1964 Detroit Lions season

1964 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	George Wilson
Owner	William Clay Ford, Sr.
Home field	Tiger Stadium
Results
Record	7–5–2
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1964 Detroit Lions season was the 35th season in franchise history.

Offseason

On January 21, William Clay Ford, Lions president since 1961 purchased the team.^[1]
On March 16, Lions Defensive Tackle Alex Karras was reinstated by Pete Rozelle after being suspended for betting.^[1]

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	5	Pete Beathard	Quarterback	USC
2	20	Matt Snorton	Tight End	Michigan State
3

^[2]

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1964	at San Francisco 49ers	W 26–17	33,204
2	September 19, 1964	at Los Angeles Rams	T 17–17	52,001
3	September 28, 1964	Green Bay Packers	L 14–10	59,203
4	October 4, 1964	New York Giants	W 26–3	54,836
5	October 11, 1964	at Minnesota Vikings	W 24–20	40,840
6	October 18, 1964	at Chicago Bears	W 10–0	47,567
7	October 25, 1964	Baltimore Colts	L 34–0	57,814
8	November 1, 1964	Los Angeles Rams	W 37–17	52,064
9	November 8, 1964	at Green Bay Packers	L 30–7	42,327
10	November 15, 1964	at Cleveland Browns	L 37–21	83,064
11	November 22, 1964	Minnesota Vikings	T 23–23	48,291
12	November 26, 1964	Chicago Bears	L 27–24	52,231
13	December 6, 1964	at Baltimore Colts	W 31–14	60,213
14	December 13, 1964	San Francisco 49ers	W 24–7	41,854

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Lions	3	13	7	3	26
49ers	7	0	10	0	17

Date: September 13
Location: Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California
Game weather: 59°F; wind 16

Scoring summary

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

^[3]

Week 10: at Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 37, Detroit Lions 21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	7	0	0	21
Browns	7	13	7	10	37

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: November 15
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 51°F, relative humidity 60%, wind 9 mph
Game attendance: 83,064
TV announcers (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)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information
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

Game information

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

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	12	2	0	.857	10–2	428	225	W1
Green Bay Packers	8	5	1	.615	6–5–1	342	245	T1
Minnesota Vikings	8	5	1	.615	6–5–1	355	296	W3
Detroit Lions	7	5	2	.583	6–4–2	280	260	W2
Los Angeles Rams	5	7	2	.417	3–7–2	283	339	T1
Chicago Bears	5	9	0	.357	5–7	260	379	L2
San Francisco 49ers	4	10	0	.286	3–9	236	330	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Detroit Lions roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics

Awards and records

Terry Barr, Outstanding Lineman, Pro Bowl ^[4]

References

1 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.282
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1964_draft.htm
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 368

Detroit Lions

Founded in 1930 Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans (1930–1933) Based in Detroit, Michigan Headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan

Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Coaches

Stadiums	Universal Stadium University of Detroit Stadium Tiger Stadium Pontiac Silverdome Ford Field

Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day Paper Lion (film) "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye song) Home Improvement Cheerleaders

Lore	1932 Playoff Game Curse of Bobby Layne Mike Utley gives a thumbs up Marty Mornhinweg takes the wind "Fire Millen" 0–16 "Calvin Johnson rule" Miracle in Motown

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings

Notable people	William Clay & Martha Firestone Ford Barry Sanders Bobby Layne Glenn Presnell

Division championships (4)	1935 1983 1991 1993

Conference championships (4)	1952 1953 1954 1957

League championships (4)	1935 1952 1953 1957

Broadcasters	Radio: Radio network Dan Miller Jim Brandstatter Tony Ortiz WJR TV: Television network Matt Shepard Chris Spielman Jennifer Hammond WJBK Fox Sports Detroit

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (87)	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Portsmouth Spartans–Detroit Lions seasons

Portsmouth Spartans 1930 1931 1932 1933 Detroit 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1964 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Los Angeles	Western Conference
	Dallas	St. Louis	Chicago	Minnesota
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco
	Philadelphia		Green Bay

Related: 1964 AFL Season

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