1958 Detroit Lions Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-7-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Wilson (4-7-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1958 Detroit Lions Statistics
1958 Detroit Lions Roster

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.

The Lions scored 261 points, but the defensive squad yielded 276. Tobin Rote threw for 1,678 yards. Dave Middleton topped all receivers, hauling in 29 balls for 506 yards. Jim Gibbons, Howard Cassady and Jim Doran each contributed to the receiving game, too.

Tobin Rote rushed for a team-leading 351 yards for Detroit.

Joe Schmidt picked off 6 opponent throws.

George Wilson coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 261
Regular Season Points Against: 276

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
September 28, 1958	Detroit Lions 15 at Baltimore Colts 28	L	0-0-0	0-1-0	0-1-0
October 5, 1958	Detroit Lions 13 at Green Bay Packers 13	T	0-0-0	0-1-1	0-1-1
October 12, 1958	Chicago Cardinals 42 at Detroit Lions 28	L	0-1-0	0-1-1	0-2-1
October 19, 1958	Baltimore Colts 40 at Detroit Lions 14	L	0-2-0	0-1-1	0-3-1
October 26, 1958	Detroit Lions 41 at Los Angeles Rams 24	W	0-2-0	1-1-1	1-3-1
November 2, 1958	Detroit Lions 21 at San Francisco 49ers 24	L	0-2-0	1-2-1	1-4-1
November 9, 1958	Detroit Lions 30 at Cleveland Browns 10	W	0-2-0	2-2-1	2-4-1
November 16, 1958	San Francisco 49ers 21 at Detroit Lions 35	W	1-2-0	2-2-1	3-4-1
November 23, 1958	Chicago Bears 20 at Detroit Lions 7	L	1-3-0	2-2-1	3-5-1
November 27, 1958	Green Bay Packers 14 at Detroit Lions 24	W	2-3-0	2-2-1	4-5-1
December 7, 1958	New York Giants 19 at Detroit Lions 17	L	2-4-0	2-2-1	4-6-1
December 14, 1958	Detroit Lions 16 at Chicago Bears 21	L	2-4-0	2-3-1	4-7-1