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1955 Baltimore Colts season

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1955 Baltimore Colts season
OwnerCarroll Rosenbloom
Head coachWeeb Ewbank
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Results
Record5–6–1
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1955 Baltimore Colts season was the third season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1955 season with a record of 5 wins, 6 losses and 1 tie and finished fourth in the Western Conference.

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 25 Chicago Bears W 23–17 1–0 Memorial Stadium 36,167 Recap
2 October 1 Detroit Lions W 28–13 2–0 Memorial Stadium 40,030 Recap
3 October 8 at Green Bay Packers W 24–20 3–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 40,199 Recap
4 October 16 at Chicago Bears L 10–38 3–1 Wrigley Field 40,184 Recap
5 October 23 Washington Redskins L 13–14 3–2 Memorial Stadium 51,587 Recap
6 October 29 Green Bay Packers W 14–10 4–2 Memorial Stadium 34,411 Recap
7 November 5 at Detroit Lions L 14–24 4–3 Briggs Stadium 53,874 Recap
8 November 13 at New York Giants L 7–17 4–4 Polo Grounds 33,982 Recap
9 November 20 Los Angeles Rams T 17–17 4–4–1 Memorial Stadium 41,146 Recap
10 November 27 San Francisco 49ers W 26–14 5–4–1 Memorial Stadium 33,485 Recap
11 December 4 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–20 5–5–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 37,024 Recap
12 December 11 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–35 5–6–1 Kezar Stadium 35,371 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 8 3 1 .727 6–3–1 260 231 W3
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 294 251 W2
Green Bay Packers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 258 276 L1
Baltimore Colts 5 6 1 .455 5–4–1 214 239 L2
San Francisco 49ers 4 8 0 .333 4–6 216 298 W1
Detroit Lions 3 9 0 .250 2–8 230 275 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also