1964 Detroit Lions Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | George Wilson (7-5-2) | 7-5 | – | 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 |
| Pat Batten | FB | December 5, 1941 | 6’2′ | 225 | Hardin-Simmons |
| Roger Brown | DT | May 1, 1937 | 6’5′ | 300 | Md-Eastern Shore |
| 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 |
| Dennis Gaubatz | LB | February 11, 1940 | 6’2′ | 232 | LSU |
| Jim Gibbons | E-TE | September 26, 1936 | 6’2′ | 220 | Iowa |
| Sonny Gibbs | QB | October 25, 1939 | 6’7′ | 230 | TCU |
| John Gonzaga | T-G-DE-DT | March 6, 1933 | 6’3′ | 247 | none |
| John Gordy | G-T | June 17, 1935 | 6’3′ | 248 | Tennessee |
| Wally Hilgenberg | LB-G | September 19, 1942 | 6’3′ | 229 | Iowa |
| Alex Karras | DT | July 15, 1935 | 6’2′ | 248 | Iowa |
| Roger LaLonde | DT | January 6, 1942 | 6’3′ | 255 | Muskingum |
| Night Train Lane | DB-E | April 16, 1927 | 6’1′ | 194 | West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff |
| 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 |
| Darris McCord | DE-DT-T | January 4, 1933 | 6’4′ | 250 | Tennessee |
| Hugh McElhenny | HB | December 31, 1928 | 6’1′ | 195 | Washington |
| Hugh McInnis | TE | September 18, 1938 | 6’3′ | 228 | Southern Miss |
| Earl Morrall | QB | May 17, 1934 | 6’1′ | 205 | Michigan St. |
| Nick Pietrosante | FB | September 10, 1937 | 6’2′ | 225 | Notre Dame |
| Milt Plum | QB | January 20, 1935 | 6’1′ | 205 | Penn St. |
| Bill Quinlan | DE | June 19, 1932 | 6’3′ | 248 | Michigan St. |
| Wayne Rasmussen | DB | June 7, 1942 | 6’2′ | 175 | South Dakota St. |
| 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) |
| J.D. Smith | T | May 27, 1936 | 6’2′ | 250 | Rice |
| Pat Studstill | FL-HB-WR-P | June 4, 1938 | 6’0′ | 180 | Houston |
| Bobby Thompson | DB | March 30, 1939 | 5’11’ | 188 | Arizona |
| Wayne Walker | LB | September 30, 1936 | 6’2′ | 225 | Idaho |
| Tom Watkins | HB | October 23, 1937 | 6’0′ | 195 | Iowa St. |
| Warren Wells | SE-WR | November 14, 1942 | 6’1′ | 190 | Texas Southern |
| Bob Whitlow | C | February 15, 1936 | 6’2′ | 236 | Indiana |
| Sam Williams | DE-E-LB | March 9, 1931 | 6’5′ | 235 | Michigan St. |