1967 Detroit Lions season

1967 Detroit Lions season
Head coachJoe Schmidt
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Results
Record5–7–2
Division place3rd NFL Central
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1967 Detroit Lions season was the 38th season in franchise history. On August 5, the Lions met the Denver Broncos in the first inter-league exhibition game. The Broncos beat the Lions 13–7 to become the first AFL team to beat an NFL team.[1][2][3]

The Lions boasted both the NFL's Offensive and Defensive rookies of the year: running back Mel Farr and cornerback Lem Barney.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1967 NFL/AFL draft
1967 Detroit Lions draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 7 Mel Farr *  Running back UCLA
2 34 Lem Barney * †  Cornerback Jackson State
3 60 Paul Naumoff *  Linebacker Tennessee
4 88 Lew Kamanu  Defensive end Weber State
6 141 Tim Jones  Quarterback Weber State
6 144 John McCambridge  Defensive end Northwestern
7 166 Ted Tuinstra  Tackle Iowa State
9 218 Mike Weger  Safety Bowling Green
10 245 Jerry Hayhoe  Guard USC
11 270 Ray Shirley  Tackle Arizona State
12 297 Eric Watts  Defensive back San Jose State
13 322 Lamar Wright  Guard Georgia Tech
14 349 Cleveland Robinson  Defensive end South Carolina State
15 374 Sam Burke  Defensive back Georgia Tech
16 401 Jerry Zawadzkas  Tight end Columbia
17 426 Ken Ramsey  Defensive tackle Northwestern
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
Source:[4]

Roster

1967 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Taxi squad

Note: rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Main article: 1967 NFL season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 17 at Green Bay Packers T 17–17 0–0–1 50,861
2 September 24 Cleveland Browns W 31–14 1–0–1 57,383
3 October 1 at St. Louis Cardinals L 28–38 1–1–1 43,821
4 October 8 Green Bay Packers L 17–27 1–2–1 57,877
5 October 15 at Chicago Bears L 3–14 1–3–1 46,024
6 October 22 Atlanta Falcons W 24–3 2–3–1 50,601
7 October 29 at San Francisco 49ers W 45–3 3–3–1 37,990
8 November 5 Chicago Bears L 13–27 3–4–1 55,606
9 November 12 at Minnesota Vikings T 10–10 3–4–2 40,032
10 November 19 at Baltimore Colts L 7–41 3–5–2 60,238
11 November 23 Los Angeles Rams L 7–31 3–6–2 54,389
12 December 3 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–24 3–7–2 47,713
13 December 10 at New York Giants W 30–7 4–7–2 63,011
14 December 17 Minnesota Vikings W 14–3 5–7–2 44,874

Game summaries

Week 1

See also: 1967 Green Bay Packers season and Lions–Packers rivalry
Detroit Lions (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 10 7 0017
Packers 0 0 71017

at Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 14

Team 1 234Total
Vikings 0 030 3
• Lions 0 1400 14

Standings

NFL Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 9 4 1 .692 4–1–1 6–3–1 332 209 L2
Chicago Bears 7 6 1 .538 3–2–1 5–4–1 239 218 W1
Detroit Lions 5 7 2 .417 1–3–2 3–5–2 260 259 W2
Minnesota Vikings 3 8 3 .273 1–3–2 1–6–3 233 294 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ "Broncs stun NFL's Lions in exhibition". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. August 6, 1967. p. 2, sports.
  2. ^ "AFL's Broncos shock Lions, 13-7". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 6, 1967. p. 2B.
  3. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.283
  4. ^ "1967 Detroit Lions Draftees".
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