1982 Detroit Lions Statistics
Team Record: 4-5
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Monte Clark (4-5)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1982 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 4 wins and 5 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Detroit scored 181 points, while the defense yielded 176. Gary Danielson passed for 1,343 yards. Billy Sims topped all receivers, hauling in 34 balls for 342 yards.
Billy Sims rushed for a team-leading 639 yards for the Lions.
The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 26 turnovers. Bobby Watkins intercepted 5 opponent throws. Al Baker dropped opposing passers 8.5 times, leading the way for a team which created 32 sacks.
Monte Clark coached the team. The 1982 Detroit Lions lost in the First Round.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Danielson | 197 | 100 | 50.8 | 1343 | 6.8 | 10 | 5.1 | 14 | 7.1 | 70 | 19 | 145 | 60.1 |
| Eric Hipple | 86 | 36 | 41.9 | 411 | 4.8 | 2 | 2.3 | 4 | 4.7 | 52 | 11 | 97 | 45.3 |
| Tom Skladany | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Tracy Porter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 285 | 136 | 47.7 | 1754 | 6.2 | 12 | 4.2 | 18 | 6.3 | 70 | 30 | 242 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sims | 172 | 639 | 3.7 | 29 | 4 |
| Dexter Bussey | 48 | 136 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 23 | 92 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Horace King | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rob Rubick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Totals | 283 | 1022 | 3.6 | 29 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sims | 34 | 342 | 10.1 | 52 | 0 |
| David Hill | 22 | 252 | 11.5 | 27 | 4 |
| Leonard Thompson | 17 | 328 | 19.3 | 70 | 4 |
| Dexter Bussey | 16 | 138 | 8.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 13 | 231 | 17.8 | 36 | 1 |
| Tracy Porter | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Horace King | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Mark Nichols | 8 | 153 | 19.1 | 48 | 2 |
| Ulysses Norris | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Garry Cobb | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 136 | 1754 | 12.9 | 70 | 12 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murray | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 12 | 11 | 91.7 | 49 |
| Bob Thomas | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 18 |
| Totals | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 17 | 16 | 94.1 | 67 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Skladany | 36 | 1483 | 41.2 | 59 |
| John James | 12 | 481 | 40.1 | 50 |
| Totals | 48 | 1964 | 40.9 | 59 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Hall | 16 | 426 | 26.6 | 96 | 1 |
| Robbie Martin | 16 | 268 | 16.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Horace King | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Larry Lee | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 750 | 20.8 | 96 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Watkins | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Stan White | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 |
| James Hunter | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Garry Cobb | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Oldham | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 1 |
| Wayne Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| William Gay | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hector Gray | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 36 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Baker | 8.5 | 0.0 | |
| Dave Pureifory | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| William Gay | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Doug English | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| Joe Ehrmann | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Curtis Green | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Wayne Smith | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Ray Oldham | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| James Hunter | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 32.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Fowler | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Horace King | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Martin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Sims | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| William Gay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Watkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Hunter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Baker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug English | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Ehrmann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stan White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Pureifory | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Danielson | 6 | 1 | -11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alvin Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ulysses Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eric Hipple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Eddie Murray | 11 | 16 | 0 | 49 | ||||||||||
| Billy Sims | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| David Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Leonard Thompson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Bob Thomas | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Mark Nichols | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Ray Oldham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Rob Rubick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Freddie Scott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Horace King | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 |
