1956 Detroit Lions season
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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. Despite the improvement, they missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
1956 NFL season
The 1956 NFL season was the 37th regular season of the National Football League. CBS became the first network to televise some regular season games across the nation...
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
season was their 27th in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team improved on their previous season
1955 Detroit Lions season
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. They missed the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...
's output of 3-9, winning nine games. Despite the improvement, they missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30, 1956 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 20-16 |
| 2 | October 6, 1956 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
W 31-14 |
| 3 | October 14, 1956 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24-21 |
| 4 | October 21, 1956 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W 20-17 |
| 5 | October 28, 1956 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 16-7 |
| 6 | November 4, 1956 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W 17-13 |
| 7 | November 11, 1956 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 18-17 |
| 8 | November 18, 1956 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
W 27-3 |
| 9 | November 22, 1956 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 24-20 |
| 10 | December 2, 1956 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 42-10 |
| 11 | December 9, 1956 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 45-7 |
| 12 | December 16, 1956 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 38-21 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Bears 1956 Chicago Bears season The 1956 Chicago Bears season was their 37th regular season and 11th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted 9-2-1 record under first year head coach Paddy Driscoll placing them in first place of the Western Conference and in their first title game since 1946... |
9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 363 | 246 | W-2 |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 300 | 188 | L-1 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1956 San Francisco 49ers season The 1956 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's seventh season in the NFL, and were coming off a 4-8-0 record, finishing in 5th place in the Western Conference.... |
5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 233 | 284 | W-3 |
| Baltimore Colts 1956 Baltimore Colts season The 1956 Baltimore Colts season was the 4th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1956 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses and finished fourth in the Western Conference.... |
5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 270 | 322 | W-1 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1956 Los Angeles Rams season The 1956 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 19th year with the National Football League and the 11th season in Los Angeles.-Transactions:... |
4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 291 | 307 | W-2 |
| Green Bay Packers 1956 Green Bay Packers season The 1956 Green Bay Packers season was their 36th in the National Football League. The club posted a 4-8 record under coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:... |
4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 264 | 342 | L-2 |