1986 Detroit Lions Roster

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 Statistics
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.

The Lions racked up 277 points, and 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 contributed to the receiving game, too.

James Jones rushed for a team-leading 903 yards for Detroit, 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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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
6Jim ArnoldPJanuary 31, 19616'2"215VanderbiltDalton, GA USA70
68Steve BaackNT-G-DE-DTNovember 16, 19606'4"264OregonAmes, IA USA160
61Scott BarrowsGMarch 31, 19636'2"278West VirginiaMarietta, OH USA164
11Mike BlackPJanuary 18, 19616'1"197Arizona St.Glendale, CA USA90
80Carl BlandWRAugust 17, 19615'11"182Virginia UnionFluvanna County, VA USA1616
42John BosticDBOctober 6, 19625'10"176Bethune-CookmanTitusville, FL USA130
75Lomas BrownLTMarch 30, 19636'4"282FloridaMiami, FL USA1616
96Paul ButcherLBNovember 8, 19636'0"230Wayne State (MI)Detroit, MI USA120
89Jeff ChadwickWRDecember 16, 19606'3"190Grand Valley St.Detroit, MI USA1515
55Mike CoferROLBApril 7, 19606'5"245TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA1615
50August CurleyLBJanuary 24, 19606'3"226USCLittle Rock, AR USA40
72Chris DieterichTJuly 27, 19586'3"262North Carolina St.Freeport, NY USA163
70Keith DorneyRGDecember 3, 19576'5"268Penn St.Allentown, PA USA1212
43Donnie ElderDBDecember 13, 19625'9"175MemphisChattanooga, TN USA30
66Leon EvansDEOctober 12, 19616'5"282Miami (FL)Silver Spring, MD USA160
12Joe FergusonQBApril 23, 19506'1"195ArkansasAlvin, TX USA64
77Keith FergusonLDEApril 3, 19596'5"252Ohio St.Miami, FL USA1615
40Duane GallowayLCBNovember 7, 19615'8"181Arizona St.Los Angeles, CA USA1612
79William GayRDEMay 28, 19556'5"250USCSan Francisco, CA USA1616
81Jimmie GilesTENovember 8, 19546'3"239Alcorn St.Natchez, MS USA98
53Kevin GloverCJune 17, 19636'2"278MarylandWashington, DC USA41
33William GrahamDBSeptember 27, 19595'11"191TexasSilsbee, TX USA160
62Curtis GreenDEJune 3, 19576'3"256Alabama St.Quincy, FL USA161
34James GriffinDBSeptember 7, 19616'2"197Middle Tenn. St.Camilla, GA USA160
58James HarrellLILBJuly 19, 19576'1"224FloridaTampa, FL USA1615
47Rod HillDBMarch 14, 19596'0"185Kentucky St.Detroit, MI USA30
17Eric HippleQBSeptember 16, 19576'2"196Utah St.Lubbock, TX USA1610
36Herman HunterKRFebruary 14, 19616'1"197Tennessee St.Columbus, GA USA160
32Garry JamesRBSeptember 4, 19635'10"214LSUMarrero, LA USA1615
21Demetrious JohnsonSSJuly 21, 19615'11"190MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA1616
54James JohnsonLBJune 21, 19626'2"236San Diego St.Los Angeles, CA USA110
30James JonesFBMarch 21, 19616'2"229FloridaPompano Beach, FL USA1616
63Steve KenneyGDecember 26, 19556'4"266ClemsonWilmington, NC USA91
92Angelo KingLOLBFebruary 10, 19586'1"224South Carolina St.Columbia, SC USA115
87David LewisTEJune 8, 19616'3"234CaliforniaPortland, OR USA117
16Chuck LongQBFebruary 18, 19636'4"217IowaNorman, OK USA32
82Pete MandleyPRJuly 29, 19615'10"191Northern ArizonaPhoenix, AZ USA160
57Vernon MaxwellRILBOctober 25, 19616'2"233Arizona St.Birmingham, AL USA1515
29Bruce McNortonRCBFebruary 28, 19595'11"175Georgetown (KY)Daytona Beach, FL USA1616
31Devon MitchellFSDecember 30, 19626'1"194IowaKingston, Jamaica1616
24Alvin MooreRBMay 3, 19596'0"194Arizona St.Randolph, AZ USA130
52Steve MottCMarch 24, 19616'3"266AlabamaNew Orleans, LA USA1414
3Eddie MurrayKAugust 29, 19565'10"177TulaneHalifax, NS Canada160
51Shelton RobinsonLBSeptember 14, 19606'2"233North CarolinaGoldsboro, NC USA164
84Rob RubickTESeptember 27, 19606'3"232Grand Valley St.Newberry, MI USA162
73Harvey SalemLGJanuary 15, 19616'6"283CaliforniaBerkeley, CA USA1313
64Eric SandersT-G-COctober 22, 19586'6"277Nevada-RenoReno, NV USA30
25Oscar SmithRBApril 5, 19635'9"203Nicholls St.Tampa, FL USA20
71Rich StrengerRTMarch 10, 19606'7"280MichiganPort Washington, WI USA1616
39Leonard ThompsonWRJuly 28, 19525'11"192Oklahoma St.Oklahoma City, OK USA161
60Tom TurnureC-GJuly 9, 19576'4"250WashingtonSeattle, WA USA130
27Bobby WatkinsDBMay 31, 19605'10"184Texas St.Cottonwood, ID USA54
38Scott WilliamsRBJuly 21, 19626'2"234GeorgiaCharlotte, NC USA160
76Eric WilliamsNTFebruary 24, 19626'4"282Washington St.Stockton, CA USA1616
59Jimmy WilliamsLOLBNovember 15, 19606'3"228NebraskaWashington, DC USA1010



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