| Team: | Chicago Bears |
| Year: | 1955 |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| Division Place: | 2nd NFL Western |
| Coach: | George Halas |
| Owner: | George Halas |
| Stadium: | Wrigley Field |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Bears seasons |
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.[1] [2] Chicago opened the season with three losses,[3] then won eight of nine.
During the season, owner Halas announced that he was stepping down as head coach,[2] ending his third ten-year tenure as coach. Longtime assistant Paddy Driscoll, age 61, was promoted in early February,[4] led the team for two seasons, then was reassigned when Halas returned as head coach in 1958.[5]
See main article: 1955 NFL season.
| 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 |