1981 Detroit Lions Statistics

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

1981 Detroit Lions Roster
1981 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Detroit piled up points with 397 points, while the defense allowed 322. Billy Sims rushed for a team-leading 1,437 yards for the Lions.

Eric Hipple threw for 2,358 yards. Freddie Scott hauled in 53 balls for 1,022 yards.

Jimmy Allen picked off 9 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
Eric Hipple	279	140	50.2	2358	8.5	14	5.0	15	5.4	94	27	208	73.4
Gary Danielson	96	56	58.3	784	8.2	3	3.1	5	5.2	45	12	84	73.4
Jeff Komlo	57	29	50.9	290	5.1	1	1.8	3	5.3	46	5	45	49.6
Tom Skladany	3	3	100.0	43	14.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	19	0	0	118.8
Freddie Scott	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	436	228	52.3	3475	8.0	18	4.1	23	5.3	94	44	337

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Sims	296	1437	4.9	51	13
Dexter Bussey	105	446	4.2	23	0
Rick Kane	77	332	4.3	20	2
Vince Thompson	35	211	6.0	30	1
Eric Hipple	41	168	4.1	18	7
Leonard Thompson	10	75	7.5	21	1
Mark Nichols	3	50	16.7	30	0
Horace King	7	25	3.6	7	0
Freddie Scott	7	25	3.6	10	0
Gary Danielson	9	23	2.6	11	2
Jeff Komlo	6	3	0.5	5	0
Totals	596	2795	4.7	51	26

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Freddie Scott	53	1022	19.3	48	5
David Hill	33	462	14.0	34	4
Leonard Thompson	30	550	18.3	94	3
Billy Sims	28	451	16.1	81	2
Horace King	21	217	10.3	41	1
Dexter Bussey	18	92	5.1	16	0
Rick Kane	17	181	10.6	40	1
Mark Nichols	10	222	22.2	59	1
Ulysses Norris	8	132	16.5	34	0
Vince Thompson	4	40	10.0	17	0
Tracy Porter	3	63	21.0	27	1
Ken Callicutt	2	24	12.0	16	0
Garry Cobb	1	19	19.0	19	0
Totals	228	3475	15.2	94	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Eddie Murray	46	46	100.0	35	25	71.4	121
Totals	46	46	100.0	35	25	71.4	121

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Skladany	64	2784	43.5	74
Totals	64	2784	43.5	74

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Robbie Martin	52	450	8.7	45	1
Totals	52	450	8.7	45	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Alvin Hall	25	525	21.0	36
Robbie Martin	25	509	20.4	34
Mark Nichols	4	74	18.5	26
Horace King	3	33	11.0	14
Ken Callicutt	2	23	11.5	12
James Harrell	1	0	0.0	0
Larry Lee	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	61	1164	19.1	36

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jimmy Allen	9	123	13.7	34	0
Stan White	4	37	9.2	16	0
Garry Cobb	3	32	10.7	17	0
Ken Fantetti	2	18	9.0	17	0
Alvin Hall	1	60	60.0	60	1
Ray Oldham	1	10	10.0	10	0
Al Baker	1	9	9.0	9	0
Hector Gray	1	0	0.0	0	0
Luther Bradley	1	0	0.0	0	0
James Hunter	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	24	286	11.9	60	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Eric Hipple			14	4	-10
Billy Sims			9	3	0
Garry Cobb		0	0	3	0	0
Doug English			0	3	20	0
Homer Elias			0	2	0	0
Robbie Martin			3	2	0
Jeff Komlo			2	2	0	0
Russ Bolinger			0	2	0	0
Amos Fowler			0	2	-10	0
Ken Fantetti		0	0	1	0	0
William Gay			0	1	0	0
Wayne Smith			0	1	4	0
Stan White		0	0	1	0	0
James Hunter		0	1	1	0	0
Jimmy Allen		0	0	1	0	0
Leonard Thompson			1	1	0
Luther Bradley		0	0	1	0	0
Curtis Green			0	1	0	0
Ken Callicutt			0	1	0	0
Keith Dorney			0	1	0	0
Vince Thompson			1	0	0
Alvin Hall		0	1	0	0
Gary Danielson			2	0	0
Mark Nichols			1	0	0
Rick Kane			2	0	0
Dexter Bussey			3	0	0	0
David Hill			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	41	34	4	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Eddie Murray									25	46	0			121
Billy Sims	13	2							0	0	0			90
Eric Hipple	7								0	0	0			42
Freddie Scott	0	5							0	0	0			30
David Hill		4							0	0	0			24
Leonard Thompson	1	3							0	0	0			24
Rick Kane	2	1							0	0	0			18
Gary Danielson	2								0	0	0			12
Mark Nichols	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Tracy Porter		1							0	0	0			6
Horace King	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Robbie Martin			1	0					0	0	0			6
Vince Thompson	1	0							0	0	0			6
Alvin Hall				0		1			0	0	0			6
Totals	26	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	46	0	0	0	397