1955 Detroit Lions season

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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

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
< 1954		1956 >

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
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	3	1	.727	260	231	W-3
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	294	251	W-2
Green Bay Packers	6	6	0	.500	258	276	L-1
Baltimore Colts	5	6	1	.455	214	239	L-2
San Francisco 49ers	4	8	0	.333	216	298	W-1
Detroit Lions	3	9	0	.250	230	275	L-2

References

^ 1955 Detroit Lions

v t e Detroit Lions

Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans • Founded in 1929 • Based in Detroit, Michigan

The Franchise	Franchise • History • Seasons • Players • Starting Quarterbacks • Coaches

Stadiums	Universal Stadium • University of Detroit Stadium • Tiger Stadium • Silverdome • Ford Field

Culture	Thanksgiving Classic

Rivalries	Minnesota Vikings

Lore	1932 Playoff Game • The Curse of Bobby Layne • Paper Lion • "What's Going On" • "Fire Millen" • 0-16

Head Coaches	Griffin • G. Clark • D. Clark • Henderson • G. Clark • Edwards • Karcis • Dorais • McMillin • Parker • Wilson • Gilmer • Schmidt • McCafferty • Forzano • Hudspeth • M. Clark • Rogers • Fontes • Ross • Moeller • Mornhinweg • Mariucci • Jauron • Marinelli • Schwartz

Notable people	William Clay Ford • Barry Sanders

League Championships (4)	1935 • 1952 • 1953 • 1957

Current League Affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: North Division

Broadcasters	Radio: Detroit Lions Radio Network • Dan Miller • Jim Brandstatter • Tony Ortiz • WXYT-FM • WXYT TV: Detroit Lions Television Network • Matt Shepard • Rob Rubick • Tom Leyden • WXYZ-TV History: List of Detroit Lions broadcasters

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1955 NFL Season v t e
Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Chicago Cardinals	Baltimore
Cleveland	Chicago Bears
New York	Detroit
Philadelphia	Green Bay
Pittsburgh	Los Angeles
Washington	San Francisco
1955 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl