1956 Detroit Lions season

1956 Detroit Lions season
1956 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Buddy Parker
Home field	Briggs Stadium
Results
Record	9–3
Division place	2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1955; Lions seasons; 1957 →;

The 1956 Detroit Lions season was their 27th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3–9, winning nine games.^[1] Despite the improvement, they missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Detroit held the top spot by a half game in the Western Conference entering the final game of the season against the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field, which the Lions lost, 38–21. After completing a handoff early in the second quarter, Detroit quarterback Bobby Layne was concussed and removed from the game, due to an unsportsmanlike conduct foul by Ed Meadows, for which Meadows was ejected.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The following season, the Lions won the Western Conference and the NFL championship, their third of the decade. The Lions won the NFL title in 1952 and 1953, and were runners-up in 1954.

Schedule

According to the team, a total of 36,586 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1956 campaign.^[5] 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.^[5]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 30	at Green Bay Packers	W 20–16	1–0	City Stadium	24,668	Recap
2	October 6	at Baltimore Colts	W 31–14	2–0	Memorial Stadium	42,622	Recap
3	October 14	Los Angeles Rams	W 24–21	3–0	Briggs Stadium	56,281	Recap
4	October 21	San Francisco 49ers	W 20–17	4–0	Briggs Stadium	55,662	Recap
5	October 28	at Los Angeles Rams	W 16–7	5–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	76,758	Recap
6	November 4	at San Francisco 49ers	W 17–13	6–0	Kezar Stadium	46,708	Recap
7	November 11	at Washington Redskins	L 17–18	6–1	Griffith Stadium	28,003	Recap
8	November 18	Baltimore Colts	W 27–3	7–1	Briggs Stadium	55,788	Recap
9	November 22	Green Bay Packers	L 20–24	7–2	Briggs Stadium	54,087	Recap
10	December 2	Chicago Bears	W 42–10	8–2	Briggs Stadium	57,024	Recap
11	December 9	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 45–7	9–2	Briggs Stadium	52,124	Recap
12	December 16	at Chicago Bears	L 21–38	9–3	Wrigley Field	49,086	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	9	2	1	.818	8–2	363	246	W2
Detroit Lions	9	3	0	.750	8–2	300	188	L1
San Francisco 49ers	5	6	1	.455	5–5	233	284	W3
Baltimore Colts	5	7	0	.417	3–7	270	322	W1
Los Angeles Rams	4	8	0	.333	3–7	291	307	W2
Green Bay Packers	4	8	0	.333	3–7	264	342	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	3	1	.727	7–3	264	197	W1
Chicago Cardinals	7	5	0	.583	7–3	240	182	W1
Washington Redskins	6	6	0	.500	5–5	183	225	L2
Cleveland Browns	5	7	0	.417	4–6	167	177	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	4–6	217	250	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	8	1	.273	3–7	143	215	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

^ 1956 Detroit Lions
^ Strickler, George (December 17, 1956). "Bears win West title; beat Lions, 38-21". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
^ Lea, Bud (December 17, 1956). "Bears win Western crown, 38-21". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2.
^ "Lions charge Bears 'play dirty'". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. December 17, 1956. p. 20.
^ ^a ^b Edward M. "Bud" Erickson (ed.), Detroit Lions Facts Book 1963: Press, Radio, TV. Detroit, MI: Detroit Football Company, 1963, p. 4.

[1] 1956 Detroit Lions

[bwwtt-2] Strickler, George (December 17, 1956). "Bears win West title; beat Lions, 38-21". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.

[msbwwc-3] Lea, Bud (December 17, 1956). "Bears win Western crown, 38-21". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2.

[lcbpd-4] "Lions charge Bears 'play dirty'". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. December 17, 1956. p. 20.

[MG63-5] Edward M. "Bud" Erickson (ed.), Detroit Lions Facts Book 1963: Press, Radio, TV. Detroit, MI: Detroit Football Company, 1963, p. 4.

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1956 Detroit Lions season

Schedule

Standings

References

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