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1956 Detroit Lions
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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 300 points (25.0/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 188 points (15.7/g), 3rd.
Differential of 112 points (9.3/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 9.0-3.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.5/g), 3rd.
Coached by Buddy Parker (9-3-0)
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1956 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 3 | DET | Howard Cassady | HB | 8 | 1956 | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 316 | 1229 | 6 | 111 | 1601 | 18 | Ohio State |
| 3 | 27 | DET | Don McIlhenny | HB | 6 | 1956 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 414 | 1581 | 7 | 70 | 655 | 7 | SMU |
| 4 | 38 | DET | Jerry Reichow | E | 8 | 1956 | 1964 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 95 | 12 | 38 | 187 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 105 | 0 | 172 | 2579 | 24 | Iowa |
| 5 | 50 | DET | Tom Tracy | HB | 9 | 1956 | 1964 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 89 | 24 | 67 | 854 | 6 | 5 | 808 | 2912 | 17 | 113 | 1468 | 14 | Tennessee |
| 6 | 62 | DET | Bob Lusk | C | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | William & Mary | |||||||||||
| 7 | 74 | DET | Gene Cronin | DE | 7 | 1956 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 87 | Pacific | |||||||||||
| 8 | 86 | DET | Jack Powell | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 98 | DET | Calvin Jones | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Iowa | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 110 | DET | Joe Silas | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Carolina | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 122 | DET | Lew Wacker | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richmond | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 124 | DET | Tom Selep | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maryland | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 134 | DET | R.B. Nunnery | T | 1 | 1960 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | LSU | |||||||||||
| 13 | 146 | DET | O.K. Ferguson | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | LSU | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 158 | DET | Ronnie Falls | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duke | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 170 | DET | Horace (Buzzy) Allert | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas State | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 182 | DET | Len Zyzda | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Purdue | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 194 | DET | Ken Wind | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Houston | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 206 | DET | Emidio Petrarca | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Boston College | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 218 | DET | Dale Vaughn | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | VMI | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 230 | DET | Joe Stephenson | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vanderbilt | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 242 | DET | Bob Blechen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Whittier | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 254 | DET | Dick Marazza | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clemson | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 266 | DET | Bob Garrard | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Georgia | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 278 | DET | Jarv Walz | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Central Michigan | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 290 | DET | Jerry Hall | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rice | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 302 | DET | Joe Walden | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 314 | DET | Bryan Burnthorne | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tulane | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 326 | DET | John Smith | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northwestern | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | 338 | DET | Doug Peters | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | UCLA | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 350 | DET | John Gibbens | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas State | ||||||||||||||||