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. Under third-year head coach Weeb Ewbank, the Colts posted a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, fourth in the Western Conference.

Regular season

Main article: 1956 NFL season

Schedule

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