1955 Chicago Cardinals season

American football team season November 2013 March 2026 1955-Cardinals-mediaguide.jpg Chicago Cardinals 1955 4–7–1 4th (tied) NFL Eastern Ray Richards Comiskey Park Did not qualify Cardinals seasons The 1955 Chicago Cardinals season marked the 36th year the team was in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous output of 2–10 by winning four games.1955 Chicago Cardinals Although they escaped the cellar of the Eastern Conference, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 26, 1955 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–14 0–1 Forbes Field 26,359 Recap 2 October 2 New York Giants W 28–17 1–1 Comiskey Park 9,555 Recap 3 October 9 at Washington Redskins W 24–10 2–1 Griffith Stadium 26,337 Recap 4 October 16 at New York Giants L 0–10 2–2 Polo Grounds 7,000 Recap 5 October 23 Philadelphia Eagles T 24–24 2–2–1 Comiskey Park 24,620 Recap 6 October 30 Cleveland Browns L 20–26 2–3–1 Comiskey Park 29,471 Recap 7 November 5, 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–13 3–3–1 Comiskey Park 23,310 Recap 8 November 13 at Green Bay Packers L 14–31 3–4–1 City Stadium 20,104 Recap 9 November 20 Washington Redskins L 0–31 3–5–1 Comiskey Park 16,901 Recap 10 November 27 Chicago Bears W 53–14 4–5–1 Comiskey Park 47,314 Recap 11 December 4 at Philadelphia Eagles L 3–27 4–6–1 Connie Mack Stadium 19,378 Recap 12 December 11 at Cleveland Browns L 24–35 4–7–1 Municipal Stadium 25,914 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Personnel Staff / Coaches 1955 Chicago Cardinals Principal Owner - Violet Bidwill Wolfner Managing Director - Walter Wolfner Head Coach – Ray Richards Backfield Coach - Tommy Thompson Ends Coach - Bob Nowaskey Line Coach - Otis Douglas Defensive Line Coach - John Kellison Source:1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1955nflchic.html 2026-08-29 www.profootballarchives.com thumb|left|650px|Official team photo of the 1955 Chicago Cardinals. 1955 Chicago Cardinals 17 Ogden Compton  8 Lamar McHan 24 Jimmy Carr American football y 31 Mal Hammack y 44 Dave Mann gridiron football y P 33 Ollie Matson CB 36 Johnny Olszewski American football 83 Max Boydston y 87 Dick Brubaker y 89 Frank McPhee American football y 80 Don Stonesifer 65 Johnny Hatley G 70 Jack Jennings American football T 68 Bill Lange offensive guard G 60 Gordon Polofsky G 50 Jack Simmons American football C 74 Len Teeuws T/DT 60 Harry Thompson American football G 82 Tom Bienemann DE 76 Burt Delavan y DT/T 57 Jerry Groom MG/DT 84 Leo Sugar DE 85 Pat Summerall DE/K 72 Chuck Ulrich DT 51 Leo Sanford C 61 Fred Wallner 49 Frank Bernardi y S/RB 40 Lindon Crow y CB 20 Les Goble y S/CB/RB 41 Jimmy Hill American football y S/CB 21 Tom Keane S 81 Night Train Lane CB/WR  2 Charley Trippi P/S -- George Brancato CB/RB (IR) 7px -- Alex Burl RB (Military) -- Ed Cook American football y T (Military) -- Tony Curcillo LB/FB (Military) -- Ed Husmann G (Military) 64 Larry Hartshorn y G (IR) 7px  7 Dave Leggett y QB/CB (Military) 86 Gern Nagler WR (IR) 7px 75 Tony Pasquesi y MG (IR) 7px -- Dave Suminski G (Military) References Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons Chicago Cardinals Chicago Card Category:1955 in Chicago