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