1979 Detroit Lions season
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1979 Detroit Lions season
| 1979 Detroit Lions season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Monte Clark | ||||||
| Home field | Pontiac Silverdome | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 2-14 | ||||||
| Division Place | 5th NFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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The 1979 Detroit Lions season was the 50th season in franchise history. In the midst of what was a major rebuilding project, The woeful Lions finished the season with the worst record in the NFL and would have the first pick overall in the 1980 NFL Draft.
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Offseason
NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 10 | Keith Dorney | Tackle | Penn State |
| 2 | 37 | Ken Fantetti | Linebacker | Wyoming |
| 3 | 67 | Bo Robinson | Running Back | West Texas A&M |
| 4 | 88 | Ulysses Norris | Tight End | Georgia |
| 4 | 92 | Jon Brooks | Linebacker | Clemson |
| 5 | 131 | Walt Brown | Center | Pittsburgh |
| 8 | 213 | John Mohring | Linebacker | C.W. Post |
| 9 | 231 | Jeff Komlo | Quarterback | Delaware |
| 11 | 302 | Eddie Cole | Linebacker | Mississippi |
| 12 | 313 | Bob Forester | Center | Brown |
| 12 | 326 | Bryan Sweeney | Wide Receiver | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 1, 1979 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 31-16 |
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| 2 | September 9, 1979 | Washington Redskins | L 27-24 |
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| 3 | September 16, 1979 | at New York Jets | L 31-10 |
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| 4 | September 23, 1979 | Atlanta Falcons | W 24-23 |
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| 5 | September 30, 1979 | Minnesota Vikings | L 13-10 |
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| 6 | October 7, 1979 | at New England Patriots | L 24-17 |
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| 7 | October 14, 1979 | at Green Bay Packers | L 24-16 |
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| 8 | October 21, 1979 | at New Orleans Saints | L 17-7 |
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| 9 | October 28, 1979 | Buffalo Bills | L 20-17 |
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| 10 | November 4, 1979 | at Chicago Bears | L 35-7 |
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| 11 | November 11, 1979 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 16-14 |
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| 12 | November 18, 1979 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 14-7 |
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| 13 | November 22, 1979 | Chicago Bears | W 20-0 |
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| 14 | December 2, 1979 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 44-7 |
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| 15 | December 9, 1979 | Miami Dolphins | L 28-10 |
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| 16 | December 15, 1979 | Green Bay Packers | L 18-13 |
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Standings
| NFC Central | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 273 | 237 |
| Chicago Bears | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 306 | 249 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 259 | 337 |
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 246 | 316 |
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 219 | 365 |
Roster
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Detroit Lions roster
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| Quarterbacks
Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends |
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen |
Linebackers
Defensive Backs Special Teams |
Reserve Lists
Rookies in italics |
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Player stats
Passing
Note: Comp = Completions; ATT = Attempts; TD = Touchdowns; INT = Interceptions
| Player | Games | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Rating |
| Jeff Komlo | 16 | 183 | 368 | 2238 | 11 | 23 | 52.8 |
| Scott Hunter | 13 | 18 | 41 | 321 | 1 | 1 | 69.3 |
| Joe Reed | 2 | 14 | 32 | 164 | 2 | 1 | 67.7 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Tom Skladany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| Larry Swider | 14 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 118.7 |
Rushing
Note: Att = Attempts; Yds = Yards; TD = Touchdowns
| Player | Games | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
| Dexter Bussey | 16 | 144 | 625 | 1 | 38 |
| Rick Kane | 16 | 94 | 332 | 4 | 26 |
| Bo Robinson | 14 | 87 | 302 | 2 | 29 |
| Horace King | 16 | 39 | 160 | 1 | 23 |
| Jeff Komlo | 16 | 30 | 107 | 2 | 16 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 16 | 23 | 55 | 0 | 6 |
| Freddie Scott | 14 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 18 |
| Leonard Thompson | 15 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| Ken Callicut | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Scott Hunter | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Reed | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| David Hill | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Gene A. Washington | 16 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Luther Blue | 9 | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed O'Neil | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Swider | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
Note: Rec = Receptions; Yds = Yards; Avg = Average Yards per Reception; TD = Touchdowns
| Player | Games | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| Freddie Scott | 14 | 62 | 929 | 15.0 | 5 | 50 |
| David Hill | 16 | 47 | 569 | 12.1 | 3 | 40 |
| Leonard Thompson | 15 | 24 | 451 | 18.8 | 2 | 82 |
| Horace King | 16 | 18 | 150 | 8.3 | 0 | 30 |
| Dexter Bussey | 16 | 15 | 102 | 6.8 | 0 | 22 |
| Gene A. Washington | 16 | 14 | 192 | 13.7 | 1 | 29 |
| Bo Robinson | 14 | 14 | 118 | 8.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Rick Kane | 16 | 9 | 104 | 11.6 | 1 | 36 |
| Luther Blue | 9 | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 1 | 26 |
| Ulysses Norris | 16 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 34 |
| Ken Callicutt | 16 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Russ Bolinger | 16 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
Awards and records
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References
- Detroit Lions on Pro Football Reference
- Detroit Lions on jt-sw.com
- Detroit Lions on The Football Database
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| AFC | East | Central | West | East | Central | West | NFC |
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| Baltimore | Cincinnati | Denver | Dallas | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
| Buffalo | Cleveland | Kansas City | NY Giants | Detroit | Los Angeles | ||
| Miami | Houston | Oakland | Philadelphia | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
| New England | Pittsburgh | San Diego | St. Louis | Minnesota | San Francisco | ||
| NY Jets | Seattle | Washington | Tampa Bay | ||||
| 1979 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XIV | |||||||
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