1986 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Darryl Rogers (5-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1986 Detroit Lions Roster
1986 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Detroit racked up 277 points, while the defense yielded 326. Eric Hipple threw for 1,919 yards. James Jones hauled in 54 balls, while Jeff Chadwick added 995 receiving yards. Carl Bland was targeted regularly, too.

James Jones rushed for a team-leading 903 yards for the Lions, while Garry James also contributed to the rushing attack.

Devon Mitchell intercepted 5 opponent throws. Keith Ferguson sacked quarterbacks 9.5 times.

Darryl Rogers 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	305	192	63.0	1919	6.3	9	3.0	11	3.6	46	21	153	75.6
Joe Ferguson	155	73	47.1	941	6.1	7	4.5	7	4.5	73	10	101	62.9
Chuck Long	40	21	52.5	247	6.2	2	5.0	2	5.0	34	8	69	67.4
Totals	500	286	57.2	3107	6.2	18	3.6	20	4.0	73	39	323

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Jones	252	903	3.6	39	8
Garry James	159	688	4.3	60	3
Alvin Moore	19	73	3.8	18	0
Eric Hipple	16	46	2.9	13	0
Joe Ferguson	5	25	5.0	14	0
Herman Hunter	3	22	7.3	18	0
Scott Williams	13	22	1.7	5	2
Chuck Long	2	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Black	1	-8	-8.0	-8	0
Totals	470	1771	3.8	60	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Jones	54	334	6.2	21	1
Jeff Chadwick	53	995	18.8	73	5
Carl Bland	44	511	11.6	34	2
Garry James	34	219	6.4	26	0
Leonard Thompson	25	320	12.8	36	5
Herman Hunter	25	218	8.7	18	1
Jimmie Giles	19	198	10.4	30	3
David Lewis	10	88	8.8	16	1
Alvin Moore	8	47	5.9	8	0
Pete Mandley	7	106	15.1	51	0
Rob Rubick	5	62	12.4	27	0
Scott Williams	2	9	4.5	6	0
Totals	286	3107	10.9	73	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Eddie Murray	32	31	96.9	25	18	72.0	85
Totals	32	31	96.9	25	18	72.0	85

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Black	46	1819	39.5	47
Jim Arnold	36	1533	42.6	60
Eddie Murray	1	37	37.0	37
Totals	83	3389	40.8	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Pete Mandley	43	420	9.8	81	1
Totals	43	420	9.8	81	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Herman Hunter	49	1007	20.6	54
Carl Bland	6	114	19.0	24
Oscar Smith	5	81	16.2	30
William Graham	3	72	24.0	27
Pete Mandley	2	37	18.5	37
Donnie Elder	1	10	10.0	10
Leon Evans	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	67	1321	19.7	54

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Devon Mitchell	5	41	8.2	17
Duane Galloway	4	58	14.5	36
Bruce McNorton	4	10	2.5	10
James Griffin	2	34	17.0	21
Demetrious Johnson	2	18	9.0	18
Jimmy Williams	2	12	6.0	11
John Bostic	1	8	8.0	8
Keith Ferguson	1	7	7.0	7
Eric Williams	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	22	190	8.6	36

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Keith Ferguson	9.5
Mike Cofer	7.5
William Gay	6.5
Eric Williams	4.0
Curtis Green	3.5
James Griffin	2.0
Jimmy Williams	2.0
Angelo King	2.0
Vernon Maxwell	2.0
Shelton Robinson	0.5
James Harrell	0.5
Totals	40.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Paul Butcher	8	8	0
Vernon Maxwell					0	4	0	0	0
Mike Cofer					0	3	0	0	0
Demetrious Johnson				0	0	2	2	0	0
Carl Bland					1	2	8		0
Eric Hipple					7	2	-1	0	0
Joe Ferguson					3	2	0	0	0
James Jones					6	2	0		0
James Harrell					0	2	0	0	0
Bruce McNorton				0	0	2	0	0	0
Alvin Moore					2	1	-11	0	0
William Gay					0	1	0	0	0
Pete Mandley					3	1	0		0
Scott Barrows					0	1	0	0	0
Keith Ferguson				0	1	1	0	0	0
Herman Hunter					1	1	0		0
Garry James					3	1	0		0
Jimmy Williams				0	0	1	0	0	0
Eric Williams				0	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Black					1	1	0	0	0
Duane Galloway				0	0	1	0	0	0
Chuck Long					1	0	0	0	0
Jeff Chadwick					1	0	0		0
Totals	8	8	0	0	30	32	-2	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									18	31	0			85
James Jones	8	1							0	0	0			54
Leonard Thompson		5							0	0	0			30
Jeff Chadwick		5							0	0	0			30
Jimmie Giles		3							0	0	0			18
Garry James	3	0							0	0	0			18
Scott Williams	2	0							0	0	0			12
Carl Bland		2		0					0	0	0			12
Herman Hunter	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Pete Mandley		0	1	0					0	0	0			6
David Lewis		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	13	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	31	0	0	0	277