Detroit Lions
1979 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Lions 1979 Season Recap

The Lions go from bad to worse as they win just 2 games while finishing dead last in the NFL with a horrendous record of 2-14.

1979 Lions

1979 Detroit LionsLions

2-14 (.125)

Head Coach

Monte Clark

General Manager

Russ Thomas

Team Owner

William Clay Ford Sr.

Stadium

Silverdome

Attendance

520,589 total
65,074 per game

Round Pick Player

1 10 Keith Dorney T

2 37 Ken Fantetti LB

3 67 Bo Robinson RB

4 88 Ulysses Norris TE

4 92 Jonathan Brooks LB

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