1975 Detroit Lions Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Rick Forzano (7-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1975 Detroit Lions RosterTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Rick Forzano (7-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1975 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Lions chalked up 245 points, and the defensive squad allowed 262. Dexter Bussey rushed for a team-leading 696 yards for Detroit, and Altie Taylor also contributed to the rushing attack.
Joe Reed tossed for 1,181 yards. Charlie Sanders hauled in 37 balls, while Ray Jarvis added 501 receiving yards.
Lem Barney picked off 5 opponent throws.
Rick Forzano coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Reed | 191 | 86 | 45.0 | 1181 | 6.2 | 9 | 4.7 | 10 | 5.2 | 65 | 14 | 119 | 59.3 |
| Bill Munson | 109 | 65 | 59.6 | 626 | 5.7 | 5 | 4.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 32 | 8 | 65 | 83.4 |
| Greg Landry | 56 | 31 | 55.4 | 403 | 7.2 | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 17 | 129 | 84.2 |
| Jack Concannon | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 95.8 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Herman Weaver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Horace King | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 362 | 183 | 50.6 | 2240 | 6.2 | 15 | 4.1 | 12 | 3.3 | 65 | 41 | 323 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Bussey | 157 | 696 | 4.4 | 32 | 2 |
| Altie Taylor | 195 | 638 | 3.3 | 24 | 4 |
| Bobby Thompson | 51 | 268 | 5.3 | 46 | 1 |
| Horace King | 61 | 260 | 4.3 | 26 | 2 |
| Joe Reed | 34 | 193 | 5.7 | 22 | 1 |
| Greg Landry | 20 | 92 | 4.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Jon Staggers | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Munson | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Hooks | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Totals | 532 | 2147 | 4.0 | 46 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Sanders | 37 | 486 | 13.1 | 32 | 3 |
| Ray Jarvis | 29 | 501 | 17.3 | 62 | 4 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 22 | 347 | 15.8 | 59 | 4 |
| Altie Taylor | 21 | 111 | 5.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Bobby Thompson | 19 | 122 | 6.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 14 | 175 | 12.5 | 65 | 2 |
| Jon Staggers | 14 | 174 | 12.4 | 23 | 2 |
| Horace King | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 22 | 0 |
| George Farmer | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Dennis Franklin | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 36 | 0 |
| John McMakin | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Jim Hooks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 183 | 2240 | 12.2 | 65 | 15 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Weaver | 80 | 3361 | 42.0 | 61 |
| Errol Mann | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 |
| Totals | 81 | 3395 | 41.9 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie West | 22 | 219 | 10.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dick Jauron | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 328 | 9.1 | 43 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Thompson | 22 | 565 | 25.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 12 | 271 | 22.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Horace King | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Weger | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Charlie West | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Lenny Dunlap | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Hennigan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Hooks | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Guy Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 1114 | 21.4 | 42 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Barney | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Dick Jauron | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Levi Johnson | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 45 | 0 |
| Jim Laslavic | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Paul Naumoff | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 67 | 1 |
| Larry Hand | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Charlie Weaver | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Weger | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 315 | 15.8 | 67 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Bussey | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Herb Orvis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Landry | 4 | 2 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Herman Weaver | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ben Davis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dick Jauron | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed O'Neil | 0 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Levi Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Lem Barney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Laslavic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Howard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Naumoff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Weaver | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Munson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Boden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lenny Dunlap | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Weger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| R.W. Hicks | 2 | 0 | -27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Altie Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Reed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Horace King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charlie Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 115 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Errol Mann | 14 | 25 | 0 | 67 | ||||||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Ray Jarvis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Altie Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Charlie Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Jon Staggers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Horace King | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Levi Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ed O'Neil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ben Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Larry Ball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Joe Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bobby Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Ernie Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 243 |
