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1959 Detroit Lions season

Head coach	George Wilson
Home field

Results
Record	3-8-1
Division Place	5th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1958	1960

The 1959 Detroit Lions season was their 30th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4-7-1, winning only three games.^[1] They missed the playoffs for the second straight season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 27, 1959	at Baltimore Colts	L 21-9	55,588
2	October 4, 1959	at Green Bay Packers	L 28-10	32,150
3	October 11, 1959	Baltimore Colts	L 31-24	54,197
4	October 18, 1959	San Francisco 49ers	L 34-13	52,585
5	October 25, 1959	at Los Angeles Rams	W 17-7	74,288
6	November 1, 1959	at San Francisco 49ers	L 33-7	59,064
7	November 8, 1959	at Pittsburgh Steelers	T 10-10	24,614
8	November 15, 1959	Los Angeles Rams	W 23-17	52,217
9	November 22, 1959	Chicago Bears	L 24-14	54,059
10	November 26, 1959	Green Bay Packers	L 24-17	49,221
11	December 6, 1959	Chicago Cardinals	W 45-21	45,811
12	December 13, 1959	at Chicago Bears	L 25-14	40,890

Standings

NFL Western
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	9	3	0	.750	374	251	W-5
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	252	196	W-7
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	255	237	L-2
Green Bay Packers	7	5	0	.583	248	246	W-4
Detroit Lions	3	8	1	.273	203	275	L-1
Los Angeles Rams	2	10	0	.167	242	315	L-8

References

^ 1959 Detroit Lions

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1959 NFL Seasonv · d · e
Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Chicago Cardinals	Baltimore
Cleveland	Chicago Bears
New York	Detroit
Philadelphia	Green Bay
Pittsburgh	Los Angeles
Washington	San Francisco
1959 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl