The 1955 Chicago Bears seasonregular 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. After the season was over, Halas announced that he was stepping down as head coach of the Bears ending his third ten-year tenure as coach.
NFL Draft [ ] Regular Season [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Att.
1
September 25
at Baltimore
L 23-17
0-1
36,167
2
October 2
at Green Bay
L 24-3
0-2
24,662
3
October 9
San Francisco
L 20-19
0-3
41,651
4
October 16
Baltimore
W 38-10
1-3
40,184
5
October 23
at San Francisco
W 34-23
2-3
56,350
6
October 30
at Los Angeles
W 31-20
3-3
69,587
7
November 6
Green Bay
W 52-31
4-3
48,890
8
November 13
Los Angeles
W 24-3
5-3
50,187
9
November 20
at Detroit
W 24-14
6-3
53,610
10
November 27
at Chi. Cardinals
L 53-14
6-4
47,314
11
December 4
Detroit
W 21-20
7-4
39,388
12
December 11
Philadelphia
W 17-10
8-4
34,783
Game Summaries [ ] Week 3 vs San Francisco [ ]
Week 3: San Francisco 49ers 20 (1-2) at Chicago Bears 19 (0-3) – Game summary
at Wrigley Field , Chicago Illinois
Date : Sunday, October 9, 1955Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. PDTGame attendance : 41,651Recap and Stats
Game information
1st 2nd 3rd 49ers – Billy Wilson 20 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) 49ers 20 – 10
Bears – Bobby Watkins 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick) 49ers 20 – 17 4th Bears – Safety, Y.A. Tittle sacked in end zone by John Hoffman 49ers 20 – 19
Week 5 @ San Francisco [ ]
Week 5: Chicago Bears 20 (2-3) at San Francisco 49ers 19 (2-3) – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
10
14
10
34
49ers
10
7
0
6
23
at Kezar Stadium , San Francisco, California
Date : Sunday, October 23, 1955Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDTGame attendance : 56,350Recap and Stats
Game information
1st 2nd Bears – George Blanda 15 yard field goal 49ers 10 – 3
49ers – Dicky Moegle 5 yard rush (Gordy Soltau kick) 49ers 17 – 3
Bears – Bill McColl 9 yard pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick) 49ers 17 – 10 3rd Bears – Ed Brown 5 yard rush (George Blanda kick) Tied 17 – 17
Bears – Bobby Watkins 4 yard rush (George Blanda kick) Bears 24 – 17 4th 49ers – Billy Wilson 72 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) Bears 24 – 23
Bears – George Blanda 25 yard field goal Bears 27 – 23
Bears – Ed Brown 32 yard rush (George Blanda kick) Bears 34 – 23
Standings [ ] 