1955 Green Bay Packers season explained

Team:Green Bay Packers
Year:1955
Record:6–6
Division Place:3rd NFL Western
General Manager:Verne Lewellen
Coach:Lisle Blackbourn
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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The 1955 Green Bay Packers season was their 37th season overall and their 35th season in the National Football League. 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

See main article: article and 1955 NFL draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/club team
15Tom BettisLinebackerPurdue
217Jim TempDefensive endWisconsin
329Buddy LeakeBackOklahoma
553Hank BulloughGuardMichigan State
665Norm AmundsenGuardWisconsin
777Bob ClemensFullbackGeorgia
889Johnny CrouchEndTCU
9101Ed CulpepperTackleAlabama
10113George RogersTackleAuburn
11125Ron ClarkBackNebraska
12137Art WalkerTackleMichigan
13149Ed AdamsBackSouth Carolina
14161Fred BaerFullbackMichigan
15173George MachoukasCenterToledo
16185Charlie BrackinsQuarterbackPrairie View A&M
17197Lynn BeightolBackMaryland
18209Doyle NixDefensive backSMU
19221Bob CarterTackleGrambling
20233Carl BoltBackSouthern Miss
20236Bob AntkowiakEndBucknell
21245Lavell IsbellTackleHouston
22257Bill BrunnerBackArkansas Tech
23269Elton ShawTackleLSU
24281Charley BryantGuardNebraska
25293Nate BordenDefensive endIndiana
26305Jim JenningsEndMissouri
27317Bob PeringerEndWashington State
28329Jack SpearsTackleChattanooga
29341Sam PinoBackBoston University
30352Bob SaiaBackTulane

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 25Detroit LionsW 20–171–0City Stadium22,217Recap
2October 2at Chicago BearsL 31–521–1Wrigley Field48,890Recap
3Baltimore ColtsL 20–241–2Milwaukee County Stadium40,199Recap
4October 16Los Angeles RamsW 30–282–2Milwaukee County Stadium26,960Recap
5October 23at Cleveland BrownsL 10–412–3Cleveland Stadium51,482Recap
6at Baltimore ColtsL 10–142–4Memorial Stadium34,411Recap
7November 6Chicago BearsW 24–33-4City Stadium24,662Recap
8November 13Chicago CardinalsW 31–144–4City Stadium20,104Recap
9November 20San Francisco 49ersW 27–215–4Milwaukee County Stadium19,099Recap
10November 24at Detroit LionsL 10–245–5Briggs Stadium51,685Recap
11December 4at San Francisco 49ersW 28–76–5Kezar Stadium32,897Recap
12December 11at Los Angeles RamsL 17–316–6Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum90,535Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Roster

Awards, records, and honors

Milestones

References