1955 Cleveland Browns season
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The 1955
Cleveland Browns
season was the team's sixth season with the National Football League
. The Browns' defense became the first defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest points allowed and fewest total yards allowed for two consecutive seasons.
1955 NFL season
The 1955 NFL season was the 36th regular season of the National Football League. NBC paid $100,000 to replace DuMont as the national television network for the NFL Championship Game...
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...
season was the team's sixth season with 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 Browns' defense became the first defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest points allowed and fewest total yards allowed for two consecutive seasons.
Exhibition Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 12, 1955 | vs. College All-Stars at Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
L 30–27 |
| 2 | August 20, 1955 | vs. Green Bay Packers 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... at Akron Akron, Ohio Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan... |
W 13–7 |
| 3 | August 28, 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... |
L 17–14 |
| 4 | September 2, 1955 | at Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
L 38–21 |
| 5 | September 10, 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... |
L 19–3 |
| 6 | September 15, 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 24–21 |
Regular Season Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25, 1955 | Washington Redskins 1955 Washington Redskins season The 1955 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-9 record from 1954.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
L 27–17 |
| 2 | October 2, 1955 | at 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.... |
W 38–3 |
| 3 | October 9, 1955 | Philadelphia Eagles 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 23rd in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 7–4–1, winning only four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-NFL Draft:... |
W 21–17 |
| 4 | October 16, 1955 | at Washington Redskins 1955 Washington Redskins season The 1955 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-9 record from 1954.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
W 24–14 |
| 5 | October 23, 1955 | Green Bay Packers 1955 Green Bay Packers season 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.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:... |
W 41–10 |
| 6 | October 30, 1955 | at Chicago Cardinals 1955 Chicago Cardinals season The 1955 Chicago Cardinals season was the 36th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2-10, winning four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
W 26–20 |
| 7 | November 6, 1955 | New York Giants 1955 New York Giants season The 1955 New York Giants season was the 31st season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
W 24–14 |
| 8 | November 13, 1955 | at Philadelphia Eagles 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 23rd in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 7–4–1, winning only four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-NFL Draft:... |
L 33–17 |
| 9 | November 20, 1955 | Pittsburgh Steelers 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Chicago Cardinals :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 26,359* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:... |
W 41–14 |
| 10 | November 27, 1955 | at New York Giants 1955 New York Giants season The 1955 New York Giants season was the 31st season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
T 35–35 |
| 11 | December 4, 1955 | at Pittsburgh Steelers 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Chicago Cardinals :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 26,359* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:... |
W 30–7 |
| 12 | December 11, 1955 | Chicago Cardinals 1955 Chicago Cardinals season The 1955 Chicago Cardinals season was the 36th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2-10, winning four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
W 35–24 |
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | December 26, 1955 | at 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:... |
W 38–14 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern 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 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 349 | 218 | W-2 |
| Washington Redskins 1955 Washington Redskins season The 1955 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-9 record from 1954.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 246 | 222 | W-1 |
| New York Giants 1955 New York Giants season The 1955 New York Giants season was the 31st season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 267 | 223 | W-2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 23rd in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 7–4–1, winning only four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-NFL Draft:... |
4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 248 | 231 | L-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1955 Chicago Cardinals season The 1955 Chicago Cardinals season was the 36th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2-10, winning four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 224 | 252 | L-2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Chicago Cardinals :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 26,359* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:... |
4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 195 | 285 | L-7 |
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