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1955 Detroit Lions Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 3-9-0, 6th in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Buddy Parker (3-9-0)

Points For: 230 (19.2/g) 8th of 12

Points Against: 275 (22.9/g) 9th of 12

Expected W-L: 4.7-7.3

SRS: -6.55 (11th of 12), SOS: -2.80

Defensive Coordinator: Buster Ramsey

Other Notable Asst.: George Wilson (Offensive Coach)

Stadium: Briggs Stadium

Partial Owner/President: Edwin Anderson

Partial Owner: Lyle Fife

General Manager: Nick Kerbawy

Training Camp: Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan)

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	230	3887	792	4.9	41	19	224	204	400	2410	15	22	6.0	119	392	1477	11	3.8	88	51	526	17
Opp. Stats	275	4015	753	5.3	39	24	217	163	304	2164	18	15	7.1	110	449	1851	16	4.1	95	62	544	12
Lg Rank Offense	8	4			5	8	3		1	2	7	6	4		11	10	9	9
Lg Rank Defense	9	10			6	1	8		4	10	10	11	12		7	7	8	9

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 25		boxscore	L		0-1	@	Green Bay Packers	17	20	16	311	140	171	2	18	294	122	172	4
2	Sat	October 1		boxscore	L		0-2	@	Baltimore Colts	13	28	18	321	279	42	3	19	344	106	238	2
3	Sun	October 9		boxscore	L		0-3		Los Angeles Rams	10	17	26	370	280	90	6	18	284	129	155	3
4	Sun	October 16		boxscore	L		0-4		San Francisco 49ers	24	27	13	200	47	153	3	15	430	316	114	6
5	Sun	October 23		boxscore	L		0-5	@	Los Angeles Rams	13	24	20	349	219	130	5	19	436	274	162	3
6	Sun	October 30		boxscore	L		0-6	@	San Francisco 49ers	21	38	25	401	286	115	3	26	438	189	249	5
7	Sat	November 5		boxscore	W		1-6		Baltimore Colts	24	14	22	365	187	178	4	15	237	173	64	1
8	Sun	November 13		boxscore	W		2-6	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	31	28	12	234	169	65	2	26	451	367	84	5
9	Sun	November 20		boxscore	L		2-7		Chicago Bears	14	24	14	370	309	61	2	21	422	264	158
10	Thu	November 24		boxscore	W		3-7		Green Bay Packers	24	10	19	282	92	190	6	11	228	120	108	7
11	Sun	December 4		boxscore	L		3-8	@	Chicago Bears	20	21	20	370	163	207	3	12	203	7	196	2
12	Sun	December 11		boxscore	L		3-9		New York Giants	19	24	19	314	239	75	2	17	248	97	151	1

Passing

Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Yds	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Bobby Layne	29	QB	12	10	3-7-0	143	270	53.0	1830	11	4.1	17	6.3	77	6.8	4.76	12.8	152.5	61.8	72	1	2
2	Harry Gilmer	29	QB	8	2	0-2-0	58	122	47.5	633	2	1.6	4	3.3	34	5.2	4.04	10.9	79.1	55.1	67	0	0
3	Bill Stits	24	RDH	12	12		2	2	100.0	62	1	50.0	0	0.0	41	31.0	41.00	31.0	5.2	158.3		0	0
4	Bob Hoernschemeyer	30	B	5	2		1	2	50.0	17	1	50.0	1	50.0	17	8.5	-4.00	17.0	3.4	79.2		0	0
5	Jug Girard	28	HB	12	6		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6		0	0
6	Doak Walker	28	LH	12	9		0	3	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6		0	0	PB
	Team Totals			12	12	3-9-0	204	400	51.0	2410	15	3.8	22	5.5	77	6.4	4.63	12.5	200.8	60.6	139	1	2

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing & Receiving Table
						Rushing							Receiving							Scrimmage
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1	Dave Middleton	22	RH/RE	12	11	59	201	2	16	3.4	16.8	4.9	44	663	15.1	3	77	3.7	55.3	103	8.4	864	5	0
2	Lew Carpenter	23	FB/RH	12	12	137	543	6	49	4.0	45.3	11.4	44	312	7.1	2	34	3.7	26.0	181	4.7	855	8	6
3	Jim Doran	28	LE	10	9	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	38	552	14.5	2	38	3.8	55.2	38	14.5	552	2	2
4	Doak Walker	28	LH	12	9	23	95	2	51	4.1	7.9	1.9	22	428	19.5	5	70	1.8	35.7	45	11.6	523	7	1	PB
5	Jug Girard	28	HB	12	6	10	27	0	10	2.7	2.3	0.8	23	301	13.1	0	34	1.9	25.1	33	9.9	328	0	2
6	Leon Hart	27	FB/LDE	11	8	35	159	0	21	4.5	14.5	3.2	9	54	6.0	1	14	0.8	4.9	44	4.8	213	1	2
7	Bill Stits	24	RDH	12	12	46	165	0	15	3.6	13.8	3.8	5	17	3.4	0	14	0.4	1.4	51	3.6	182	0	4
8	Dorne Dibble	26	RE	8	6	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	14	179	12.8	2	44	1.8	22.4	14	12.8	179	2	0
9	Bob Hoernschemeyer	30	B	5	2	36	109	1	10	3.0	21.8	7.2	5	36	7.2	0	15	1.0	7.2	41	3.5	145	1	1
10	Bobby Layne	29	QB	12	10	31	111	0	19	3.6	9.3	2.6	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	31	3.6	111	0	4
11	Harry Gilmer	29	QB	8	2	15	67	0	19	4.5	8.4	1.9	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	15	4.5	67	0	2
	Team Totals			12	12	392	1477	11	51	3.8	123.1	32.7	204	2542	12.5	15	77	17.0	211.8	596	6.7	4019	26	24

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Defense & Fumbles

Defense & Fumbles Table
						Def Interceptions				Fumbles
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Sfty	Awards
1	Lew Carpenter	23	FB/RH	12	12	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Jim David	28	LDH	12	12	3	44	0	28	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	PB
3	Carl Karilivacz	25	FS	12	12	2	33	0	23	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Joe Schmidt	23	LLB	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	8	17	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-1
5	Bill Stits	24	RDH	12	12	3	7	1	7	4	3	0	0	0.0	0
6	Jim Cain	28	RDE	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0
7	Gil Mains	26	LDT	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	0
8	Dave Middleton	22	RH/RE	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0.0	0
9	Bob Miller	26	RDT	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0.0	0
10	Harley Sewell	24	LG	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
11	Bobby Layne	29	QB	12	10	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Darris McCord	22	RT	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
13	Jack Christiansen	27	SS	9	9	3	49	0	29	2	2	36	0	0.0	0	PB,AP-1
14	Jim Doran	28	LE	10	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Sonny Gandee	26	RLB	12	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	46	1	0.0	0
16	Doak Walker	28	LH	12	9	1	20	0	20	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	PB
17	Leon Hart	27	FB/LDE	11	8	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	0
18	Dick Stanfel	28	LT/RG	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	PB
19	Bob Long	21	LDE	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	1
20	George Atkins	23	RG	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0
21	Jug Girard	28	HB	12	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0
22	Lee Riley	23	DB	12	3	2	38	0	23	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Harry Gilmer	29	QB	8	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0	0.0	0
24	Bob Hoernschemeyer	30	B	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Jim Ricca	28	MG	6	1	1	33	0	33	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
26	Richie Woit	24	DB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
	Team Totals			12	12	15	224	1	33	28	33	118	2	0.0	1

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