The 1955 Detroit Lions season was their 26th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 9âÂÂ2âÂÂ1, winning only three games. They missed the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.
According to the team, a total of 36,434 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1955 campaign. The Lions played their home games in Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium), which had a regular listed seating capacity of 46,194, with an additional 7,000 bleacher seats for football to bring total capacity to 53,194.