1955 Green Bay Packers season
| 1955 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Verne Lewellen |
| 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 37th season overall and their 35th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a 6–6 record under second-year head coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference.
Offseason
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tom Bettis | Linebacker | Purdue |
| 2 | 17 | Jim Temp | Defensive end | Wisconsin |
| 3 | 29 | Buddy Leake | Back | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 53 | Hank Bullough | Guard | Michigan State |
| 6 | 65 | Norm Amundsen | Guard | Wisconsin |
| 7 | 77 | Bob Clemens | Fullback | Georgia |
| 8 | 89 | Johnny Crouch | End | TCU |
| 9 | 101 | Ed Culpepper | Tackle | Alabama |
| 10 | 113 | George Rogers | Tackle | Auburn |
| 11 | 125 | Ron Clark | Back | Nebraska |
| 12 | 137 | Art Walker | Tackle | Michigan |
| 13 | 149 | Ed Adams | Back | South Carolina |
| 14 | 161 | Fred Baer | Fullback | Michigan |
| 15 | 173 | George Machoukas | Center | Toledo |
| 16 | 185 | Charlie Brackins | Quarterback | Prairie View A&M |
| 17 | 197 | Lynn Beightol | Back | Maryland |
| 18 | 209 | Doyle Nix | Defensive back | SMU |
| 19 | 221 | Bob Carter | Tackle | Grambling |
| 20 | 233 | Carl Bolt | Back | Southern Miss |
| 20 | 236 | Bob Antkowiak | End | Bucknell |
| 21 | 245 | Lavell Isbell | Tackle | Houston |
| 22 | 257 | Bill Brunner | Back | Arkansas Tech |
| 23 | 269 | Elton Shaw | Tackle | LSU |
| 24 | 281 | Charley Bryant | Guard | Nebraska |
| 25 | 293 | Nate Borden | Defensive end | Indiana |
| 26 | 305 | Jim Jennings | End | Missouri |
| 27 | 317 | Bob Peringer | End | Washington State |
| 28 | 329 | Jack Spears | Tackle | Chattanooga |
| 29 | 341 | Sam Pino | Back | Boston University |
| 30 | 352 | Bob Saia | Back | Tulane |
Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]| 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 | Chicago Bears | W 31–52 | 2-0 | City Stadium | 24,662 | Recap |
| 3 | October 8 | Baltimore Colts | L 20–24 | 2-1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 40,199 | Recap |
| 4 | October 16 | Los Angeles Rams | W 30–28 | 3-1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 26,960 | Recap |
| 5 | October 23 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–41 | 3-2 | Cleveland Stadium | 51,482 | Recap |
| 6 | October 29 | at Baltimore Colts | L 10–14 | 3-3 | Memorial Stadium | 34,411 | Recap |
| 7 | November 6 | Chicago Bears | L 52-31 | 3-4 | Wrigley Field | 48,890 | 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
[edit]| 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.
| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 7–2–1 | 349 | 218 | W2 | |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6–4 | 246 | 222 | W1 | |
| New York Giants | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–5–1 | 267 | 223 | W2 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 4–5–1 | 248 | 231 | L1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–6–1 | 224 | 252 | L2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 4–6 | 195 | 285 | L7 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
[edit]| Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams Rookies and first-year players in italics | ||||||
Awards, records, and honors
[edit]- Tobin Rote, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (17)