1955 Cleveland Browns season

1955 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Paul Brown
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	9–2–1
Place	1st NFL American
Playoff Finish	Won NFL Championship (3)
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1954	1956

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.^[1]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 12, 1955	vs. College All-Stars at Chicago	L 30–27	75,000
2	August 20, 1955	vs. Green Bay Packers at Akron	W 13–7	22,000
3	August 28, 1955	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–14	41,604
4	September 2, 1955	at Los Angeles Rams	L 38–21	35,948
5	September 10, 1955	Detroit Lions	L 19–3	29,581
6	September 15, 1955	at Chicago Bears	L 24–21	43,067

Regular Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 25, 1955	Washington Redskins	L 27–17	30,041
2	October 2, 1955	at San Francisco 49ers	W 38–3	46,150
3	October 9, 1955	Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–17	43,974
4	October 16, 1955	at Washington Redskins	W 24–14	29,168
5	October 23, 1955	Green Bay Packers	W 41–10	51,482
6	October 30, 1955	at Chicago Cardinals	W 26–20	29,471
7	November 6, 1955	New York Giants	W 24–14	46,524
8	November 13, 1955	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 33–17	39,303
9	November 20, 1955	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 41–14	53,509
10	November 27, 1955	at New York Giants	T 35–35	45,699
11	December 4, 1955	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30–7	31,101
12	December 11, 1955	Chicago Cardinals	W 35–24	25,914

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Championship	December 26, 1955	at Los Angeles Rams	W 38–14	87,695

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	2	1	.818	349	218	W-2
Washington Redskins	8	4	0	.667	246	222	W-1
New York Giants	6	5	1	.545	267	223	W-2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	7	1	.364	248	231	L-1
Chicago Cardinals	4	7	1	.364	224	252	L-2
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	8	0	.333	195	285	L-7

Roster

Cleveland Browns roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Currently vacant

Postseason

NFL Championship Game

Awards and records

Led NFL, Points Scored (349)

References

↑ The Best Show in Football:The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns, p.294, Andy Piascik, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-58979-360-6

1955 NFL Seasonv · d · e
Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Chicago Cardinals	Baltimore
Cleveland	Chicago Bears
New York	Detroit
Philadelphia	Green Bay
Pittsburgh	Los Angeles
Washington	San Francisco
1955 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl

[1] The Best Show in Football:The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns, p.294, Andy Piascik, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-58979-360-6

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