1955 Cleveland Browns season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Cleveland Browns 1955 Paul Brown Cleveland Stadium 9–2–1 1st Eastern Walt Michaels, LBCarlton Massey, DBPete Brewster, LEKen Konz, SFred Morrison, RHDon Colo, DTAbe Gibron, G Don ColoLen FordFrank GatskiAbe GibronOtto GrahamLou GrozaMike McCormackDon Paul. Won NFL Championship(at Rams) 38–14 Browns seasons The 1955 Cleveland Browns season was the team's sixth season with the National Football League. The Browns' defense became the first defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest points allowed and fewest total yards allowed for two consecutive seasons.The Best Show in Football:The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns, p.294, Andy Piascik, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, 978-1-58979-360-6 Quarterback Otto Graham was spurred on to come out of retirement and play one more year. The defending NFL champion Browns were 9–2–1 in the regular season and won the Eastern Conference while Graham won his fifth overall Most Valuable Player Award (two AAFC, three NFL). They played in the NFL Championship Game for the sixth consecutive year, and repeated as champion with a 38–14 win over the Rams in Los Angeles. Having played in the league championship game every year he played (ten), Graham retired for good after the game ended.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b0waAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iSUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6663%2C2086511 Milwaukee Journal Kuechle Oliver E. Browns crush Rams, 38-14, for pro title before 87,695 December 27, 1955 17, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B89RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1829%2C4351910 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press 87,695 fans see Browns defeat Rams, 38 to 14 December 27, 1955 1 Season summary The 1955 season began in rough fashion for the Browns, with the defending world champions losing 27–17 at home in the opener to the Washington Redskins,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NptRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4518%2C552672 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Redskins roll over Browns, 27-17 September 26, 1955 23 who had their best season in a decade by finishing second in the Eastern Conference at 8–4. But once hall of fame quarterback Otto Graham got back on track, so did the Browns. With Graham, who had been lured out of retirement when the team experienced problems at that position in training camp, leading the way, the Browns then went on to win six in a row and nine of their last 11 to finish 9–2–1 and capture their sixth consecutive conference title. The Browns then blasted the host Los Angeles Rams 38–14 in the league title game, after which Graham retired again – this time for good, ending the club's remarkable first decade of existence in which it played in the league championship contest all 10 times and won seven crowns. The Browns really caught fire offensively in the last five games. Including the title contest, they averaged 37.8 points per outing during that span, in which they won four times and played to a 35–35 tie with the New York Giants. Also, earlier in the year, they won the important road rematch with the Redskins, 24–14. On the season, Graham threw for 15 touchdowns with just eight interceptions for a 94.0 quarterback rating, the second-best mark of his six-year NFL career. The Browns had three receivers with 29 or more catches, combining for 18 TDs. Pete Brewster was tops in receptions with 34, with Ray Renfro leading the way in scores with eight. Also, the Browns had something they hadn't had since their first year in the NFL—that is, a big-yardage running back. Fred "Curly" Morrison rushed for 824 yards, the most by a Brown since the team joined the league in 1950, when hall of famer Marion Motley had 810 yards.http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/year-by-year-results/1955.html Season summary and statictics at Cleveland Browns.com March 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20111025153452/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/year-by-year-results/1955.html October 25, 2011 dead Roster 1955 Cleveland Browns roster Quarterbacks 14 Otto Graham 16 George Ratterman Running backs 30 Maurice Bassett 40 Dub Jones American football 36 Ed Modzelewski 32 Fred Morrison American football 26 Ray Renfro S 43 Bob Smith halfback y Receivers 88 Pete Brewster 84 Horace Gillom P/DE 86 Dante Lavelli Offensive linemen 60 Harold Bradley Jr. G 62 Herschel Forester G 52 Frank Gatski C 64 Abe Gibron G 76 Lou Groza T/K 74 American football Mike McCormack T 78 John Sandusky T/DT Defensive linemen 70 Don Colo DT 80 Len Ford DE 79 Bob Gain MG 72 John Kissell DT 82 Carlton Massey DE 83 Chuck Weber American football y DE/LB Linebackers 34 Walt Michaels LB 65 Chuck Noll LB 50 Sam Palumbo y LB/C 54 Pete Perini MG Defensive backs 42 Tommy James American football S 22 Ken Konz S 24 Warren Lahr CB 20 Don Paul defensive back CB 44 John Petitbon S Reserve list Tom Catlin LB (Military) Gene Filipski RB (Military) Chet Hanulak RB (Military) Art Hunter C/T (Military) John Macerelli y T/G (IR) 7px Babe Parilli QB (Military) Billy Reynolds American football RB (Military) rookies in italics Source: Exhibition schedule Week Date Opponent Result Attendance 1 August 12 vs. College All-Stars at Chicago L 27–30 75,000 2 August 20 vs. Green Bay Packers at Akron W 13–7 22,000 3 August 28 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–17 41,604 4 September 2 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–38 35,948 5 September 10 Detroit Lions L 3–19 29,581 6 September 15 at Chicago Bears L 21–24 43,067 Regular season 1955 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 25 Washington Redskins L 17–27 0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,041 Recap 2 October 2 at San Francisco 49ers W 38–3 1–1 Kezar Stadium 46,150 Recap 3 October 9 Philadelphia Eagles W 21–17 2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 43,974 Recap 4 October 16 at Washington Redskins W 24–14 3–1 Griffith Stadium 29,168 Recap 5 October 23 Green Bay Packers W 41–10 4–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 51,482 Recap 6 October 30 at Chicago Cardinals W 26–20 5–1 Comiskey Park 29,471 Recap 7 November 6 New York Giants W 24–14 6–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 46,524 Recap 8 November 13 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–33 6–2 Connie Mack Stadium 39,303 Recap 9 November 20 Pittsburgh Steelers W 41–14 7–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 53,509 Recap 10 November 27 at New York Giants T 35–35 7–2–1 Polo Grounds 45,699 Recap 11 December 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–7 8–2–1 Forbes Field 31,101 Recap 12 December 11 Chicago Cardinals W 35–24 9–2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 25,914 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings NFL Championship Game 1955 NFL Championship Game Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Championship December 26 at Los Angeles Rams W 38–14 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,695 Recap Monday, 1 pm PST Source: Awards and records Led NFL, Points Scored (349) References External links 1955 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com0 1955 Cleveland Browns at jt-sw.com 1955 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com 1955 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com Cleveland Category:Cleveland Browns seasons Category:NFL championship seasons Cleveland Browns