1955 Green Bay Packers season
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The 1955 Green Bay Packers
season was their 35th season in the National Football League
. The club posted a 6-6 record under coach Lisle Blackbourn
, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference.
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
season was their 35th season in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The club posted a 6-6 record under coach Lisle Blackbourn
Lisle Blackbourn
Lisle "Liz" Blackbourn was an American football coach who was the third head coach of the Green Bay Packers. He coached the Packers from 1954 to 1957....
, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference.
NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tom Bettis Tom Bettis William Thomas "Tom" Bettis is a former American football linebacker and coach. After starring at Purdue, Bettis was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1955 NFL Draft. He played nine seasons for the Packers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Chicago Bears... |
Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... |
Purdue Purdue University Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and... |
| 2 | 17 | Jim Temp Jim Temp James Arthur "Jim" Temp is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers . He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-References:... |
Defensive End Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years... |
Wisconsin |
| 3 | 29 | Buddy Leake | Back | Oklahoma University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its... |
| 5 | 53 | Hank Bullough Hank Bullough Henry Charles "Hank" Bullough is a former American Football player and coach. He played college football at Michigan State and graduated in 1954. Bullough was a starting guard for the Spartans team that won the 1952 Rose Bowl... |
Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... |
Michigan State Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,... |
| 6 | 65 | Norm Amundsen Norm Amundsen Norm Amundsen is a former guard in the National Football League.-Biography:Amundsen was born Norman Robert Amundsen on September 28, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois.-Career:... |
Guard | Wisconsin |
| 7 | 77 | Bob Clemens Bob Clemens Bob Clemens is a former fullback in the National Football League.-Career:Clemens was drafted in the seventh round of the 1955 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers and played that season with the team. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Georgia.-References:... |
Fullback Fullback (American football) A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback... |
Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States... |
| 8 | 89 | Johnny Crouch | End | TCU Texas Christian University Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ... |
| 9 | 101 | Ed Culpepper Ed Culpepper Ed Culpepper is a former defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played two seasons with the Chicago Cardinals before moving with the team to St. Louis, Missouri before the 1960 NFL season. Culpepper was later selected in the 1961 NFL Expansion Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and would... |
Tackle | Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... |
| 10 | 113 | George Rogers | Tackle | Auburn Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts... |
| 11 | 125 | Ron Clark | Back | Nebraska |
| 12 | 137 | Art Walker Art Walker Arthur D. Walker, Jr. was an American football player. He was an All-American at the University of Michigan in 1954 and played seven seasons of professional football with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League from 1955-1961.-Early years:Walker, an African-American who grew up four... |
Tackle | Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
| 13 | 149 | Ed Adams | Back | South Carolina University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House... |
| 14 | 161 | Fred Baer Fred Baer Frederick N. Baer was an American football player. He played at the fullback position for the University of Michigan from 1952 to 1954. He was chosen as the Most Valuable Player on the 1954 Michigan Wolverines football team.-Early years:Baer's home town was LaGrange, Illinois. He attended... |
Fullback | Michigan |
| 15 | 173 | George Machoukas | Center Center (American football) Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense... |
Toledo University of Toledo The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:... |
| 16 | 185 | Charlie Brackins Charlie Brackins Charlie "Choo Choo" Brackins is a former quarterback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers during the 1955 NFL season.-Biography:... |
Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line... |
Prairie View A&M Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools... |
| 17 | 197 | Lynn Beightol | Back | Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... |
| 18 | 209 | Doyle Nix Doyle Nix Doyle Edward Nix was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft, but did not make the active roster. He also played in the American Football... |
Defensive Back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... |
SMU Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church... |
| 19 | 221 | Bob Carter | Tackle | Grambling Grambling State University Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over... |
| 20 | 233 | Carl Bolt | Back | Southern Miss |
| 20 | 236 | Bob Antkowiak | End | Bucknell Bucknell University Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of... |
| 21 | 245 | Lavell Isbell | Tackle | Houston University of Houston The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of... |
| 22 | 257 | Bill Brunner | Back | Arkansas Tech Arkansas Tech University Arkansas Tech University is a comprehensive regional institution located in Russellville, Arkansas, United States. The university offers programs at both baccalaureate and graduate levels in a range of fields. As of 2004, the University also operates a small satellite campus in the town of Ozark... |
| 23 | 269 | Elton Shaw | Tackle | LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name... |
| 24 | 281 | Charley Bryant | Guard | Nebraska |
| 25 | 293 | Nate Borden Nate Borden Nathaniel Borden was a professional American football defensive end in the National Football League and the American Football League.-Early life:... |
Defensive End | Indiana Indiana University Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000... |
| 26 | 305 | Jim Jennings Jim Jennings -Biography:Jennings was born James Benton Jennings on November 14, 1933 in Crystal City, Missouri.-Career:Jennings was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the twenty-sixth round of the 1955 NFL Draft and played that season with the team. He played at the collegiate level at the University of... |
End | Missouri University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses... |
| 27 | 317 | Bob Peringer | End | Washington State Washington State University Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university... |
| 28 | 329 | Jack Spears | Tackle | Chattanooga University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a public university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The University, often referred to as UTC or simply "Chattanooga" , is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the University of Tennessee System; the others being in... |
| 29 | 341 | Sam Pino | Back | Boston University Boston University Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers... |
| 30 | 352 | Bob Saia | Back | Tulane Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States... |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25, 1955 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 20-17 |
| 2 | October 2, 1955 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 24-3 |
| 3 | October 8, 1955 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 24-20 |
| 4 | October 16, 1955 | Los Angeles Rams | W 30-28 |
| 5 | October 23, 1955 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 41-10 |
| 6 | October 29, 1955 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 14-10 |
| 7 | November 6, 1955 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 52-31 |
| 8 | November 13, 1955 | Chicago Cardinals | W 31-14 |
| 9 | November 20, 1955 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W 27-21 |
| 10 | November 24, 1955 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 24-10 |
| 11 | December 4, 1955 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W 28-7 |
| 12 | December 11, 1955 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 31-17 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Los Angeles Rams 1955 Los Angeles Rams season The 1955 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 18th year with the National Football League and the 10th season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:... |
8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 260 | 231 | W-3 |
| Chicago Bears 1955 Chicago Bears season The 1955 Chicago Bears season was their 36th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted 8-4 record for the second straight year under head coach George Halas placing them in second place for the second straight year in the NFL's Western Conference... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 294 | 251 | W-2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 258 | 276 | L-1 |
| Baltimore Colts 1955 Baltimore Colts season The 1955 Baltimore Colts season was the 3rd season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1955 season with a record of 5 wins, 6 losses and 1 tie and finished fourth in the Western Conference.... |
5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 214 | 239 | L-2 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1955 San Francisco 49ers season The 1955 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's sixth season in the NFL, and were coming off a 7-4-1 record in 1954, finishing in 3rd place in the Western Conference.... |
4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 216 | 298 | W-1 |
| Detroit Lions 1955 Detroit Lions season The 1955 Detroit Lions season was their 26th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 9-2-1, winning only three games. They missed the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 230 | 275 | L-2 |
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Buddy Brown William Brightie Brown was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Arkansas and was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft.... Hank Bullough Henry Charles "Hank" Bullough is a former American Football player and coach. He played college football at Michigan State and graduated in 1954. Bullough was a starting guard for the Spartans team that won the 1952 Rose Bowl... Tom Dahms Tom Dahms is a former professional American football player who played tackle for three seasons for the Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Cardinals, and San Francisco 49ers.... Jim Ringo James Stephen "Jim" Ringo was a professional American football player, a Hall of Fame center and coach. He was a ten time Pro Bowler during his career.... Joe Skibinski Joe Skibinski is a former guard in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns and later played with the team during the 1952 NFL season. After two years away from the NFL, he played with the Green Bay Packers for two... Dave Stephenson Dave Stephenson is a former guard in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1950 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and played that season with the team. The next five seasons he would play with the Green Bay Packers.... Len Szafaryn Leonard Adolph Szafaryn was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of North Carolina and was drafted in the third round of the 1949 NFL Draft.... Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Tom Bettis William Thomas "Tom" Bettis is a former American football linebacker and coach. After starring at Purdue, Bettis was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1955 NFL Draft. He played nine seasons for the Packers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Chicago Bears... Bill Forester George William Forester was a professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played eleven seasons for the Green Bay Packers and was selected to four Pro Bowls... Deral Teteak Deral Teteak was a guard and linebacker in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. Teteak attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison.... George Timberlake George Timberlake is a former linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1954 NFL Draft and later played with the team during the 1955 NFL season.-References:... Roger Zatkoff Roger Zatkoff is a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1950 to 1952. He later played professional football for the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions .... Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Rookies and first-year players in italics |
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