1955 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Detroit Lions 1955 3–9 6th NFL Western Buddy Parker Briggs Stadium Did not qualify Lions seasons 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.1955 Detroit Lions 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.Edward M. "Bud" Erickson (ed.), Detroit Lions Facts Book 1963: Press, Radio, TV. Detroit, MI: Detroit Football Company, 1963, p. 4. 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. 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, 1955 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, 1955 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. Saturday night (October 1, November 5),https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zw9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6586%2C133592 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Baltimore drubs Detroit by 28-13 October 2, 1955 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2_FVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4681%2C951113 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Detroit halts Colts by 24-14 November 6, 1955 1B Thursday (November 24: Thanksgiving)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vGhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7096%2C4109838 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Lions' 14 points in 4th tip Bays, 24-10 November 25, 1955 3, part 2 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7vFVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4118%2C4888063 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Lions thump Packers, 24-10 November 25, 1955 3B Standings Roster 1955 Detroit Lions 12 Harry Gilmer 22 Bobby Layne 34 Lew Carpenter 23 Jug Girard P/WR 82 Leon Hart DE 37 Doak Walker K/S 87 Dorne Dibble 83 Jim Doran 28 Dave Middleton y RB 50 Charlie Ane Jr. C/T 62 George Atkins American football y G 67 Stan Campbell G 52 Andy Miketa C 51 Jim Salsbury y T/G/MG 66 Harley Sewell G 63 Dick Stanfel T/G 88 Jim Cain defensive end DE 76 Lou Creekmur MG/T/G 85 Sonny Gandee DE/LB 86 Bob Long linebacker y DE 72 Gil Mains DT 78 Darris McCord y DT/T 74 Bob Miller American football DT 62 Jim Martin American football K 56 Joe Schmidt American football 54 Ted Topor y 24 Jack Christiansen S 25 Jim David American football CB 48 Dom Fucci CB 21 Carl Karilivacz S 44 Lee Riley y S 20 Bill Stits CB/RB 40 Richie Woit y CB 33 Bill Bowman American football RB (Military) 57 Leon Cunningham y no LB (Military) 26 Gene Gedman RB (Military) 14 Bob Hoernschemeyer RB (IR) 7px -- Yale Lary S (Military) -- Gordon Malloy y no RB (IR) 7px 70 Gerry Perry DT (Military) -- Ollie Spencer T (Military) References External links 1955 Detroit Lions at Pro Football Reference 1955 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com 1955 Detroit Lions at the Football Database (FootballDB.com) Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Category:1955 in Detroit