1965 Detroit Lions season
NFL team season
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The 1965 Detroit Lions season was the 36th season in franchise history. Harry Gilmer replaced George Wilson as the Lions head coach. The Lions failed to improve on their 1964 record of 7–5–2, finishing at 6–7–1.
| 1965 Detroit Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Harry Gilmer |
| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–7–1 |
| Division place | 6th NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Offseason
NFL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 11 | Tom Nowatzke | Fullback | Indiana |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 19 | Los Angeles Rams | W 20–0 | 1–0 | 46,941 |
| 2 | September 26 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 31–29 | 2–0 | 46,826 |
| 3 | October 3 | Washington Redskins | W 14–10 | 3–0 | 52,627 |
| 4 | October 10 | at Baltimore Colts | L 7–31 | 3–1 | 60,238 |
| 5 | October 17 | Green Bay Packers | L 21–31 | 3–2 | 56,712 |
| 6 | October 24 | at Chicago Bears | L 10–38 | 3–3 | 45,658 |
| 7 | October 31 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 31–7 | 4–3 | 35,137 |
| 8 | November 7 | at Green Bay Packers | W 12–7 | 5–3 | 50,852 |
| 9 | November 14 | San Francisco 49ers | L 21–27 | 5–4 | 54,534 |
| 10 | November 21 | Chicago Bears | L 10–17 | 5–5 | 51,499 |
| 11 | November 25 | Baltimore Colts | T 24–24 | 5–5–1 | 55,036 |
| 12 | December 5 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–17 | 5–6–1 | 38,463 |
| 13 | December 12 | Minnesota Vikings | L 7–29 | 5–7–1 | 45,420 |
| 14 | December 19 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 35–28 | 6–7–1 | 56,718 |
- Thursday (November 25: Thanksgiving)
Standings
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 8–3–1 | 316 | 224 | T1 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 8–3–1 | 389 | 284 | W1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 7–5 | 409 | 275 | L1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 6–5–1 | 421 | 402 | T1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 5–7 | 383 | 403 | W2 | |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 7 | 1 | .462 | 4–7–1 | 257 | 295 | W1 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 2–10 | 269 | 328 | L1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
| 1965 Detroit Lions roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
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Reserve lists
rookies in italics | |||
