1970 Detroit Lions season

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1970 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Joe Schmidt
Home field Tiger Stadium
Results
Record 10–4
Division place 2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish Lost Wild Card

The 1970 Detroit Lions season was the 41st season in franchise history. With a record of 10–4 the Lions finished in second place in the NFC Central, and qualified for the postseason for the first time in 13 seasons, since their championship season in 1957, as the new NFC Central Division Wild Card playoff team. In their first postseason game since 1957 the Lions are matched up against the Dallas Cowboys. The Lions defense was able to stop and frustrate the Cowboys all game long. However, the Cowboys defense was also able to frustrate the Lions. In the end the Lions would fall 5–0 in the lowest scoring game in NFL Playoff history. One unusual loss was to the New Orleans Saints on Week 8. They had a 17–16 lead with only 2 seconds left. However, Saints kick Tom Dempsey booted a record 63 yard Field Goal as time expired to give the Saints a win 19–17.[1]

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position Team
1 19 Steve Owens Running Back Oklahoma
2 45 Ray Parson Tackle Minnesota
3 71 Jim H. Mitchell Defensive End Virginia State
5 123 Bob Parker Guard Memphis
6 149 Tony Terry Defensive Tackle Southern California
7 175 Ken Geddes Linebacker Nebraska
9 227 Herman Weaver Punter Tennessee
10 253 Bruce Maxwell Running Back Arkansas
11 279 Roger Laird Defensive Back Kentucky State
12 305 Emanuel Murrell Defensive Back California Polytechnic State
13 331 Dave Haverdick Defensive Tackle Morehead State
14 357 Charlie K. Brown Wide Receiver Northern Arizona
15 383 Bob Haney Tackle Idaho
16 409 Jerry Todd Defensive Back Memphis
17 435 Jesse Marshall Defensive Tackle Centenary

[2]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 20, 1970 at Green Bay Packers W 40–0
56,263
2 September 27, 1970 Cincinnati Bengals W 38–3
58,202
3 October 5, 1970 Chicago Bears W 28–14
58,210
4 October 11, 1970 at Washington Redskins L 31–10
50,414
5 October 18, 1970 at Cleveland Browns W 41–24
83,577
6 October 25, 1970 at Chicago Bears W 16–10
45,632
7 November 1, 1970 Minnesota Vikings L 30–17
58,210
8 November 8, 1970 at New Orleans Saints L 19–17
66,910
9 November 15, 1970 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–20
47,900
10 November 22, 1970 San Francisco 49ers W 28–7
56,232
11 November 26, 1970 Oakland Raiders W 28–14
56,597
12 December 6, 1970 St. Louis Cardinals W 16–3
56,362
13 December 14, 1970 at Los Angeles Rams W 28–23
79,441
14 December 20, 1970 Green Bay Packers W 20–0
57,387


Season summary

Week 3

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 0 7 14
• Lions 0 0 21 7 28

[3]

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings 12 2 0 .857 5–1 10–1 335 143 W3
Detroit Lions 10 4 0 .714 4–2 7–4 347 202 W5
Green Bay Packers 6 8 0 .429 2–4 4–7 196 293 L2
Chicago Bears 6 8 0 .429 1–5 5–6 256 261 W2

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

Playoffs

NFC Playoff, Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 0 0 0
Cowboys 3 0 0 2 5

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Awards and records

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References

  1. ↑ Detroit Lions season history at Sports E-Cyclopedia
  2. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1970.htm
  3. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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