1964 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Detroit Lions 1964 7–5–2 4th NFL Western George Wilson William Clay Ford Sr. Tiger Stadium Did not qualify Lions seasons The 1964 Detroit Lions season was the 31st in Detroit and the 35th in franchise history. They finished at 7–5–2, fourth in the Western conference. Offseason On January 21, William Clay Ford, Lions president since 1961, purchased the team, which as of 2025, continues to be held by the family, currently by his daughter Sheila.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p.282 On March 16, Lions Defensive Tackle Alex Karras was reinstated by Pete Rozelle after being suspended for betting. NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School 1 5 Pete Beathard Quarterback USC 2 20Matt Snorton Tight End Michigan State 3 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1964_draft.htm 1964 Detroit Lions Draftees Regular season 1964 NFL season For the first time since 1950, the Green Bay Packers were not the guest on Thanksgiving Day; they visited Tiger Stadium in late September for a rare Monday night game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OZhRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7BAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6060%2C4482796 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea 54,000 to see Pack, Lions September 28, 1964 3, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OZhRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7BAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7166%2C4635422 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Packers whip stubborn Lions September 29, 1964 2, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 13 at San Francisco 49ers W 26–17 1–0–0 33,204 2 September 19, 1964 at Los Angeles Rams T 17–17 1–0–1 52,001 3 September 28, 1964 Green Bay Packers L 10–14 1–1–1 59,203 4 October 4 New York Giants W 26–3 2–1–1 54,836 5 October 11 at Minnesota Vikings W 24–20 3–1–1 40,840 6 October 18 at Chicago Bears W 10–0 4–1–1 47,567 7 October 25 Baltimore Colts L 0–34 4–2–1 57,814 8 November 1 Los Angeles Rams W 37–17 5–2–1 52,064 9 November 6 at Green Bay Packers L 7–30 5–3–1 42,327 10 November 15 at Cleveland Browns L 21–37 5–4–1 83,064 11 November 22 Minnesota Vikings T 23–23 5–4–2 48,291 12 November 26 Chicago Bears L 24–27 5–5–2 52,231 13 December 6 at Baltimore Colts W 31–14 6–5–2 60,213 14 December 13 San Francisco 49ers W 24–7 7–5–2 41,854 Saturday night (September 19),https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Dv1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aOMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5801%2C3916281 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Lions rally to gain standoff with Rams September 20, 1964 2B Monday night (September 28),Thursday (November 26: Thanksgiving)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Uv1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2895%2C5372408 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Bears shade Lions by 27-24 November 27, 1964 3B Game summaries Week 1 Lions 3 13 7 3 49ers 7 0 10 0 September 13 Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California 59 F; wind 16 mph on yes 1 DET Wayne Walker 23 yard field goal DET 3–0 1 SF Bernie Casey 63 yard pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) SF 7–3 2 DET Wayne Walker 16 yard field goal SF 7–6 2 DET Nick Pietrosante 3 yard run (Wayne Walker kick) DET 13–7 2 DET Wayne Walker 31 yard field goal DET 16–7 3 DET Nick Pietrosante 1 yard run (Wayne Walker kick) DET 23–7 3 SF Tommy Davis 41 yard field goal DET 23–10 3 SF Bernie Casey 7 yard pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) DET 23–17 4 DET Wayne Walker 26 yard field goal DET 26–17 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 10: at Cleveland Browns text-align:center; Detroit Lions text-align:center; autocollapse Cleveland Browns 37, Detroit Lions 21 November 15 1:30 p.m. EST Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 83,064 51 F, relative humidity 60%, wind 9 mph on CBS Van Patrick (DET) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Jim Morse (DET) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators) Lions 14 7 0 0 Browns 7 13 7 10 Pro-Football-Reference.com First Quarter CLE - Jim Brown 6 yard rush - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0 DET - Danny Lewis 92 yard pass from Milt Plum - (Wayne Walker kick) Tied 7-7 DET - Jim Gibbons 4 yard pass from Milt Plum - (Wayne Walker kick) Lions 14-7 Second Quarter CLE - Lou Groza 38 yard field goal - Lions 14-10 CLE - Jim Brown 2 yard rush - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 17-14 DET - Terry Barr 39 yard pass from Milt Plum - (Wayne Walker kick) Lions 21-17 CLE - Lou Groza 47 yard field goal - Lions 21-20 Third Quarter CLE - Paul Warfield 8 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 27-21 Fourth Quarter CLE - Lou Groza 36 yard field goal - Browns 30-21 CLE - Walter Beach 65 yard interception return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 37-21 Lions Browns Standings Roster 1964 Detroit Lions roster Quarterbacks 10 Sonny Gibbs 16 Milt Plum Running backs 45 Dan Lewis American football 39 Hugh McElhenny 33 Nick Pietrosante 34 Nick Ryder 22 Tom Watkins American football Wide receivers 41 Terry Barr 89 Gail Cogdill 25 Pat Studstill 87 Warren Wells y Tight ends 80 Jim Gibbons American football 84 Hugh McInnis Offensive linemen 79 John Gonzaga G 75 John Gordy G 70 Daryl Sanders T 50 Bob Scholtz C 66 Jim Simon American football G 72 J. 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Smith offensive tackle T 51 Bob Whitlow C/T Defensive linemen 76 Roger Brown defensive tackle DT 71 Alex Karras DT 65 Roger LaLonde DT y 78 Darris McCord DE 83 Bill Quinlan DE 88 Sam Williams defensive lineman DE Linebackers 59 Ernie Clark American football OLB 53 Dennis Gaubatz MLB/OLB 57 Wally Hilgenberg y OLB 52 Monte Lee American football OLB 56 Joe Schmidt American football MLB 55 Wayne Walker linebacker OLB/K Defensive backs 20 Dick Compton CB 81 Night Train Lane CB 28 Yale Lary FS/P 44 Dick LeBeau CB 43 Gary Lowe SS 21 Bruce Maher SS 47 Wayne Rasmussen FS y 27 Bobby Thompson CB defensive back y Inactive 30 Pat Batten RB y no 14 Earl Morrall QB rookies in italics Awards and records Terry Barr, Outstanding Lineman, Pro Bowl NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 368 References Detroit Lions on Pro Football Reference Detroit Lions on jt-sw.com Detroit Lions on The Football Database Detroit Lions Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Category:1964 in Detroit