1966 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Harry Gilmer (4-9-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1966 Detroit Lions Roster
1966 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's West Division.

The Lions labored to change the scoreboard with just 206 points, and the defensive squad conceded 317. Karl Sweetan threw for 1,809 yards. Pat Studstill hauled in 67 balls for 1,266 yards. Tom Nowatzke contributed to the receiving game, too.

Tom Nowatzke rushed for a team-leading 512 yards for Detroit, while Amos Marsh also buoyed the ground attack.

Mike Lucci and Bruce Maher each snatched 5 opponent throws.

Harry Gilmer coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Karl Sweetan	309	157	50.8	1809	5.9	4	1.3	14	4.5	99	54.3
Milt Plum	146	82	56.2	943	6.5	4	2.7	13	8.9	63	47.8
Tom Myers	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	456	239	52.4	2752	6.0	8	1.8	28	6.1	99

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Nowatzke	151	512	3.4	21	6
Amos Marsh	134	433	3.2	27	3
Karl Sweetan	34	219	6.4	34	1
Bobby Felts	34	83	2.4	14	2
Milt Plum	12	59	4.9	15	0
Bruce McLenna	16	51	3.2	19	0
Joe Looney	8	42	5.2	24	1
Pat Studstill	2	20	10.0	15	0
Jim Todd	2	6	3.0	3	0
Willie Walker	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	394	1429	3.6	34	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Pat Studstill	67	1266	18.9	99	5
Tom Nowatzke	54	316	5.9	25	1
Gail Cogdill	47	411	8.7	21	1
Ron Kramer	37	432	11.7	68	0
Amos Marsh	12	111	9.2	20	0
John Henderson	6	121	20.2	53	0
Bill Malinchak	5	34	6.8	13	0
Joe Looney	4	24	6.0	18	0
Bruce McLenna	3	13	4.3	8	0
Bobby Felts	2	1	0.5	1	0
Willie Walker	1	21	21.0	21	0
Jim Gibbons	1	2	2.0	2	1
Totals	239	2752	11.5	99	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Garo Yepremian	11	11	100.0	22	13	59.1	50
Wayne Walker	11	11	100.0	8	2	25.0	17
Milt Plum	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	23	23	100.0	30	15	50.0	68

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Pat Studstill	72	2956	41.1	66
Totals	72	2956	41.1	66

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnnie Robinson	13	185	14.2	79	1
Tom Vaughn	18	179	9.9	63	0
Bobby Felts	2	20	10.0	16	0
Jim Todd	5	12	2.4	10	0
Totals	38	396	10.4	79	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Vaughn	23	595	25.9	63
Bobby Felts	20	392	19.6	32
Johnnie Robinson	6	127	21.2	33
Jim Todd	3	105	35.0	49
Joe Looney	3	75	25.0	34
Lou Slaby	1	14	14.0	14
Jerry Mazzanti	1	8	8.0	8
Mike Alford	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	58	1316	22.7	63

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Lucci	5	118	23.6	63	1
Bruce Maher	5	90	18.0	56	0
Dick LeBeau	4	66	16.5	37	0
Bobby Thompson	4	52	13.0	26	0
Wayne Rasmussen	3	14	4.7	8	0
Tom Vaughn	1	16	16.0	16	0
Ernie Clark	1	7	7.0	7	0
Wayne Walker	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	24	366	15.2	63	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Karl Sweetan			6	5	-8
Alex Karras			0	4	0	0
Doug Van Horn			0	2	0	0
Tom Vaughn		0	2	2	0	0
Wayne Rasmussen		0	0	2	0	0
Milt Plum			2	1	0
Darris McCord			0	1	0	0
Jerry Rush			0	1	1	0
John Gordy			0	1	0	0
Amos Marsh			5	1	0
Bruce Maher		0	0	1	21	0
Ernie Clark		0	0	1	0	0
Gail Cogdill			0	1	3
Pat Studstill			3	0	0
Johnnie Robinson			4	0	0
Joe Looney			3	0	0
Bobby Felts			2	0	0
Jim Todd			2	0	0	0
Mike Alford			1	0	0	0
Tom Nowatzke			6	0	0
Totals	0	0	36	23	17	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Garo Yepremian									13	11	0			50
Tom Nowatzke	6	1							0	0	0			42
Pat Studstill	0	5							0	0	0			30
Amos Marsh	3	0							0	0	0			18
Wayne Walker						0			2	11	0			17
Bobby Felts	2	0	0	0					0	0	0			12
Gail Cogdill		1							0	0	0			6
Joe Looney	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Mike Lucci						1			0	0	0			6
Johnnie Robinson			1	0					0	0	0			6
Karl Sweetan	1								0	0	0			6
Jim Gibbons		1							0	0	0			6
Milt Plum	0								0	1	0			1
Totals	13	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	23	0	0	0	206