Detroit Lions

9-3-0
2nd in Western Conference
Scored 25.0 PPG (2nd)
Allowed 15.7 PPG (3rd)

1956 Regular Season Team Stats

GPPTSYDSPLYAVGRUSH YDSRUSH ATTRUSH AVGPASS YDSPASS ATTPASS AVGSCKSCKY1DWNRUSH 1DWNPASS 1DWNPEN 1DWNPENPEN YDS
Team123004,2068155.22,0115074.02,2503017.57552471221111466668
Team Rank2nd3rd1st5th5th3rd7th4th4th5th2nd11th1st3rd2nd4th9th12th
Opponent121883,4086885.01,5033734.02,0452976.918140181818416
Opponent Rank3rd6th1st8th3rd1st6th7th9th5th7th4th2nd2nd6th9th
Net+112+798+127+0.2+508+134-0.1+205+4+0.6-11-85+66+41+27-2+66+668
Net Rank2nd2nd1st4th3rd2nd6th3rd6th4th3rd10th1st3rd1st6th9th12th

1956 Regular Season Player Stats

Passing

GPCMPATTPCTATT/GYDSAVGYDS/GTDTD%INTINT%LNGSCKSCKYRATE
Bobby LayneBobby Layne1212924452.920.31,9097.8159.193.7177.07062.0
Harry GilmerHarry Gilmer11274658.74.23036.627.548.736.54180.3
Jerry ReichowJerry Reichow83650.00.8193.22.400.0116.71417.4
Howard CassadyHoward Cassady12020.00.200.00.000.0150.00.0
Jug GirardJug Girard1011100.00.11919.01.900.000.019118.8
Don McIlhennyDon McIlhenny9010.00.100.00.000.000.039.6
Bill StitsBill Stits12010.00.100.00.000.01100.00.0

Rushing

GPATTATT/GYDSAVGYDS/GTDLNGPLY SCMYDS SCM
Gene GedmanGene Gedman1213511.34793.539.9733150621
Howard CassadyHoward Cassady12978.14134.334.4033106496
Don McIlhennyDon McIlhenny9879.73724.341.333095442
Leon HartLeon Hart11766.93484.631.654690464
Bobby LayneBobby Layne12463.81693.714.152046169
Bill BowmanBill Bowman6203.3844.214.011325118
Jug GirardJug Girard10171.7673.96.701120100
Tom TracyTom Tracy4123322.78.0091538
Harry GilmerHarry Gilmer1180.7192.41.706819
Dave MiddletonDave Middleton1230.393.00.801042615
Bill StitsBill Stits1230.300.00.006652
Yale LaryYale Lary1210.11010.00.8010110
Dorne DibbleDorne Dibble1210.188.00.70833605
Jerry ReichowJerry Reichow810.111.00.101564

Receiving

GPRECTRGREC/GYDSAVGYDS/GTDLNGPLY SCMYDS SCM
Dave MiddletonDave Middleton12393.360615.550.555642615
Dorne DibbleDorne Dibble12322.759718.749.825633605
Jim DoranJim Doran11252.344817.940.707025448
Gene GedmanGene Gedman12151.31429.511.8143150621
Leon HartLeon Hart11141.31168.310.512990464
Howard CassadyHoward Cassady1290.8839.26.9021106496
Don McIlhennyDon McIlhenny980.9708.87.822195442
Bill BowmanBill Bowman650.8346.85.711825118
Jerry ReichowJerry Reichow840.56315.87.9141564
Bill StitsBill Stits1230.35217.34.3027652
Jug GirardJug Girard1030.33311.03.301620100
Tom TracyTom Tracy430.862.01.5051538

Defense

GPTKLASTCOMBTFLSCKPDEFINTYDSAVGTDLNG
Yale LaryYale Lary12818222.8173
Jack ChristiansenJack Christiansen12810913.6033
Jim DavidJim David12740.603
Bob LongBob Long1224723.5040
Bill StitsBill Stits1211111011
Joe SchmidtJoe Schmidt1217707
Carl KarilivaczCarl Karilivacz1110000

Scoring

GPRUSHRECRETTOTFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTS
Bobby LayneBobby Layne1250051233099
Gene GedmanGene Gedman12710800048
Leon HartLeon Hart11510600036
Don McIlhennyDon McIlhenny9320500030
Dave MiddletonDave Middleton12050500030
Jim MartinJim Martin12000043015
Bill BowmanBill Bowman6110200012
Dorne DibbleDorne Dibble12020200012
Jack ChristiansenJack Christiansen1200110006
Yale LaryYale Lary1200110006
Jerry ReichowJerry Reichow801010006

Returns

Kicking

GPFGMFGAFG%FG 1-19FG 20-29FG 30-39FG 40-49FG 50+XPMXPAXP%PTS
Bobby LayneBobby Layne12121580.03333100.069
Jim MartinJim Martin1241040.033100.015

Punting

GPPUNTYDSAVGLNGBLK
Yale LaryYale Lary12421,69840.4410
Jug GirardJug Girard101044844.8540