1955 Washington Redskins season
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The 1955
Washington Redskins
began with the team trying to improve on their 3-9 record from 1954.
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...
Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
began with the team trying to improve on their 3-9 record from 1954.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25, 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... |
W 27-17 |
| 2 | October 1, 1955 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 31-30 |
| 3 | October 9, 1955 | Chicago Cardinals | L 24-10 |
| 4 | October 16, 1955 | 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 24-14 |
| 5 | October 23, 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.... |
W 14-13 |
| 6 | October 30, 1955 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 35-7 |
| 7 | November 6, 1955 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 34-21 |
| 8 | November 13, 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 7-0 |
| 9 | November 20, 1955 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 31-0 |
| 10 | November 27, 1955 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 23-14 |
| 11 | December 4, 1955 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 27-20 |
| 12 | December 11, 1955 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 28-17 |
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 1955 Cleveland Browns season 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.-Exhibition Schedule:-Regular... |
9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 349 | 218 | W-2 |
| Washington Redskins | 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 |