1955 Chicago Bears season

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.^[1][2] Chicago opened the season with three losses,^[3] then won eight of nine.

1955 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George Halas
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	8–4
Division place	2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 1954 Bears seasons 1956 →

During the season, owner Halas announced that he was stepping down as head coach,^[2] ending his third ten-year tenure as coach. Longtime assistant Paddy Driscoll, age 61, was promoted in early February,^[4] led the team for two seasons, then was reassigned when Halas returned as head coach in 1958.^[5]

Regular season

Main article: 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

Program from the October 16 game against the visiting Baltimore Colts.

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	3	1	.727	6–3–1	260	231	W3
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	7–3	294	251	W2
Green Bay Packers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	258	276	L1
Baltimore Colts	5	6	1	.455	5–4–1	214	239	L2
San Francisco 49ers	4	8	0	.333	4–6	216	298	W1
Detroit Lions	3	9	0	.250	2–8	230	275	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	2	1	.818	7–2–1	349	218	W2
Washington Redskins	8	4	0	.667	6–4	246	222	W1
New York Giants	6	5	1	.545	4–5–1	267	223	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	7	1	.364	4–5–1	248	231	L1
Chicago Cardinals	4	7	1	.364	3–6–1	224	252	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	8	0	.333	4–6	195	285	L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Chicago Bears 1955 roster
Quarterbacks Running backs 21 Ron Drzewiecki Wide receivers Tight ends		Offensive linemen Defensive linemen 81 Doug Atkins DE		Linebackers 31 Joe Fortunato 61 Bill George Defensive backs 80 John Helwig Special teams 16 George Blanda K/QB

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References

1. "Bears beat Eagles in windup, 17-10". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. December 12, 1955. p. 15, part 2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Bears clip Eagles, 17-10; Blanda ace". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 12, 1955. p. 4, part 2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "49ers outlast Bears". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. October 10, 1955. p. 3, part 2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "Halas picks Driscoll to coach his Bears". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. February 2, 1956. p. 15, part 2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "Halas returns as coach of Bears". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. February 17, 1958. p. 2, part 2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}