1965 Detroit Lions season

1965 Detroit Lions season
Head Coach	Harry Gilmer
Home Field	Tiger Stadium
Results
Record	6-7-1
Place	6th NFL Western
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1964	1966

The 1965 Detroit Lions season was the 36th season in franchise history. Harry Gilmer replaced George Wilson as the Lions head coach.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	11	Tom Nowatzke	Fullback	Indiana

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1965	Los Angeles Rams	W 20-0	46,941
2	September 26, 1965	at Minnesota Vikings	W 31-29	46,826
3	October 3, 1965	Washington Redskins	W 14-10	52,627
4	October 10, 1965	at Baltimore Colts	L 31-7	60,238
5	October 17, 1965	Green Bay Packers	L 31-21	56,712
6	October 24, 1965	at Chicago Bears	L 38-10	45,658
7	October 31, 1965	at Los Angeles Rams	W 31-7	35,137
8	November 7, 1965	at Green Bay Packers	W 12-7	50,852
9	November 14, 1965	San Francisco 49ers	L 27-21	54,534
10	November 21, 1965	Chicago Bears	L 17-10	51,499
11	November 25, 1965	Baltimore Colts	T 24-24	55,036
12	December 5, 1965	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17-14	38,463
13	December 12, 1965	Minnesota Vikings	L 29-7	45,420
14	December 19, 1965	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 35-28	56,718

Standings

NFL Western
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	10	3	1	.769	316	224	T-1
Baltimore Colts	10	3	1	.769	389	284	W-1
Chicago Bears	9	5	0	.643	409	275	L-1
San Francisco 49ers	7	6	1	.538	421	402	T-1
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	.500	383	403	W-2
Detroit Lions	6	7	1	.462	257	295	W-1
Los Angeles Rams	4	10	0	.286	269	328	L-1

Roster

Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams		Reserve Lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics

Playoffs

Did not qualify.

References

• Detroit Lions on Pro Football Reference
• Detroit Lions on jt-sw.com
• Detroit Lions on The Football Database