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.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week
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Date
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Opponent
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Result
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Record
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Venue
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Att.
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1
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Sep. 25
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Detroit
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W 20-17
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1-0
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City Stadium
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22,217
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2
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Oct. 2
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Chi. Bears
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W 24-3
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2-0
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City Stadium
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24,662
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3
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Oct. 8 (Sat)
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Baltimore
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L 24-20
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2-1
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Milwaukee
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40,199
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4
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Oct. 16
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Los Angeles
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W 30-28
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3-1
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Milwaukee
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26,960
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5
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Oct. 23
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at Cleveland
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L 41-10
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3-2
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Cleveland Stadium
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51,482
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6
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Oct. 29 (Sat)
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at Baltimore
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L 14-10
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3-3
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Memorial Stadium
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34,411
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7
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Nov. 6
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at Chi. Bears
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L 52-31
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3-4
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Wrigley Field
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48,890
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8
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Nov. 13
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Chi. Cardinals
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W 31-14
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4-4
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City Stadium
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20,104
|
9
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Nov. 20
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San Francisco
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W 27-21
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5-4
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Milwaukee
|
19,099
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10
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Nov. 24 (Thu)
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at Detroit
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L 24-10
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5-5
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Briggs Stadium
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51,685
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11
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Dec. 4
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at San Francisco
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W 28-7
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6-5
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Kezar Stadium
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32,897
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12
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Dec. 11
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at Los Angeles
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L 31-17
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6-6
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LA Coliseum
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90,535
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Game Summaries[]
Week 9 vs San Francisco[]
Week 9: San Francisco 49ers 21 (3-6) at Green Bay Packers 27 (5-4) – Game summary
Game information
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- 1st
- 2nd
- Packers – Joe Johnson 30 yard pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick) Tied 7 – 7
- Packers – Fred Cone 17 yard field goal Packers 10 – 7
- 49ers – Carroll Hardy 33 yard pass from Y. A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) 49ers 14 – 10
- Packers – Fred Cone 29 yard field goal 49ers 14 – 13
- 3rd
- 49ers – Carroll Hardy 58 yard pass from Y. A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) 49ers 21 – 13
- 4th
- Packers – Gary Knafelc 34 yard pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick) 49ers 21 – 20
- Packers – Howie Ferguson 6 yard rush (Fred Cone kick) Packers 27 – 21
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Week 11 @ San Francisco[]
Week 11: Green Bay Packers 28 (6-5) at San Francisco 49ers 7 (3-8) – Game summary
at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California
- Date: Sunday, December 4, 1955
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. PST
- Game attendance: 34,527
- Recap and Stats
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Game information
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- 1st
- 2nd
- Packers – Tobin Rote 1 yard rush (Fred Cone kick) Tied 7 – 7
- Packers – Len Szafaryn 28 yard blocked punt return (Fred Cone kick) Packers 14 – 7
- Packers – Breezy Reid 1 yard rush (Fred Cone kick) Packers 21 – 7
- 3rd
- Packers – Breezy Reid 60 yard pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick) Packers 28 – 7
- 4th
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Standings[]
Roster[]
Green Bay Packers roster
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Quarterbacks
- 15 Charlie Brackins
- 15 Paul Held
- 18 Tobin Rote
Running Backs
- 48 Al Carmichael
- 33 Bob Clemens
- 31 Fred Cone
- 37 Howie Ferguson
- 40 Joe Johnson
- 24 Floyd Reid
- 61 Jack Spinks
- 27 Veryl Switzer
Wide Receivers
- 86 Billy Howton
- 84 Gary Knafelc
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Offensive Linemen
- 62 Buddy Brown
- 67 Hank Bullough
- 78 Tom Dahms
- 51 Jim Ringo
- 63 Joe Skibinski
- 53 Dave Stephenson
- 68 Len Szafaryn
Defensive Linemen
- 87 Nate Borden
- 77 Dave Hanner
- 72 Jerry Helluin
- 85 Jim Jennings
- 71 Bill Lucky
- 83 John Martinkovic
- 81 Pat O'Donahue
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Linebackers
- 58 Tom Bettis
- 69 Bill Forester
- 66 Deral Teteak
- 53 George Timberlake
- 74 Roger Zatkoff
Defensive Backs
- 20 Billy Bookout
- 44 Bobby Dillon
- 41 Doyle Nix
- 23 Al Romine
- 28 Clarence Self
- 47 Val Joe Walker
Special Teams
Rookies and first-year players in italics
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Awards, records, and honors[]
- Tobin Rote, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (17)
Milestones[]
References[]