1955 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Bears-mediaguide-1955.jpg Chicago Bears 1955 8–4 2nd NFL Western George Halas George Halas Wrigley Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1955 season was the Chicago Bears' 36th in the National Football League. The team matched on their 8–4 record from 1954 under head coach George Halas, repeating as the runner-up in the NFL's Western Conference.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ki4oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vSUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5761%2C2028174 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Bears beat Eagles in windup, 17-10 December 12, 1955 15, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iGhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0Q8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5522%2C1212509 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Bears clip Eagles, 17-10; Blanda ace December 12, 1955 4, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago opened the season with three losses,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kVQxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6g8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6745%2C6737753 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press 49ers outlast Bears October 10, 1955 3, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes then won eight of nine. During the season, owner Halas announced that he was stepping down as head coach, ending his third ten-year tenure as coach. Longtime assistant Paddy Driscoll, age 61, was promoted in early February,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NjEaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WyUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4446%2C693665 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Halas picks Driscoll to coach his Bears February 2, 1956 15, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes led the team for two seasons, then was reassigned when Halas returned as head coach in 1958.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=22BQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PRAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7338%2C3102247 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Halas returns as coach of Bears February 17, 1958 2, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Regular season 1955 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 25 at Baltimore Colts L 17–23 0–1 Memorial Stadium 36,167 Recap 2 October 2 at Green Bay Packers L 24–3 0–2 Wrigley Field 48,890 Recap 3 October 9 San Francisco 49ers L 19–20 0–3 Wrigley Field 41,651 Recap 4 October 16 Baltimore Colts W 38–10 1–3 Wrigley Field 40,184 Recap 5 October 23 at San Francisco 49ers W 34–23 2–3 Kezar Stadium 56,350 Recap 6 October 30 at Los Angeles Rams W 31–20 3–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,587 Recap 7 November 6 Green Bay Packers W 52–31 4–3 City Stadium 24,662 Recap 8 November 13 Los Angeles Rams W 24–3 5–3 Wrigley Field 50,187 Recap 9 November 20 at Detroit Lions W 24–14 6–3 Tiger Stadium 53,610 Recap 10 November 27 at Chicago Cardinals L 14–53 6–4 Comiskey Park 47,314 Recap 11 December 4 Detroit Lions W 21–20 7–4 Wrigley Field 39,388 Recap 12 December 11 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–10 8–4 Wrigley Field 34,783 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings thumb|right|280px|Program from the October 16 game against the visiting Baltimore Colts. Roster Chicago Bears 1955 roster Quarterbacks 16 George Blanda K 15 Ed Brown P  9 Bob Williams Running backs 35 Rick Casares 21 Ron Drzewiecki 89 John Hoffman 30 Chick Jagade 45 Bobby Watkins Receivers 87 Harlon Hill 83 Bill McColl 88 Gene Schroeder Offensive linemen 65 Herman Clark G/MG 62 Kline Gilbert T 69 Ralph Jecha G 78 Stan Jones G 55 Larry Strickland C 72 Bill Wightkin T Defensive linemen 81 Doug Atkins DE 73 Bill Bishop DT 61 Bill George MG/G 82 Jack Hoffman DE/WR 58 John Kreamcheck DT  7 Ed Sprinkle DE 75 Fred Williams DT Linebackers 71 George Connor 31 Joe Fortunato 51 Wayne Hansen C Defensive backs 14 Ken Gorgal S 80 John Helwig CB 48 Harry Hugasian S  6 Don Kindt CB/RB 20 Ray Gene Smith CB/RB 26 Charlie Sumner CB Reserve list -- Don Bingham RB (Military) 12 Zeke Bratkowski QB/P (Military) 43 Jim Dooley WR (Military) 29 McNeil Moore S (Military) 10 Tommy O'Connell QB (Military) 40 Stan Wallace S/CB (Military) Rookies in italics Source: References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Bears Category:1955 in Chicago