1966 Detroit Lions season
Appearance
1966 Detroit Lions season | |
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Head coach | Harry Gilmer |
Home field | Tiger Stadium |
Local radio | WWJ |
Results | |
Record | 4–9–1 |
Division place | 6th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1966 Detroit Lions season was their 37th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 6–7–1, winning only four games.[1] They missed the playoffs for the ninth straight season and incurred their second losing record in a row.
Roster
Detroit Lions roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
Rookies in italics |
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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1 | September 11 | Chicago Bears | W 14–3 | 1–0 | |
2 | September 18 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–3 | 1–1 | |
3 | September 25 | Atlanta Falcons | W 28–10 | 2–1 | |
4 | October 2 | at Green Bay Packers | L 23–14 | 2–2 | |
5 | October 9 | Los Angeles Rams | L 14–7 | 2–3 | |
6 | October 16 | at Baltimore Colts | L 45–14 | 2–4 | |
7 | October 23 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 27–24 | 2–5 | |
8 | October 30 | Green Bay Packers | L 31–7 | 2–6 | |
9 | November 6 | at Chicago Bears | T 10–10 | 2–6–1 | |
10 | November 13 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 32–31 | 3–6–1 | |
11 | November 20 | Baltimore Colts | W 20–14 | 4–6–1 | |
12 | November 24 | San Francisco 49ers | L 41–14 | 4–7–1 | |
13 | December 4 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 23–3 | 4–8–1 | |
14 | December 11 | Minnesota Vikings | L 28–16 | 4–9–1 | |
15 | December 18 | Bye |
- A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.
Game summaries
Week 1
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Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Green Bay Packers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 335 | 163 | W5 | |
Baltimore Colts | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 7–5 | 314 | 226 | W1 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 6–6 | 289 | 212 | L1 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 5–5–2 | 320 | 325 | L1 | |
Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 4–6–2 | 234 | 272 | W1 | |
Detroit Lions | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 3–8–1 | 206 | 317 | L3 | |
Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4–7–1 | 292 | 304 | L1 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ 1966 Detroit Lions
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-15.