1959 Detroit Lions season
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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. They missed the playoffs for the second straight season.
1959 NFL season
The 1959 NFL season was the 40th regular season of the National Football League. Tragedy struck as NFL Commissioner Bert Bell died of a heart attack on October 11 at Philadelphia's Franklin Field while watching the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers play...
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 30th 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 failed to improve on their previous season
1958 Detroit Lions season
The 1958 Detroit Lions season was their 29th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 8-4, winning only four games.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...
's output of 4-7-1, winning only three games. They missed the playoffs for the second straight season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27, 1959 | 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.... |
L 21-9 |
| 2 | October 4, 1959 | 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... |
L 28-10 |
| 3 | October 11, 1959 | 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.... |
L 31-24 |
| 4 | October 18, 1959 | 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... |
L 34-13 |
| 5 | October 25, 1959 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 17-7 |
| 6 | November 1, 1959 | 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... |
L 33-7 |
| 7 | November 8, 1959 | at 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... |
T 10-10 |
| 8 | November 15, 1959 | Los Angeles Rams | W 23-17 |
| 9 | November 22, 1959 | 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 24-14 |
| 10 | November 26, 1959 | 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 24-17 |
| 11 | December 6, 1959 | Chicago Cardinals | W 45-21 |
| 12 | December 13, 1959 | 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 25-14 |
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 | |
| Baltimore Colts 1959 Baltimore Colts season The 1959 Baltimore Colts season was the 7th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 40th season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses and finished first in the Western Conference.... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 374 | 251 | W-5 |
| Chicago Bears 1959 Chicago Bears season The 1959 Chicago Bears season was their 40th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted yet another 8-4 record under the coaching of George Halas.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 252 | 196 | W-7 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1959 San Francisco 49ers season The 1959 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 10th season in the NFL, and were coming off a 6-6-0 record in 1956, however, they ended without qualifying for the playoffs. After starting the season 6-1-0, they lost 4 out of their last 5 games and ended with a 7-5-0 record.-Top players:The... |
7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 255 | 237 | L-2 |
| Green Bay Packers 1959 Green Bay Packers season The 1959 Green Bay Packers season was their 39th season in the National Football League and 41st overall. The club posted a 7-5 record under first-year coach Vince Lombardi, earning a third-place finish in the National Conference.-NFL Draft:... |
7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 248 | 246 | W-4 |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 203 | 275 | L-1 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1959 Los Angeles Rams season The 1959 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 22nd year with the National Football League and the 14th season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 242 | 315 | L-8 |