1959 Detroit Lions season

1959 Detroit Lions season
Head coachGeorge Wilson
Home fieldBriggs Stadium
Results
Record3–8–1
Division place5th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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][2] They missed the playoffs for the second straight season.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 27 at Baltimore Colts L 9–21 0–1
55,588
2 October 4 at Green Bay Packers L 10–28 0–2
32,150
3 October 11 Baltimore Colts L 24–31 0–3
54,197
4 October 18 San Francisco 49ers L 13–34 0–4
52,585
5 October 25 at Los Angeles Rams W 17–7 1–4
74,288
6 November 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–33 1–5
59,064
7 November 8 at Pittsburgh Steelers T 10–10 1–5–1
24,614
8 November 15 Los Angeles Rams W 23–17 2–5–1
52,217
9 November 22 Chicago Bears L 14–24 2–6–1
54,059
10 November 26 Green Bay Packers L 17–24 2–7–1
49,221
11 December 6 Chicago Cardinals W 45–21 3–7–1
45,811
12 December 13 at Chicago Bears L 14–25 3–8–1
40,890

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 9–1 374 251 W5
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 6–4 252 196 W7
San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0 .583 5–5 255 237 L2
Green Bay Packers 7 5 0 .583 6–4 248 246 W4
Detroit Lions 3 8 1 .273 2–8 203 275 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 10 0 .167 2–8 242 315 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ "Bears beat Lions for 7th straight". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 14, 1959. p. 4, part 2.
  2. ^ 1959 Detroit Lions
  3. ^ Lea, Bud (November 26, 1959). "50,000 (plus TV) to see Bays, Lions". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3, part 4.
  4. ^ Lea, Bud (November 27, 1959). "Packers start fast, beat Lions". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 4, part 2.


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