1963 Detroit Lions Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | George Wilson (5-8-1) | 5-8 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Terry Barr | HB-DB-FL | August 10, 1935 | 6’0′ | 189 | Michigan |
| Carl Brettschneider | LB | December 2, 1931 | 6’1′ | 223 | Iowa St. |
| Roger Brown | DT | May 1, 1937 | 6’5′ | 300 | Md-Eastern Shore |
| Mike Bundra | DT | June 24, 1939 | 6’3′ | 255 | USC |
| Howard Cassady | HB-SE-FL | March 2, 1934 | 5’10’ | 183 | Ohio St. |
| Ernie Clark | LB | August 11, 1937 | 6’1′ | 220 | Michigan St. |
| Gail Cogdill | SE-WR | April 7, 1937 | 6’3′ | 200 | Washington St. |
| Dick Compton | SE-B | April 16, 1940 | 6’2′ | 190 | McMurry |
| Larry Ferguson | HB | March 19, 1940 | 5’10’ | 195 | Iowa |
| Dennis Gaubatz | LB | February 11, 1940 | 6’2′ | 232 | LSU |
| Jim Gibbons | E-TE | September 26, 1936 | 6’2′ | 220 | Iowa |
| John Gonzaga | T-G-DE-DT | March 6, 1933 | 6’3′ | 247 | none |
| John Gordy | G-T | June 17, 1935 | 6’3′ | 248 | Tennessee |
| Al Greer | E | April 15, 1940 | 6’4′ | 190 | Jackson St. |
| Tom Hall | WR-DB | April 3, 1940 | 6’1′ | 195 | Minnesota |
| Night Train Lane | DB-E | April 16, 1927 | 6’1′ | 194 | West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff |
| Dan LaRose | T-DE-G | February 8, 1939 | 6’5′ | 250 | Missouri |
| Yale Lary | DB | November 24, 1930 | 5’11’ | 185 | Texas A&M |
| Dick LeBeau | DB | September 9, 1937 | 6’1′ | 185 | Ohio St. |
| Monte Lee | LB | July 11, 1938 | 6’4′ | 225 | Texas |
| Dan Lewis | HB-FB | February 14, 1936 | 6’1′ | 199 | Wisconsin |
| Gary Lowe | DB-HB | May 4, 1934 | 5’11’ | 196 | Michigan St. |
| Bruce Maher | DB | July 25, 1937 | 5’11’ | 190 | Detroit Mercy |
| Ollie Matson | RB-FL | May 1, 1930 | 6’2′ | 220 | San Francisco |
| Darris McCord | DE-DT-T | January 4, 1933 | 6’4′ | 250 | Tennessee |
| Max Messner | LB | October 13, 1938 | 6’3′ | 225 | Cincinnati |
| Earl Morrall | QB | May 17, 1934 | 6’1′ | 205 | Michigan St. |
| Floyd Peters | DT | May 21, 1936 | 6’4′ | 254 | San Francisco St. |
| Nick Pietrosante | FB | September 10, 1937 | 6’2′ | 225 | Notre Dame |
| Milt Plum | QB | January 20, 1935 | 6’1′ | 205 | Penn St. |
| Lucien Reeberg | T | February 21, 1942 | 6’4′ | 285 | Hampton |
| Nick Ryder | FB | October 31, 1941 | 5’11’ | 210 | Miami (FL) |
| Daryl Sanders | T | April 24, 1941 | 6’5′ | 250 | Ohio St. |
| Joe Schmidt | LB | January 19, 1932 | 6’1′ | 220 | Pittsburgh |
| Bob Scholtz | C-G-T | December 25, 1937 | 6’4′ | 250 | Notre Dame |
| Jim Simon | G-T | March 22, 1940 | 6’4′ | 240 | Miami (FL) |
| Larry Vargo | DB-LB | April 5, 1939 | 6’3′ | 215 | Detroit Mercy |
| Wayne Walker | LB | September 30, 1936 | 6’2′ | 225 | Idaho |
| Tom Watkins | HB | October 23, 1937 | 6’0′ | 195 | Iowa St. |
| Bob Whitlow | C | February 15, 1936 | 6’2′ | 236 | Indiana |
| Sam Williams | DE-E-LB | March 9, 1931 | 6’5′ | 235 | Michigan St. |