1985 Detroit Lions Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Darryl Rogers (7-9) | 7-9 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Kurt Allerman | LB | August 30, 1955 | 6’3′ | 222 | Penn St. |
| Steve Baack | NT-G-DE-DT | November 16, 1960 | 6’4′ | 264 | Oregon |
| Roosevelt Barnes | LB | August 3, 1958 | 6’2′ | 226 | Purdue |
| Mike Black | P | January 18, 1961 | 6’1′ | 197 | Arizona St. |
| Carl Bland | WR | August 17, 1961 | 5’11’ | 182 | Virginia Union |
| John Bostic | DB | October 6, 1962 | 5’10’ | 176 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Arnold Brown | DB | August 27, 1962 | 5’11’ | 185 | North Carolina Central |
| Lomas Brown | T | March 30, 1963 | 6’4′ | 282 | Florida |
| Dan Bunz | LB | October 7, 1955 | 6’4′ | 226 | California-Riverside |
| Jeff Chadwick | WR | December 16, 1960 | 6’3′ | 190 | Grand Valley St. |
| Clarence Chapman | DB | December 10, 1953 | 5’10’ | 185 | East. Michigan |
| Mike Cofer | LB-DE | April 7, 1960 | 6’5′ | 245 | Tennessee |
| August Curley | LB | January 24, 1960 | 6’3′ | 226 | USC |
| Chris Dieterich | T-G | July 27, 1958 | 6’3′ | 262 | North Carolina St. |
| Keith Dorney | T-G | December 3, 1957 | 6’5′ | 268 | Penn St. |
| Doug English | DT-NT | August 25, 1953 | 6’5′ | 255 | Texas |
| Leon Evans | DE | October 12, 1961 | 6’5′ | 282 | Miami (FL) |
| Ken Fantetti | LB | April 7, 1957 | 6’2′ | 230 | Wyoming |
| Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6’1′ | 195 | Arkansas |
| Keith Ferguson | DE | April 3, 1959 | 6’5′ | 252 | Ohio St. |
| William Frizzell | DB | September 8, 1962 | 6’3′ | 203 | North Carolina Central |
| Duane Galloway | DB | November 7, 1961 | 5’8′ | 181 | Arizona St. |
| William Gay | DE-DT-TE | May 28, 1955 | 6’5′ | 250 | USC |
| Kevin Glover | C-G | June 17, 1963 | 6’2′ | 278 | Maryland |
| William Graham | DB | September 27, 1959 | 5’11’ | 191 | Texas |
| Don Greco | G | April 1, 1959 | 6’3′ | 260 | West. Illinois |
| Curtis Green | DE-DT-NT | June 3, 1957 | 6’3′ | 256 | Alabama St. |
| Alvin Hall | DB | August 12, 1958 | 5’10’ | 193 | Miami (OH) |
| James Harrell | LB | July 19, 1957 | 6’1′ | 224 | Florida |
| Eric Hipple | QB | September 16, 1957 | 6’2′ | 196 | Utah St. |
| June James | LB | December 2, 1962 | 6’1′ | 218 | Texas |
| Demetrious Johnson | DB | July 21, 1961 | 5’11’ | 190 | Missouri |
| A.J. Jones | RB | May 30, 1959 | 6’1′ | 202 | Texas |
| David Jones | G-C | October 25, 1961 | 6’3′ | 262 | Texas |
| James Jones | FB-RB-TB-TE | March 21, 1961 | 6’2′ | 229 | Florida |
| Rick Kane | RB | November 12, 1954 | 5’11’ | 200 | Oregon |
| Angelo King | LB | February 10, 1958 | 6’1′ | 224 | South Carolina St. |
| Larry Lee | G-C | September 10, 1959 | 6’2′ | 265 | UCLA |
| David Lewis | TE | June 8, 1961 | 6’3′ | 234 | California |
| Pete Mandley | WR | July 29, 1961 | 5’10’ | 191 | Northern Arizona |
| Vernon Maxwell | LB | October 25, 1961 | 6’2′ | 233 | Arizona St. |
| Reese McCall | TE | June 16, 1956 | 6’6′ | 239 | Auburn |
| James McDonald | TE | March 29, 1961 | 6’5′ | 234 | USC |
| Bruce McNorton | DB | February 28, 1959 | 5’11’ | 175 | Georgetown (KY) |
| Mike Meade | RB | February 12, 1960 | 5’11’ | 228 | Penn St. |
| Wilbert Montgomery | RB | September 16, 1954 | 5’10’ | 196 | Jackson St. |
| Alvin Moore | RB | May 3, 1959 | 6’0′ | 194 | Arizona St. |
| Martin Moss | DE | December 16, 1958 | 6’4′ | 250 | UCLA |
| Steve Mott | C | March 24, 1961 | 6’3′ | 266 | Alabama |
| Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5’10’ | 177 | Tulane |
| Mark Nichols | WR | October 29, 1959 | 6’2′ | 210 | San Jose St. |
| Rob Rubick | TE | September 27, 1960 | 6’3′ | 232 | Grand Valley St. |
| Ray Snell | G-T | February 24, 1958 | 6’4′ | 262 | Wisconsin |
| Hal Stephens | DE | April 14, 1961 | 6’4′ | 252 | East Carolina |
| Mark Stevenson | G-C | February 24, 1956 | 6’3′ | 285 | Missouri |
| Rich Strenger | T | March 10, 1960 | 6’7′ | 280 | Michigan |
| Leonard Thompson | WR-HB | July 28, 1952 | 5’11’ | 192 | Oklahoma St. |
| Tom Turnure | C-G | July 9, 1957 | 6’4′ | 250 | Washington |
| Bobby Watkins | DB | May 31, 1960 | 5’10’ | 184 | Texas St. |
| Eric Williams | DE-DT-NT | February 24, 1962 | 6’4′ | 282 | Washington St. |
| Jimmy Williams | LB | November 15, 1960 | 6’3′ | 228 | Nebraska |
