1985 Detroit Lions season

1985 Detroit Lions season
OwnerWilliam Clay Ford Sr.
General managerRuss Thomas
Head coachDarryl Rogers
Home stadiumPontiac Silverdome
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th NFC Central
PlayoffsDid not qualify
All-ProsNone
Pro BowlersNone

The 1985 Detroit Lions season was their 56th in the National Football League. In Darryl Rogers first year as head coach, the team improved upon their previous season's output of 4–11–1, winning seven games. The Lions beat four playoff teams at home, Dallas, San Francisco, Miami, and the New York Jets, but lost to Tampa Bay and Indianapolis on the road. The Lions stood at 5–3 at the halfway point of the season. However, despite their overall improvement, the Lions went winless in December (0–3) and missed the playoffs for the second straight year with a 7–9 record.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1985 NFL draft
1985 Detroit Lions draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 6 Lomas Brown *  Offensive tackle Florida
2 34 Kevin Glover *  Center Maryland
3 62 James Johnson  Linebacker San Diego State
4 90 Kevin Hancock  Linebacker Baylor
5 118 Joe McIntosh  Running back NC State
6 146 Stan Short  Guard Penn State
7 174 Tony Staten  Cornerback Angelo State
8 202 Scott Caldwell  Running back Texas–Arlington
9 230 June James  Linebacker Texas
10 258 Clayton Beauford  Wide receiver Auburn
11 286 Kevin Harris  Safety Georgia
12 314 Mike Weaver  Guard Georgia
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1985 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Scott Alward Tight end Ferris State
Scott Barrows Guard West Virginia
Jim Browne Fullback Boston College
Rich Capolongo Guard Rhode Island
Alan Chrite Linebacker Colorado
Jeff Colvin Tight end Colorado
Ron Cross Safety Fresno State
Ken Graeber Nose tackle Nebraska
Jason Grimes Wide receiver Tennessee
Doug Isbell Tackle Purdue
Jeff Jackson Defensive end Toledo
Jack Keslar Tackle West Virginia
Joe Masaniai Defensive end Kansas
Burt Muenhling Tight end Kearney State
Gary Mullen Wide receiver West Virginia
Mike Northcult Wide receiver Angelo State
Jeff Pierzynski Linebacker Eastern Michigan
Dwayne Rogers Linebacker Youngstown State
Mark Royster Safety Wichita State
Kevin Spitzig Linebacker Iowa
Mike White Tackle Arizona State

Personnel

Staff

1985 Detroit Lions staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Bob Baker
  • Running backs – Ivy Williams
  • Wide receivers – Paul Lanham
  • Tight ends – Don Doll
  • Offensive line – Bill Muir
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Carl Battershell

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Don Clemons

Roster

1985 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 8 at Atlanta Falcons W 28–27 1–0 37,785
2 September 15 Dallas Cowboys W 26–21 2–0 72,985
3 September 22 at Indianapolis Colts L 14–6 2–1 60,042
4 September 29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–9 3–1 45,023
5 October 6 at Green Bay Packers L 43–10 3–2 55,914
6 October 13 at Washington Redskins L 24–3 3–3 52,845
7 October 20 San Francisco 49ers W 23–21 4–3 67,715
8 October 27 Miami Dolphins W 31–21 5–3 75,291
9 November 3 at Minnesota Vikings L 16–13 5–4 58,012
10 November 10 at Chicago Bears L 24–3 5–5 53,467
11 November 17 Minnesota Vikings W 41–21 6–5 54,647
12 November 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 19–16(OT) 6–6 43,471
13 November 28 New York Jets W 31–20 7–6 65,531
14 December 8 at New England Patriots L 23–6 7–7 59,078
15 December 15 Green Bay Packers L 26–23 7–8 49,379
16 December 22 Chicago Bears L 37–17 7–9 74,042
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text

Season summary

Week 1

Team 1 234Total
• Lions 0 14140 28
Falcons 14 706 27
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 37,785
  • Game weather: 79 °F or 26.1 °C; wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
Scoring summary
Q110:42ATLRiggs 1 yard run (Luckhurst kick)ATL 7–0
Q10:33ATLBrown 12 yard pass from Bartkowski (Luckhurst kick)ATL 14–0
Q210:52DETJones 8 yard pass from Hipple (Murray kick)ATL 14–7
Q23:45DETChadwick 15 yard pass from Hipple (Murray kick)Tie 14–14
Q21:54ATLJohnson 35 yard pass from Bartkowski (Luckhurst kick)ATL 21–14
Q37:29DETChadwick 9 yard pass from Hipple (Murray kick)Tie 21–21
Q34:52DETJones 21 yard run (Murray kick)DET 28–21
Q414:56ATLLuckhurst 46 yard field goalDET 28–24
Q47:15ATLLuckhurst 31 yard field goalDET 28–27

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Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Chicago Bears(1) 15 1 0 .938 8–0 12–0 456 198 W3
Green Bay Packers 8 8 0 .500 6–2 8–4 337 355 W2
Minnesota Vikings 7 9 0 .438 3–5 5–9 346 359 L2
Detroit Lions 7 9 0 .438 2–6 5–7 307 366 L3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 14 0 .125 1–7 2–10 294 448 L4

References

  1. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sep 9. Retrieved 2017-Nov-01.
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-Nov-01.
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