1967 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Detroit Lions 1967 5–7–2 3rd NFL Central Joe Schmidt Tiger Stadium Did not qualify Lions seasons 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0zdWAAAAIBAJ&pg=7177%2C1833867 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Broncs stun NFL's Lions in exhibition August 6, 1967 2, sports https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZrRVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5001%2C842403 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press AFL's Broncos shock Lions, 13-7 August 6, 1967 2BNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p.283 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 1967 NFL/AFL draft 1967 Detroit Lions 1 7 Mel Farr Running back UCLA yes yes 2 34 Lem Barney Cornerback Jackson State yes yes yes 3 60 Paul Naumoff Linebacker Tennessee yes yes 4 88 Lew Kamanu Defensive end Weber State yes 6 141 Tim Jones Quarterback Weber State no 6 144 John McCambridge Defensive end Northwestern yes 7 166 Ted Tuinstra Tackle Iowa State no 9 218 Mike Weger Safety Bowling Green yes 10 245 Jerry Hayhoe Guard USC no 11 270 Ray Shirley Tackle Arizona State no 12 297 Eric Watts Defensive back San Jose State no 13 322 Lamar Wright Guard Georgia Tech no 14 349 Cleveland Robinson Defensive end South Carolina State no 15 374 Sam Burke Defensive back Georgia Tech no 16 401 Jerry Zawadzkas Tight end Columbia yes 17 426 Ken Ramsey Defensive tackle Northwestern no yes yes Source:https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1967_draft.htm 1967 Detroit Lions Draftees Personnel Staff / Coaches 1967 Detroit Lions Owner - William Clay Ford, Sr. Vice President / General manager - Russ Thomas Executive Vice President - Edwin J. Anderson Director of Player Personnel - Carl Brettschneider Treasurer - Newton S. Peters Publicity Director / Business Manager - Lyall Smith Assistant Publicity Director - Elliott Trumbull Equipment manager - Roy Marklem Assistant equipment manager - Charles "Rip" Collins Head coach – Joe Schmidt Offensive Coordinator / Backs - Bill McPeak Offensive Line - Chuck Knox Wide Receivers - Johnny North Defensive Coordinator / Secondary - Jim David Defensive Line / Linebackers - Jim Martin Trainer - Kent Falb Assistant Trainer - Dave Smith https://archive.org/details/lions-1967-media-guide-detroit-c/page/n3/mode/2up 1967 Detroit Lions official guide July 23, 2026 https://www.profootballarchives.com/1967nfldet.html#gsc.tab=0 1967 Detroit Lions ProFootballArchives.com July 23, 2026 Final roster 1967 Detroit Lions roster Quarterbacks 16 Milt Plum 14 Karl Sweetan Running backs 24 Mel Farr y 45 Bobby Felts 31 Amos Marsh 35 Tom Nowatzke 23 Tom Watkins American football Wide receivers 89 Gail Cogdill 87 John Henderson wide receiver 81 Bill Malinchak Tight ends 80 Jim Gibbons American football 85 Jerry Zawadzkas y Offensive linemen 79 Charlie Bradshaw offensive tackle T 52 Bill Cottrell T 54 Ed Flanagan American football C 68 Frank Gallagher American football y G 75 John Gordy G 66 Bob Kowalkowski G 63 Chuck Walton G 77 Randy Winkler y T Defensive linemen 74 Larry Hand DE 71 Alex Karras DT 86 John McCambridge DE y 78 Darris McCord DE 83 Mike Melinkovich DE 82 Jerry Rush DT Linebackers 57 Ron Goovert MLB 59 Ernie Clark American football OLB 53 Mike Lucci MLB 50 Paul Naumoff y OLB 55 Wayne Walker linebacker OLB/K Defensive backs 20 Lem Barney y CB/P 26 Mike Bass y CB 44 Dick LeBeau CB 21 Bruce Maher SS 47 Wayne Rasmussen FS 27 Bobby Thompson defensive back CB 48 Tom Vaughn American football FS 28 Mike Weger SS y Special teams 1 Garo Yepremian y K Reserve lists 40 Nick Eddy y RB IR 67 Wally Hilgenberg LB IR 85 Lew Kamanu y DE IR 88 Ron Kramer TE IR 70 Denis Moore American football y T IR 49 Johnnie Robinson CB/S IR 73 Roger Shoals T IR 25 Pat Studstill IR WR/P Taxi squad -- Mike Alford C 76 Rocky Freitas y T 10 Tim Jones y no QB -- Eric Watts y no RB 40 active, 8 reserve, 4 taxi / practice squad Note: rookies in italics Regular season Schedule 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 1967 Green Bay Packers season Lions–Packers rivalry Detroit Lions 1967 2;text-align:center; state-autocollapse Detroit Lions (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0) September 17 Lions 10 7 0 0 Packers 0 0 7 10 Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin 50,861 69 F • Wind 6 mph CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Lions Milt Plum7/17, 41 Yds Mel Farr16 Rush, 95 Yds Pat Studstill3 Rec, 19 Yds Packers Bart Starr14/23, 321 Yds, 4 INT Jim Grabowski10 Rush, 36 Yds Carroll Dale4 Rec, 109 Yds DET GB collapsed 1 Lions IntTD Barney 24 good Walker run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 Lions FG 47 Walker 10 0 2 Lions RushTD Marsh 3 good Walker run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 0 3 Packers RushTD Pitts 3 good Chandler run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 7 4 Packers RushTD Pitts 2 good Chandler run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 14 4 Packers FG 28 Chandler 17 17 17 17 Week 14 Vikings 0 0 3 0 Lions 0 14 0 0 December 17 Tiger Stadium Standings References External links 1967 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1967 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com 1967 Detroit Lions at The Football Database (FootballDB.com) Detroit Lions Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Category:1967 in Detroit