Team Summary [+]
1989 Detroit Lions
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 312 points (19.5/g), 19th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 364 points (22.8/g), 19th.
Differential of -52 points (-3.2/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 6.6-9.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.0/g), 24th.
Simple Rating System: Total -3.5, Offense: -1.7, Defense: -1.8, SoS: -0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by Wayne Fontes(7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mouse Davis
Defensive Coordinator: Woody Widenhofer
Training Camp: Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan)
Players[+]
- Pos · # · College
- Bruce Alexander
db · #32 · Stephen F. Austin State
- Eric Andolsek
LG · #65 · LSU
- Jim Arnold
P · #6 · Vanderbilt
- Jerry Ball
NT · #93 · SMU
- Bennie Blades
SS · #36 · Miami (FL)
- Michael Brim
db · #42 · Virginia Union
- Kevin Brooks
RDE · #97 · Michigan
- Lomas Brown
LT · #75 · Florida
- Mark Brown
lb · #95 · Los Angeles S.W. J.C.; Purdue
- Toby Caston
lb · #50 · LSU
- Jeff Chadwick
wr · #89 · Grand Valley State
- Robert Clark
WR · #82 · No. Carolina Central
- Mike L. Cofer
ROLB · #55 · Tennessee
- James Cribbs
de · #99 · Memphis
- Ray Crockett
lcb · #39 · Baylor
- Ken Dallafior
RG · #67 · Minnesota
- Byron Darby
de · #94 · USC
- Keith Ferguson
rde · #77 · Ohio State
- John Ford
wr · #80 · Virginia
- Bob Gagliano
qb · #14 · Glendale CC (CA); U.S. International; Utah State
- Chris Gambol
g · #70 · Iowa
- Dennis Gibson
rilb · #98 · Iowa State
- Kevin Glover
C · #53 · Maryland
- Mel J. Gray
KR · #23 · Coffeyville CC; Purdue
- Curtis Green
de · #62 · Alabama State
- James Griffin
db · #34 · Middle Tennessee State
- Eric Hipple
qb · #17 · Utah State
- Jerry Holmes
RCB · #43 · Chowan; West Virginia
- George Jamison
rolb · #58 · Cincinnati
- Richard Johnson
WR · #84 · L.A. Harbor J.C.; Colorado
- Troy Johnson
wr · #83 · Southeastern Louisiana; Southern (LA)
- Victor P. Jones
RILB · #57 · Virginia Tech
- Keith Karpinski
lb · #90 · Penn State
- Chuck Long
qb · #16 · Iowa
- Trevor Matich
c · #61 · Brigham Young
- Keith McDonald
wr · #89 · Santa Monica Coll (CA) ; San Jose State
- Bruce McNorton
rcb · #29 · Georgetown (KY)
- Joe Milinichik
rg · #74 · North Carolina State
- John Miller
db · #44 · Michigan State
- Stacey Mobley
wr · #81 · Jackson State
- Eddie Murray
K · #3 · Tulane
- Niko Noga
lb · #51 · Hawaii
- Tony Paige
fb · #49 · Virginia Tech
- Carl Painter
rb · #26 · Hampton
- Paul Palmer
rb · #25 · Temple
- Rodney Peete
QB · #9 · USC
- Lawrence Pete
nt · #96 · Nebraska
- Jason Phillips
WR · #24 · Taft J.C.; Houston
- Harvey Salem
RT · #73 · California
- Barry Sanders
RB · #20 · Oklahoma State
- Eric Sanders
rt · #64 · Nevada-Reno
- Chris Spielman
LILB · #54 · Ohio State
- Walter Stanley
WR/PR · #87 · Colorado; Mesa
- Terry Taylor
LCB · #21 · Southern Illinois
- Mike Utley
rg · #60 · Washington State
- William White
FS · #35 · Ohio State
- Eric Williams
LDE · #76 · Washington State
- Jimmy Williams
LOLB · #59 · Nebraska
- Mike Williams
wr · #86 · Northeastern
- Jerry Woods
db · #28 · Northern Michigan
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