The 1955 Baltimore Colts season was the third season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1955 season with a record of 5 wins, 6 losses and 1 tie and finished fourth in the Western Conference.

Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 25 Chicago Bears W 23–17 1–0 Memorial Stadium 36,167 Recap 2 Detroit Lions W 28–13 2–0 Memorial Stadium 40,030 Recap 3 at Green Bay Packers W 24–20 3–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 40,199 Recap 4 October 16 at Chicago Bears L 10–38 3–1 Wrigley Field 40,184 Recap 5 October 23 Washington Redskins L 13–14 3–2 Memorial Stadium 51,587 Recap 6 October 29 Green Bay Packers W 14–10 4–2 Memorial Stadium 34,411 Recap 7 at Detroit Lions L 14–24 4–3 Briggs Stadium 53,874 Recap 8 November 13 at New York Giants L 7–17 4–4 Polo Grounds 33,982 Recap 9 November 20 Los Angeles Rams T 17–17 4–4–1 Memorial Stadium 41,146 Recap 10 November 27 San Francisco 49ers W 26–14 5–4–1 Memorial Stadium 33,485 Recap 11 December 4 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–20 5–5–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 37,024 Recap 12 December 11 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–35 5–6–1 Kezar Stadium 35,371 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Roster

1955 Baltimore Colts roster Quarterbacks 18 Gary Kerkorian K 14 George Shaw

Running backs 35 Alan Ameche 45 L. G. Dupre 31 Burrell Shields 20 Dean Renfro 26 Royce Womble 22 Buddy Young 24 Dick Young

Receivers 82 Raymond Berry 87 Lloyd Colteryahn 84 Jim Mutscheller Offensive linemen 78 Dick Chorovich T 74 Ken Jackson T 52 Dick Szymanski C 72 George Radosevich T 68 Alex Sandusky G 63 Art Spinney G

Defensive linemen 73 Joe Campanella MG/DT 70 Art Donovan DT 77 Tom Finnin DT 76 Don Joyce DE 75 Gino Marchetti DE 50 Buzz Nutter DE/LB/C 61 Jack Patera MG/G 60 George Preas DE/G Linebackers 67 Doug Eggers 65 Bill Pellington

Defensive backs 86 Monte Brethauer S/P 21 Walter Bryan CB 44 Bert Rechichar S/K 23 Carl Taseff CB 40 Jesse Thomas S 32 Bob White CB Reserve list 19 Cotton Davidson QB/P (Military) -- Chuck McMillan S (Military) -- Buck McPhail RB (Military) -- John Rapacz C (IR) 25 Don Shula CB (IR)

rookies in italics

See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry

References

External links 1955 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1955 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com