1955 Detroit Lions season

1955 Detroit Lions season
Head coachBuddy Parker
Home fieldBriggs Stadium
Results
Record3–9
Division place6th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1955 Detroit Lions season was their 26th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 9–2–1, winning only three games.[1] They missed the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.

Schedule

According to the team, a total of 36,434 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1955 campaign.[2] The Lions played their home games in Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium), which had a regular listed seating capacity of 46,194, with an additional 7,000 bleacher seats for football to bring total capacity to 53,194.[2]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 25 at Green Bay Packers L 17–20 0–1 City Stadium 22,217 Recap
2 October 1 at Baltimore Colts L 13–28 0–2 Memorial Stadium 40,030 Recap
3 October 9 Los Angeles Rams L 10–17 0–3 Briggs Stadium 54,836 Recap
4 October 16 San Francisco 49ers L 24–27 0–4 Briggs Stadium 51,438 Recap
5 October 23 at Los Angeles Rams L 13–24 0–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 68,690 Recap
6 October 30 at San Francisco 49ers L 21–38 0–6 Kezar Stadium 47,731 Recap
7 November 5 Baltimore Colts W 24–14 1–6 Briggs Stadium 53,874 Recap
8 November 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–28 2–6 Forbes Field 34,441 Recap
9 November 20 Chicago Bears L 14–24 2–7 Briggs Stadium 53,610 Recap
10 November 24 Green Bay Packers W 24–10 3–7 Briggs Stadium 51,685 Recap
11 December 4 at Chicago Bears L 20–21 3–8 Wrigley Field 39,388 Recap
12 December 11 New York Giants L 19–24 3–9 Briggs Stadium 45,929 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 8 3 1 .727 6–3–1 260 231 W3
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 294 251 W2
Green Bay Packers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 258 276 L1
Baltimore Colts 5 6 1 .455 5–4–1 214 239 L2
San Francisco 49ers 4 8 0 .333 4–6 216 298 W1
Detroit Lions 3 9 0 .250 2–8 230 275 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 2 1 .818 7–2–1 349 218 W2
Washington Redskins 8 4 0 .667 6–4 246 222 W1
New York Giants 6 5 1 .545 4–5–1 267 223 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 4 7 1 .364 4–5–1 248 231 L1
Chicago Cardinals 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 224 252 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 8 0 .333 4–6 195 285 L7
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

1955 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)


Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Rookies in italics

References

  1. ^ 1955 Detroit Lions
  2. ^ a b Edward M. "Bud" Erickson (ed.), Detroit Lions Facts Book 1963: Press, Radio, TV. Detroit, MI: Detroit Football Company, 1963, p. 4.
  3. ^ "Baltimore drubs Detroit by 28-13". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 2, 1955. p. 3B.
  4. ^ "Detroit halts Colts by 24-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 6, 1955. p. 1B.
  5. ^ Lea, Bud (November 25, 1955). "Lions' 14 points in 4th tip Bays, 24-10". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3, part 2.
  6. ^ "Lions thump Packers, 24-10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 25, 1955. p. 3B.

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