The 1956 Baltimore Colts season marked the fourth year for the second Baltimore Colts franchise in the National Football League (NFL). Under third-year head coach Weeb Ewbank, the Colts posted a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, fourth in the Western Conference. This is also the first season to feature future Hall of Famers Johnny Unitas and Lenny Moore.

Regular season

Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 30 Chicago Bears W 28–21 1–0 Memorial Stadium 45,221 Recap 2 Detroit Lions L 14–31 1–1 Memorial Stadium 42,622 Recap 3 October 14 at Green Bay Packers L 33–38 1–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 24,214 Recap 4 October 21 at Chicago Bears L 27–58 1–3 Wrigley Field 48,364 Recap 5 October 28 Green Bay Packers W 28–21 2–3 Memorial Stadium 40,086 Recap — Bye 6 November 11 at Cleveland Browns W 21–7 3–3 Cleveland Stadium 42,404 Recap 7 November 18 at Detroit Lions L 3–27 3–4 Briggs Stadium 55,788 Recap 8 November 25 Los Angeles Rams W 56–21 4–4 Memorial Stadium 40,321 Recap 9 December 2 San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 4–5 Memorial Stadium 37,227 Recap 10 December 9 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–31 4–6 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 51,037 Recap 11 December 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–30 4–7 Kezar Stadium 43,791 Recap 12 December 23 Washington Redskins W 19–17 5–7 Memorial Stadium 32,944 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Roster

1956 Baltimore Colts roster Quarterbacks 18 Gary Kerkorian 14 George Shaw 19 Johnny Unitas

Running backs 35 Alan Ameche 45 L. G. Dupre 24 Lenny Moore 26 Royce Womble 21 Billy Vessels CB 31 Dick Young

Receivers 82 Raymond Berry 84 Jim Mutscheller Offensive linemen 79 Tom Feamster T/K 74 Ken Jackson T/G 65 Bill Koman G/LB 50 Buzz Nutter C 60 George Preas T 53 George Radosevich C/T 68 Alex Sandusky G 63 Art Spinney G

Defensive linemen 73 Joe Campanella MG 70 Art Donovan DT 77 Tom Finnin DT 83 Don Joyce DE 76 Gene Lipscomb DT 89 Gino Marchetti DE 61 Jack Patera MG Linebackers 67 Doug Eggers 65 Bill Pellington

Defensive backs 20 Johnny Hermann S 44 Bert Rechichar S/K/P 25 Don Shula CB 23 Carl Taseff CB 40 Jesse Thomas S Reserve list 78 Dick Chorovich T (IR) -- Cotton Davidson QB/P (Military) 18 Dick Nyers S (IR) 52 Dick Szymanski C (Military)

rookies in italics

See also History of the Indianapolis Colts

References

External links 1956 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1956 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com