1955 Green Bay Packers season

1955 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach Lisle Blackbourn
Home field City Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record 6–6
Division place 3rd NFL Western
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1955 Green Bay Packers season was their 36th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6–6 record under coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1955 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 Venue Attendance
1 September 25, 1955 Detroit Lions W 20–17 City Stadium
22,217
2 October 2, 1955 Chicago Bears W 24–3 City Stadium
24,662
3 October 8, 1955 Baltimore Colts L 24–20 Milwaukee County Stadium
40,199
4 October 16, 1955 Los Angeles Rams W 30–28 Milwaukee County Stadium
26,960
5 October 23, 1955 at Cleveland Browns L 41–10 Cleveland Stadium
51,482
6 October 29, 1955 at Baltimore Colts L 14–10 Memorial Stadium
34,411
7 November 6, 1955 at Chicago Bears L 52–31 Wrigley Field
48,890
8 November 13, 1955 Chicago Cardinals W 31–14 City Stadium
20,104
9 November 20, 1955 San Francisco 49ers W 27–21 Milwaukee County Stadium
19,099
10 November 24, 1955 at Detroit Lions L 24–10 Briggs Stadium
51,685
11 December 4, 1955 at San Francisco 49ers W 28–7 Kezar Stadium
32,897
12 December 11, 1955 at Los Angeles Rams L 31–17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
90,535

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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