1955 Green Bay Packers season

The 1955 Green Bay Packers season was their 37th season overall and their 35th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–6 record under coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference.

1955 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachLisle Blackbourn
Home fieldCity Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record6–6
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL draft

Round Pick Player Position School/club team
15Tom BettisLinebackerPurdue
217Jim TempDefensive endWisconsin
329Buddy LeakeBackOklahoma
553Hank BulloughGuardMichigan State
665Norm AmundsenGuardWisconsin
777Bob ClemensFullbackGeorgia
889Johnny CrouchEndTCU
9101Ed CulpepperTackleAlabama
10113George RogersTackleAuburn
11125Ron ClarkBackNebraska
12137Art WalkerTackleMichigan
13149Ed AdamsBackSouth Carolina
14161Fred BaerFullbackMichigan
15173George MachoukasCenterToledo
16185Charlie BrackinsQuarterbackPrairie View A&M
17197Lynn BeightolBackMaryland
18209Doyle NixDefensive backSMU
19221Bob CarterTackleGrambling
20233Carl BoltBackSouthern Miss
20236Bob AntkowiakEndBucknell
21245Lavell IsbellTackleHouston
22257Bill BrunnerBackArkansas Tech
23269Elton ShawTackleLSU
24281Charley BryantGuardNebraska
25293Nate BordenDefensive endIndiana
26305Jim JenningsEndMissouri
27317Bob PeringerEndWashington State
28329Jack SpearsTackleChattanooga
29341Sam PinoBackBoston University
30352Bob SaiaBackTulane

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 25 Detroit Lions W 20–17 1–0 City Stadium 22,217 Recap
2 October 2 at Chicago Bears L 31–52 1–1 Wrigley Field 48,890 Recap
3 October 8 Baltimore Colts L 20–24 1–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 40,199 Recap
4 October 16 Los Angeles Rams W 30–28 2–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 26,960 Recap
5 October 23 at Cleveland Browns L 10–41 2–3 Cleveland Stadium 51,482 Recap
6 October 29 at Baltimore Colts L 10–14 2–4 Memorial Stadium 34,411 Recap
7 November 6 Chicago Bears W 24–3 3-4 City Stadium 24,662 Recap
8 November 13 Chicago Cardinals W 31–14 4–4 City Stadium 20,104 Recap
9 November 20 San Francisco 49ers W 27–21 5–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 19,099 Recap
10 November 24 at Detroit Lions L 10–24 5–5 Briggs Stadium 51,685 Recap
11 December 4 at San Francisco 49ers W 28–7 6–5 Kezar Stadium 32,897 Recap
12 December 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–31 6–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 90,535 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.

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies and first-year players in italics

Awards, records, and honors

References


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