The 1955 YEAR IN FOOTBALL
Cleveland Browns (9-2-1)
Head Coach: Paul Brown
Passing Leader: Otto Graham (1721)
Rushing Leader: Curley Morrison (824)
Receiving Leader: Pete Brewster (34-622)
Los Angeles Rams (8-3-1)
Head Coach: Sid Gillman
Passing Leader: Norm Van Brocklin (1890)
Rushing Leader: Ron Waller (716)
Receiving Leader: Tom Fears (44-569)
Washington Redskins (8-4)
Head Coach: Joe Kuharich
Passing Leader: Eddie LeBaron (1270)
Rushing Leader: Vic Janowicz (397)
Receiving Leader: Johnny Carson (23-443)
Chicago Bears (8-4)
Head Coach: George Halas
Passing Leader: Ed Brown (1307)
Rushing Leader: Rick Casares (672)
Receiving Leader: Harlon Hill (42-789)
New York Giants (6-5-1)
Head Coach: Jim Lee Howell
Passing Leader: Charlie Conerly (1310)
Rushing Leader: Alex Webster (634)
Receiving Leader: Frank Gifford (33-437)
Green Bay Packers (6-6)
Head Coach: Lisle Blackbourn
Passing Leader: Tobin Rote (1977)
Rushing Leader: Howie Ferguson (859)
Receiving Leader: Billy Howton (44-697)
Philadelphia Eagles (4-7-1)
Head Coach: Jim Trimble
Passing Leader: Adrian Burk (1359)
Rushing Leader: Hub Giancanelli (385)
Receiving Leader: Pete Pihos (62-864)
Baltimore Colts (5-6-1)
Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank
Passing Leader: George Shaw (1586)
Rushing Leader: Alan Ameche (961)
Receiving Leader: Jim Mutcsheller (33-518)
Chicago Cardinals (4-7-1)
Head Coach: Ray Richards
Passing Leader: Lamar McHan (1085)
Rushing Leader: Ollie Matson (475)
Receiving Leader: Don Stonesifer (28-330)
San Francisco 49ers (4-8)
Head Coach: Red Strader
Passing Leader: Y.A. Tittle (2185)
Rushing Leader: Joe Perry (701)
Receiving Leader: Billy Wilson (53-831)
Pittsburgh Steelers (3-9)
Head Coach: Walt Kiesling
Passing Leader: Jim Finks (2270)
Rushing Leader: Fran Rogel (588)
Receiving Leader: Ray Mathews (42-762)
Detroit Lions (3-9)
Head Coach: Buddy Parker
Passing Leader: Bobby Layne (1830)
Rushing Leader: Lew Carpenter (543)
Receiving Leader: Dave Middleton (44-663)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24
PHILADELPHIA 27, New York 17
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25
BALTIMORE 23, Chicago Bears 17 GREEN BAY 20, Detroit 17
Los Angeles 23, SAN FRANCISCO 14 Washington 27, CLEVELAND 17
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26
PITTSBURGH 14, Chicago Cardinals 7
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 27 17 Los Angeles 1 0 0 1.000 23 14
Washington 1 0 0 1.000 27 17 Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 23 17
Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 14 7 GREEN BAY 1 0 0 1.000 20 17
Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 17 27 Detroit 0 1 0 .000 17 20
Chicago Cards 0 1 0 .000 7 14 Chicago Bears 0 1 0 .000 17 23
New York 0 1 0 .000 17 27 San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 14 23
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1
BALTIMORE 28, Detroit 13 Washington 31, PHILADELPHIA 30
SUNDAY OCTOBER 2
GREEN BAY 24, Chicago Bears 3 Cleveland 38, SAN FRANCISCO 3
CHICAGO CARDINALS 28, New York 17 LOS ANGELES 27, Pittsburgh 26
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Washington 2 0 0 1.000 58 47 Los Angeles 2 0 0 1.000 50 40
Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 55 30 Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 51 30
Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 40 34 GREEN BAY 2 0 0 1.000 44 20
Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 57 48 Detroit 0 2 0 .000 30 48
Chicago Cards 1 1 0 .500 35 31 Chicago Bears 0 2 0 .000 20 47
New York 0 2 0 .000 34 55 San Francisco 0 2 0 .000 17 61
SATURDAY OCTOBER 8
Baltimore 24, Green Bay 20 at Milwaukee
SUNDAY OCTOBER 9
San Francisco 20, CHICAGO BEARS 19 Chicago Cardinals 24, WASHINGTON 10
Los Angeles 17, DETROIT 10 PITTSBURGH 30, New York 23
CLEVELAND 21, Philadelphia 17
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Washington 2 1 0 .667 68 71 Los Angeles 3 0 0 1.000 67 50
Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 76 47 Baltimore 3 0 0 1.000 75 50
Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 70 57 GREEN BAY 2 1 0 .667 64 44
Chicago Cards 2 1 0 .667 59 41 San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 37 80
Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 74 69 Chicago Bears 0 3 0 .000 39 67
New York 0 3 0 .000 57 85 Detroit 0 3 0 .000 40 65
SATURDAY OCTOBER 15
PITTSBURGH 13, Philadelphia 7
SUNDAY OCTOBER 16
CHICAGO BEARS 38, Baltimore 10 NEW YORK 10, Chicago Cardinals 0
Cleveland 24, WASHINGTON 14 San Francisco 27, DETROIT 24
Green Bay 30, Los Angeles 28 at Milwaukee
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 83 64 Los Angeles 3 1 0 .750 95 80
Cleveland 3 1 0 .750 100 61 Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 85 88
Washington 2 2 0 .500 82 95 GREEN BAY 3 1 0 .750 94 72
Chicago Cards 2 2 0 .500 59 51 San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 64 104
Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 81 82 Chicago Bears 1 3 0 .250 77 77
New York 1 3 0 .250 67 85 Detroit 0 4 0 .000 64 92
SUNDAY OCTOBER 23
Chicago Bears 34, SAN FRANCISCO 23 LOS ANGELES 24, Detroit 13
Washington 14, BALTIMORE 13 CLEVELAND 41, Green Bay 10
Pittsburgh 19, NEW YORK 17 CHI CARDINALS 24, Philadelphia 24 (T)
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pittsburgh 4 1 0 .800 102 81 Los Angeles 4 1 0 .800 119 93
Cleveland 4 1 0 .800 141 71 Baltimore 3 2 0 .600 98 102
Washington 3 2 0 .600 96 108 GREEN BAY 3 2 0 .600 104 113
Chicago Cards 2 2 1 .500 83 75 San Francisco 2 3 0 .400 87 138
Philadelphia 1 3 1 .250 105 106 Chicago Bears 2 3 0 .400 111 100
New York 1 4 0 .200 84 104 Detroit 0 5 0 .000 77 116
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29
BALTIMORE 14, Green Bay 10
SUNDAY OCTOBER 30
NEW YORK 35, Washington 7 SAN FRANCISCO 38, Detroit 21
Chicago Bears 31, LOS ANGELES 20 Cleveland 26, CHICAGO CARDS 20
PHILADELPHIA 24, Pittsburgh 0
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 5 1 0 .833 167 91 Los Angeles 4 2 0 .667 139 124
Pittsburgh 4 2 0 .667 102 105 Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 112 112
Washington 3 3 0 .500 103 143 GREEN BAY 3 3 0 .500 114 127
Chicago Cards 2 3 1 .400 103 101 San Francisco 3 3 0 .500 125 159
Philadelphia 2 3 1 .400 129 106 Chicago Bears 3 3 0 .500 142 120
New York 2 4 0 .333 119 111 Detroit 0 6 0 .000 98 154
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5
DETROIT 24, Baltimore 14 CHICAGO CARDINALS 27, Pittsburgh 13
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6
CHICAGO BEARS 52, Green Bay 31 Cleveland 24, NEW YORK 14
WASHINGTON 34, Philadelphia 21 LOS ANGELES 27, San Francisco 14
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 6 1 0 .833 191 105 Los Angeles 5 2 0 .714 166 138
Pittsburgh 4 3 0 .571 115 132 Baltimore 4 3 0 .571 126 136
Washington 4 3 0 .571 137 164 Chicago Bears 4 3 0 .571 194 151
Chicago Cards 3 3 1 .500 130 114 San Francisco 3 4 0 .429 139 186
Philadelphia 2 4 1 .333 150 140 GREEN BAY 3 4 0 .429 145 179
New York 2 5 0 .286 133 135 Detroit 1 6 0 .143 122 168
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13
NEW YORK 17, Baltimore 7 GREEN BAY 31, Chicago Cardinals 14
PHILADELPHIA 33, Cleveland 17 Detroit 31, PITTSBURGH 28
WASHINGTON 7, San Francisco 0 CHICAGO BEARS 24, Los Angeles 3
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 6 2 0 .750 208 138 Los Angeles 5 3 0 .625 169 162
Washington 5 3 0 .625 144 164 Chicago Bears 5 3 0 .625 218 154
Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .571 143 163 Baltimore 4 4 0 .500 133 153
Chicago Cards 3 4 1 .429 144 145 GREEN BAY 4 4 0 .500 176 193
Philadelphia 3 4 1 .429 183 157 San Francisco 3 5 0 .375 139 193
New York 3 5 0 .375 150 142 Detroit 2 6 0 .250 153 196
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20
Chicago Bears 24, DETROIT 14 BALTIMORE 17, Los Angeles 17 (T)
Washington 31, CHICAGO CARDINALS 0 NEW YORK 31, Philadelphia 7
CLEVELAND 41, Pittsburgh 14 Green Bay 27, San Fran 21 at Mil
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 7 2 0 .778 249 152 Chicago Bears 6 3 0 .667 242 168
Washington 6 3 0 .667 175 164 Los Angeles 5 3 1 .625 186 179
Pittsburgh 4 5 0 .444 157 204 GREEN BAY 5 4 0 .556 203 214
New York 4 5 0 .444 181 149 Baltimore 4 4 1 .500 150 170
Philadelphia 3 5 1 .375 190 188 San Francisco 3 6 0 .333 160 220
Chicago Cards 3 5 1 .375 144 176 Detroit 2 7 0 .222 167 220
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24
DETROIT 24, Green Bay 10
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27
CHICAGO CARDINALS 53, Chi Bears 14 NEW YORK 35, Cleveland 35 (T)
BALTIMORE 26, San Francisco 14 Los Angeles 23, PHILADELPHIA 21
Washington 23, PITTSBURGH 14
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 7 2 1 .778 284 187 Los Angeles 6 3 1 .667 209 200
Washington 7 3 0 .700 198 178 Chicago Bears 6 4 0 .600 256 221
Chicago Cards 4 5 1 .444 197 190 Baltimore 5 4 1 .556 176 184
New York 4 5 1 .444 216 184 GREEN BAY 5 5 0 .500 213 238
Pittsburgh 4 6 0 .400 171 227 San Francisco 3 7 0 .300 174 246
Philadelphia 3 6 1 .333 211 211 Detroit 3 7 0 .300 191 230
SUNDAY DECEMBER 4
LOS ANGELES 20, Baltimore 14 Cleveland 30, PITTSBURGH 7
New York 27, WASHINGTON 20 CHICAGO BEARS 21, Detroit 20
PHILADELPHIA 27, Chicago Cardinals 3 Green Bay 28, SAN FRANCISCO 7
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Cleveland 8 2 1 .800 314 194 Los Angeles 7 3 1 .700 229 214
Washington 7 4 0 .636 218 205 Chicago Bears 7 4 0 .636 277 241
New York 5 5 1 .500 243 204 GREEN BAY 6 5 0 .545 241 245
Chicago Cards 4 6 1 .400 200 217 Baltimore 5 5 1 .500 190 204
Philadelphia 4 6 1 .400 238 214 San Francisco 3 8 0 .273 181 274
Pittsburgh 4 7 0 .364 178 257 Detroit 3 8 0 .273 221 251
X-Clinched Division Title
SUNDAY DECEMBER 11
SAN FRANCISCO 35, Baltimore 24 CLEVELAND 35, Chicago Cardinals 24
LOS ANGELES 31, Green Bay 17 New York 24, DETROIT 19
WASHINGTON 28, Pittsburgh 17 CHICAGO BEARS 17, Philadelphia 10
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Cleveland 9 2 1 .818 349 218 X-Los Angeles 8 3 1 .727 260 231
Washington 8 4 0 .667 246 222 Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 294 251
New York 6 5 1 .545 267 223 GREEN BAY 6 6 0 .500 258 276
Chicago Cards 4 7 1 .364 224 252 Baltimore 5 6 1 .455 214 239
Philadelphia 4 7 1 .364 248 231 San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 216 298
Pittsburgh 4 8 0 .333 195 285 Detroit 3 9 0 .250 240 275
X-Clinched Division Title
1955 NFL TITLE (December 26 at Los Angeles)
CLEVELAND BROWNS (9-2-1) 38, LOS ANGELES RAMS (8-3-1) 14