1991 Detroit Lions Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Wayne Fontes (12-4) | 12-4 | 1-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | Lost Conference Championship |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Bruce Alexander | DB | September 17, 1965 | 5’9′ | 170 | S.F. Austin |
| Eric Andolsek | G | August 22, 1966 | 6’2′ | 254 | LSU |
| Jim Arnold | P | January 31, 1961 | 6’2′ | 215 | Vanderbilt |
| Jerry Ball | NT-DT | December 15, 1964 | 6’1′ | 330 | SMU |
| Reggie Barrett | WR | August 14, 1969 | 6’3′ | 214 | Texas-El Paso |
| Anthony Bell | LB | July 2, 1964 | 6’3′ | 235 | Michigan St. |
| Bennie Blades | DB | September 3, 1966 | 6’0′ | 221 | Miami (FL) |
| Shawn Bouwens | G | May 25, 1968 | 6’5′ | 293 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Lomas Brown | T | March 30, 1963 | 6’4′ | 282 | Florida |
| Mark Brown | LB | July 18, 1961 | 6’2′ | 230 | Purdue |
| Jeff Campbell | WR | March 26, 1968 | 5’8′ | 167 | Colorado |
| Toby Caston | LB | July 17, 1965 | 6’1′ | 235 | LSU |
| Robert Clark | WR | August 6, 1965 | 5’11’ | 175 | North Carolina Central |
| Mike Cofer | LB-DE | April 7, 1960 | 6’5′ | 245 | Tennessee |
| Scott Conover | T-G | September 27, 1968 | 6’4′ | 276 | Purdue |
| Ray Crockett | DB | January 5, 1967 | 5’10’ | 185 | Baylor |
| Ken Dallafior | G-T-C,T/G | August 26, 1959 | 6’4′ | 276 | Minnesota |
| D.J. Dozier | RB | September 21, 1965 | 6’0′ | 200 | Penn St. |
| Mike Farr | WR | August 8, 1967 | 5’10’ | 192 | UCLA |
| Roman Fortin | C-T-G | February 26, 1967 | 6’5′ | 297 | Oregon St. |
| Dennis Gibson | LB | February 8, 1964 | 6’2′ | 240 | Iowa St. |
| Kevin Glover | C-G | June 17, 1963 | 6’2′ | 278 | Maryland |
| Mel Gray | RB-WR | March 16, 1961 | 5’9′ | 167 | Purdue |
| Willie Green | WR | April 2, 1966 | 6’4′ | 185 | Mississippi |
| Tracy Hayworth | LB | December 18, 1967 | 6’3′ | 260 | Tennessee |
| Jeff Hunter | DE | April 12, 1966 | 6’5′ | 286 | Albany State (GA) |
| Cedric Jackson | RB | January 13, 1968 | 5’11’ | 229 | TCU |
| George Jamison | LB | September 30, 1962 | 6’1′ | 232 | Cincinnati |
| Mel Jenkins | DB | March 16, 1962 | 5’10’ | 172 | Cincinnati |
| Victor Jones | LB | October 19, 1966 | 6’2′ | 250 | Virginia Tech |
| Erik Kramer | QB | November 6, 1964 | 6’1′ | 200 | North Carolina St. |
| Dave Little | TE | April 18, 1961 | 6’2′ | 233 | Middle Tenn. St. |
| Aubrey Matthews | WR | September 15, 1962 | 5’7′ | 165 | Delta St. |
| Darryl Milburn | DE | October 25, 1968 | 6’3′ | 260 | Grambling St. |
| Herman Moore | WR | October 20, 1969 | 6’4′ | 210 | Virginia |
| Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5’10’ | 177 | Tulane |
| Niko Noga | LB | March 1, 1962 | 6’1′ | 234 | Hawaii |
| Don Overton | RB | September 24, 1967 | 6’0′ | 221 | Fairmont St. |
| Dan Owens | DE-DT-NT | March 16, 1967 | 6’3′ | 280 | USC |
| Rodney Peete | QB | March 16, 1966 | 6’0′ | 230 | USC |
| Brett Perriman | WR | October 10, 1965 | 5’9′ | 180 | Miami (FL) |
| Lawrence Pete | NT-DT | January 18, 1966 | 6’0′ | 286 | Nebraska |
| Kelvin Pritchett | DT-DE | October 24, 1969 | 6’3′ | 322 | Mississippi |
| Eugene Riley | TE | October 9, 1966 | 6’2′ | 236 | Ball St. |
| Barry Sanders | RB | July 16, 1968 | 5’8′ | 203 | Oklahoma St. |
| Eric Sanders | T-G-C | October 22, 1958 | 6’6′ | 277 | Nevada-Reno |
| Kevin Scott | DB | May 19, 1969 | 5’9′ | 175 | Stanford |
| Chris Spielman | LB | October 11, 1965 | 6’0′ | 247 | Ohio St. |
| Marc Spindler | DE-NT-DT | November 28, 1969 | 6’5′ | 290 | Pittsburgh |
| Terry Taylor | DB | July 18, 1961 | 5’10’ | 188 | Southern Illinois |
| Derek Tennell | TE | February 12, 1964 | 6’5′ | 245 | UCLA |
| Mike Utley | G-T | December 20, 1965 | 6’6′ | 288 | Washington St. |
| Andre Ware | QB | July 31, 1968 | 6’2′ | 205 | Houston |
| Herb Welch | DB | January 12, 1961 | 5’11’ | 180 | UCLA |
| Sheldon White | DB | March 1, 1965 | 5’11’ | 188 | Miami (OH) |
| William White | DB | February 19, 1966 | 5’10’ | 199 | Ohio St. |