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1955 Detroit Lions
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Record: 3-9-0, Finished 6th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 230 points (19.2/g), 8th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 275 points (22.9/g), 9th.
Differential of -45 points (-3.8/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 4.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.2/g), 8th.
Coached by Buddy Parker (3-9-0)
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1955 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1955 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 12 | DET | Dave Middleton | E | 7 | 1955 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 67 | 210 | 2 | 183 | 2966 | 17 | Auburn | |||||
| 2 | 24 | DET | Jim Salsbury | G | 4 | 1955 | 1958 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | UCLA | |||||||||||
| 3 | 36 | DET | Darris McCord | DE | 13 | 1955 | 1967 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 168 | Tennessee | |||||||||||
| 4 | 39 | DET | Gordon Malloy | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami (FL) | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 48 | DET | Lee Riley | DB | 7 | 1955 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 10 | 0 | Detroit Mercy | ||||||||
| 5 | 60 | DET | Bud Brooks | G | 1 | 1955 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Arkansas | |||||||||||
| 6 | 72 | DET | Elijah Childers | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Prairie View | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 84 | DET | Bert Zagers | DB | 3 | 1955 | 1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 116 | 477 | 3 | 17 | 356 | 0 | Michigan State | |||||
| 8 | 90 | DET | Leon Cunningham | LB | 1 | 1955 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | South Carolina | |||||||||||
| 8 | 96 | DET | Bill Walker | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maryland | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 97 | DET | Lamoine Holland | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rice | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 108 | DET | Walt Jenkins | DE | 1 | 1955 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Wayne State (MI) | |||||||||||
| 10 | 120 | DET | Tom Gastall | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Boston University | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 132 | DET | Herb McDermott | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Iowa State | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 144 | DET | Dick Goist | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cincinnati | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 156 | DET | Don Henderson | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Utah | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 168 | DET | Jerry Gajda | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Benedictine | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 180 | DET | George Atkins | G | 1 | 1955 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Auburn | |||||||||||
| 16 | 192 | DET | Al Marr | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bradley | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 204 | DET | Don Daly | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eastern Kentucky | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 216 | DET | Pat Oleksiak | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 228 | DET | Bob Muller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eastern Kentucky | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 240 | DET | Fred Mahaffey | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Denver | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 252 | DET | Jim Walters | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 264 | DET | George Albrecht | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maryland | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 276 | DET | George Galuska | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wyoming | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 288 | DET | Bob Flacke | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Holy Cross | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | 300 | DET | Dick Miller | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 312 | DET | Duncan McDonald | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michigan | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 324 | DET | Mike Troka | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trinity (CT) | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 336 | DET | Harry Lovell | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Carolina | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 348 | DET | Bill Dearing | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 359 | DET | Charley Hatch | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Utah State | |||||||||||||||