1956 Baltimore Colts season

1956 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	5–7
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1956 Baltimore Colts season was the fourth season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1956 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses and subsequently finished fourth in the Western Conference.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 30, 1956	Chicago Bears	W 28–21	1–0	Memorial Stadium	45,221
2	October 6, 1956	Detroit Lions	L 14–31	1–1	Memorial Stadium	42,622
3	October 14, 1956	at Green Bay Packers	L 33–38	1–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	24,214
4	October 21, 1956	at Chicago Bears	L 27–58	1–3	Wrigley Field	48,364
5	October 28, 1956	Green Bay Packers	W 28–21	2–3	Memorial Stadium	40,086
6	November 11, 1956	at Cleveland Browns	W 21–7	3–3	Cleveland Stadium	42,404
7	November 18, 1956	at Detroit Lions	L 3–27	3–4	Tiger Stadium	55,788
8	November 25, 1956	Los Angeles Rams	W 56–21	4–4	Memorial Stadium	40,321
9	December 2, 1956	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–20	4–5	Memorial Stadium	37,227
10	December 9, 1956	at Los Angeles Rams	L 7–31	4–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	51,037
11	December 16, 1956	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–30	4–7	Kezar Stadium	43,791
12	December 23, 1956	Washington Redskins	W 19–17	5–7	Memorial Stadium	32,944

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	9	2	1	.818	8–2	363	246	W2
Detroit Lions	9	3	0	.750	8–2	300	188	L1
San Francisco 49ers	5	6	1	.455	5–5	233	284	W3
Baltimore Colts	5	7	0	.417	3–7	270	322	W1
Los Angeles Rams	4	8	0	.333	3–7	291	307	W2
Green Bay Packers	4	8	0	.333	3–7	264	342	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry