1979 Detroit Lions season

1979 Detroit Lions season
Head coachMonte Clark
Home fieldPontiac Silverdome
Results
Record2–14
Division place5th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE David Hill
DE Al Baker
AP All-Prosnone

The 1979 Detroit Lions season was the 50th season in franchise history. In the midst of a major rebuilding project, the woeful Lions finished the season with a 2–14 record, equal-worst record in the NFL and a tiebreaker with the 49ers gave the Lions the first pick overall in the 1980 NFL Draft. Detroit entered the year as a favorite in the NFC Central,[1] but a season-ending injury to quarterback Gary Danielson in the preseason[2] forced the Lions to ultimately turn to a rookie ninth-round pick, Jeff Komlo, behind center, with disastrous results.

  1. ^ Wallace, William N.; ‘NFL Preview: Happiness is 23 teams capable of making the playoffs’; The Globe and Mail, August 28, 1979, p. 31
  2. ^ ‘Bus Win Over Lions’; The Globe and Mail, September 3, 1979, p. S10