1955 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1955 6–6 3rd NFL Western Verne Lewellen Lisle Blackbourn City StadiumMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1955 Green Bay Packers season was their 37th season overall and their 35th season in the National Football League (NFL). 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. thumb|right|260px|Program for the 1955 season opener against the Detroit Lions with the Packers implicitly in the role of David. thumb|right|260px|Program welcoming home former Wisconsin All-American Don Ameche, fullback of the Baltimore Colts. Offseason NFL draft 1955 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/club team15Tom BettisLinebackerPurdue217Jim TempDefensive endWisconsin329Buddy LeakeBackOklahoma553Hank BulloughGuardMichigan State665Norm AmundsenGuardWisconsin777Bob ClemensFullbackGeorgia889Johnny CrouchEndTCU9101Ed CulpepperTackleAlabama10113George RogersTackleAuburn11125Ron ClarkBackNebraska12137Art WalkerTackleMichigan13149Ed AdamsBackSouth Carolina14161Fred BaerFullbackMichigan15173George MachoukasCenterToledo16185Charlie BrackinsQuarterbackPrairie View A&M17197Lynn BeightolBackMaryland18209Doyle NixDefensive backSMU19221Bob CarterTackleGrambling20233Carl BoltBackSouthern Miss20236Bob AntkowiakEndBucknell21245Lavell IsbellTackleHouston22257Bill BrunnerBackArkansas Tech23269Elton ShawTackleLSU24281Charley BryantGuardNebraska25293Nate BordenDefensive endIndiana26305Jim JenningsEndMissouri27317Bob PeringerEndWashington State28329Jack SpearsTackleChattanooga29341Sam PinoBackBoston University30352Bob SaiaBackTulane Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 25 Detroit Lions W 20–17 1–0 City Stadium 22,217 Recap 2 October 2 Chicago Bears W 24–3 2-0 City Stadium 24,662 Recap 3 October 8, 1955 Baltimore Colts L 20–24 2-1 Milwaukee County Stadium 40,199 Recap 4 October 16 Los Angeles Rams W 30–28 3-1 Milwaukee County Stadium 26,960 Recap 5 October 23 at Cleveland Browns L 10–41 3-2 Cleveland Stadium 51,482 Recap 6 October 29, 1955 at Baltimore Colts L 10–14 3-3 Memorial Stadium 34,411 Recap 7 November 6 at Chicago Bears L 52-31 3-4 Wrigley Field 48,890 Recap 8 November 13 Chicago Cardinals W 31–14 4–4 City Stadium 20,104 Recap 9 November 20 San Francisco 49ers W 27–21 5–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 19,099 Recap 10 November 24 at Detroit Lions L 10–24 5–5 Briggs Stadium 51,685 Recap 11 December 4 at San Francisco 49ers W 28–7 6–5 Kezar Stadium 32,897 Recap 12 December 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–31 6–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 90,535 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster 1955 Green Bay Packers final roster Quarterbacks 15 Paul Held 18 Tobin Rote Running backs 48 Al Carmichael 31 Fred Cone K 37 Howie Ferguson 40 Joe Johnson 24 Breezy Reid 27 Veryl Switzer CB Receivers 86 Billy Howton 84 Gary Knafelc Offensive linemen 62 Buddy Brown G 67 Hank Bullough G 78 Tom Dahms T 51 Jim Ringo C 63 Joe Skibinski G 61 Jack Spinks G 53 Dave Stephenson C 68 Len Szafaryn T Defensive linemen 87 Nate Borden DE 69 Bill Forester MG 77 Dave Hanner DT 72 Jerry Helluin DT 71 Bill Lucky DT 83 John Martinkovic DE 81 Pat O'Donahue DE Linebackers 58 Tom Bettis 66 Deral Teteak 74 Roger Zatkoff Defensive backs 20 Billy Bookout CB 44 Bobby Dillon S 41 Doyle Nix CB 47 Val Joe Walker S Special teams 80 Dick Deschaine Reserve list -- Al Barry G (Military) -- Bobby Garrett QB (Military) -- Gene Knutson DE (IR) 7px -- Max McGee WR/P (Military) 23 Al Romine S (Military) -- Jim Temp DE (IR) 7px 53 George Timberlake LB (Military) -- Gene White CB (Military) Rookies in italics Awards, records, and honors Tobin Rote, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (17) Milestones References Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers