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
NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/club team15Tom BettisLinebackerPurdue217Jim TempDefensive endWisconsin329Buddy LeakeBackOklahoma553Hank BulloughGuardMichigan State665Norm AmundsenGuardWisconsin777Bob ClemensFullbackGeorgia889Johnny CrouchEndTCU9101Ed CulpepperTackleAlabama10113George RogersTackleAuburn11125Ron ClarkBackNebraska12137Art WalkerTackleMichigan13149Ed AdamsBackSouth Carolina14161Fred BaerFullbackMichigan15173George MachoukasCenterToledo16185Charlie BrackinsQuarterbackPrairie View A&M17197Lynn BeightolBackMaryland18209Doyle NixDefensive backSMU19221Bob CarterTackleGrambling20233Carl BoltBackSouthern Miss20236Bob AntkowiakEndBucknell21245Lavell IsbellTackleHouston22257Bill BrunnerBackArkansas Tech23269Elton ShawTackleLSU24281Charley BryantGuardNebraska25293Nate BordenDefensive endIndiana26305Jim JenningsEndMissouri27317Bob PeringerEndWashington State28329Jack SpearsTackleChattanooga29341Sam PinoBackBoston University30352Bob 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 Chicago Bears W 24–3 2-0 City Stadium 24,662 Recap 3 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 at Baltimore Colts L 10–14 3-3 Memorial Stadium 34,411 Recap 7 November 6 at 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
Roster 1955 Green Bay Packers final roster Quarterbacks Paul Held Tobin Rote
Running backs Al Carmichael Fred Cone K Howie Ferguson Joe Johnson Breezy Reid Veryl Switzer CB
Receivers Billy Howton Gary Knafelc Offensive linemen Buddy Brown G Hank Bullough G Tom Dahms T Jim Ringo C Joe Skibinski G Jack Spinks G Dave Stephenson C Len Szafaryn T
Defensive linemen Nate Borden DE Bill Forester MG Dave Hanner DT Jerry Helluin DT Bill Lucky DT John Martinkovic DE Pat O'Donahue DE Linebackers Tom Bettis Deral Teteak Roger Zatkoff
Defensive backs Billy Bookout CB Bobby Dillon S Doyle Nix CB Val Joe Walker S
Special teams Dick Deschaine Reserve list Al Barry G (Military) Bobby Garrett QB (Military) Gene Knutson DE (IR) Max McGee WR/P (Military) Al Romine S (Military) Jim Temp DE (IR) George Timberlake LB (Military) Gene White CB (Military)
Rookies in italics
Awards, records, and honors
Tobin Rote, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (17)
Milestones
References
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