1955 Detroit Lions season

1955 Detroit Lions season
Head coach Buddy Parker
Home field Tiger Stadium
Results
Record 3–9
Division place 6th NFL Western
Playoff finish did 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

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 25, 1955 at Green Bay Packers L 20–17
22,217
2 October 1, 1955 at Baltimore Colts L 28–13
40,030
3 October 9, 1955 Los Angeles Rams L 17–10
54,836
4 October 16, 1955 San Francisco 49ers L 27–24
51,438
5 October 23, 1955 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–13
68,690
6 October 30, 1955 at San Francisco 49ers L 38–21
47,731
7 November 5, 1955 Baltimore Colts W 24–14
53,874
8 November 13, 1955 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–28
34,441
9 November 20, 1955 Chicago Bears L 24–14
53,610
10 November 24, 1955 Green Bay Packers W 24–10
51,685
11 December 4, 1955 at Chicago Bears L 21–20
39,388
12 December 11, 1955 New York Giants L 24–19
45,929

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.

References

  1. ↑ 1955 Detroit Lions
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