1956 Detroit Lions Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

Record: 9-3-0, 2nd in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Buddy Parker (9-3-0)

Points For: 300 (25.0/g) 2nd of 12

Points Against: 188 (15.7/g) 3rd of 12

Expected W-L: 9.0-3.0

SRS: 8.67 (2nd of 12), SOS: -0.67

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)

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	300	4206	808	5.2	34	11	247	160	301	2195	13	23	7.3	111	507	2011	21	4.0	122	66	668	14
Opp. Stats	188	3408	670	5.1	40	12	181	138	297	1905	11	28	6.4	84	373	1503	9	4.0	81	48	519	16
Lg Rank Offense	2	3			7	3	1		4	3	7	9	2		3	5	2	7
Lg Rank Defense	3	6			2	7	2		9	7	3	2	6		1	3	1	6

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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	GWD	Awards
1	Bobby Layne	30	QB	12	12	9-3-0	129	244	52.9	1909	9	3.7	17	7.0	70	7.8	5.43	14.8	159.1	62.0	44	1	PB,AP-1
2	Harry Gilmer	30	QB	11	0		27	46	58.7	303	4	8.7	3	6.5	41	6.6	5.39	11.2	27.5	80.3	11	0
3	Jug Girard	29	HB	10	2		1	1	100.0	19	0	0.0	0	0.0	19	19.0	19.00	19.0	1.9	118.7		0
4	Jerry Reichow	22	QB	8	0		3	6	50.0	19	0	0.0	1	16.7	14	3.2	-4.33	6.3	2.4	17.4		0
5	Don McIlhenny	22	RH	9	5		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6		0
6	Bill Stits	25	HB	12	2		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	100.0		0.0	-45.00		0.0	0.0		0
7	Howard Cassady	22	LH	12	4		0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	50.0		0.0	-22.50		0.0	0.0		0
	Team Totals			12	12	9-3-0	160	301	53.2	2195	13	4.3	23	7.6	70	7.5	4.72	14.1	182.9	60.1	55	1