0	17
Bo Robinson	1	8	8.0	8
William Gay	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	78	1569	20.1	69

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Luther Bradley	4	11	2.8	11	0
Jimmy Allen	4	0	0.0	0	0
James Hunter	3	6	2.0	6	0
Walt Williams	2	39	19.5	36	1
Charlie Weaver	1	17	17.0	17	0
Totals	14	73	5.2	36	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jeff Komlo			11	6	-22
Doug English			0	2	0
Horace King			1	2	0
Larry Swider			1	2	0	0
Rick Kane			4	2	0
Dave Pureifory			0	1	37	0
William Gay			1	1	0	1
Jon Brooks			0	1	0	0
Eddie Cole			0	1	0	0
Bo Robinson			3	1	0
Luther Bradley		0	0	1	0	0
Charlie Weaver		0	0	1	0	0
David Hill			1	1	0
Al Baker			0	1	0	0
Ken Ellis			1	1	0	0
Jerry Golsteyn			1	1	-1	0
Jimmy Allen		0	0	1	0	0
Dave Gallagher			0	1	0	0
Freddie Scott			2	1	0
Doug Jones			0	1	0	0
Ken Callicutt			2	1	0	0
Lawrence Gaines			1	0	0	0
Dennis Franks			1	0	-10	0
Tony Leonard			1	0	0	0
Dexter Bussey			3	0	0
Leonard Thompson			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	37	30	4	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Benny Ricardo									10	25	0			55
Freddie Scott	0	5							0	0	0			30
Rick Kane	4	1		0					0	0	0			30
David Hill	0	3							0	0	0			18
Bo Robinson	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Jeff Komlo	2								0	0	0			12
Leonard Thompson	0	2	0	0					0	0	0			12
William Gay				0			1		0	0	0			6
Horace King	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Luther Blue	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Dexter Bussey	1	0							0	0	0			6
Ulysses Norris		1							0	0	0			6
Gene Washington	0	1							0	0	0			6
Walt Williams						1			0	0	0			6
Scott Hunter	1								0	0	0			6
Doug English									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	11	14	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	25	0	0	1	219