The 1955 season was the Chicago Bears' 36th in the National Football League. The team matched on their 8–4 record from 1954 under head coach George Halas, repeating as the runner-up in the NFL's Western Conference. Chicago opened the season with three losses, then won eight of nine.
During the season, owner Halas announced that he was stepping down as head coach, ending his third ten-year tenure as coach. Longtime assistant Paddy Driscoll, age 61, was promoted in early February, led the team for two seasons, then was reassigned when Halas returned as head coach in 1958.
Regular season
Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 25 at Baltimore Colts L 17–23 0–1 Memorial Stadium 36,167 Recap 2 October 2 at Green Bay Packers L 24–3 0–2 Wrigley Field 48,890 Recap 3 October 9 San Francisco 49ers L 19–20 0–3 Wrigley Field 41,651 Recap 4 October 16 Baltimore Colts W 38–10 1–3 Wrigley Field 40,184 Recap 5 October 23 at San Francisco 49ers W 34–23 2–3 Kezar Stadium 56,350 Recap 6 October 30 at Los Angeles Rams W 31–20 3–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,587 Recap 7 November 6 Green Bay Packers W 52–31 4–3 City Stadium 24,662 Recap 8 November 13 Los Angeles Rams W 24–3 5–3 Wrigley Field 50,187 Recap 9 November 20 at Detroit Lions W 24–14 6–3 Tiger Stadium 53,610 Recap 10 November 27 at Chicago Cardinals L 14–53 6–4 Comiskey Park 47,314 Recap 11 December 4 Detroit Lions W 21–20 7–4 Wrigley Field 39,388 Recap 12 December 11 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–10 8–4 Wrigley Field 34,783 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Roster Chicago Bears 1955 roster Quarterbacks George Blanda K Ed Brown P Bob Williams
Running backs Rick Casares Ron Drzewiecki John Hoffman Chick Jagade Bobby Watkins
Receivers Harlon Hill Bill McColl Gene Schroeder Offensive linemen Herman Clark G/MG Kline Gilbert T Ralph Jecha G Stan Jones G Larry Strickland C Bill Wightkin T
Defensive linemen Doug Atkins DE Bill Bishop DT Bill George MG/G Jack Hoffman DE/WR John Kreamcheck DT Ed Sprinkle DE Fred Williams DT Linebackers George Connor Joe Fortunato Wayne Hansen C
Defensive backs Ken Gorgal S John Helwig CB Harry Hugasian S Don Kindt CB/RB Ray Gene Smith CB/RB Charlie Sumner CB Reserve list Don Bingham RB (Military) Zeke Bratkowski QB/P (Military) Jim Dooley WR (Military) McNeil Moore S (Military) Tommy O'Connell QB (Military) Stan Wallace S/CB (Military)
Rookies in italics
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