The 1959 Detroit Lions season marked their 30th year in the National Football League (NFL).

The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4–7–1, winning only three games.

According to the team, a total of 41,029 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1959 campaign.

[3] 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.

[4] Season tickets were similarly tiered, with prices of $36, $27, $21, and $12 for the full slate of six home games.