1956 Baltimore Colts season

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1956 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach Weeb Ewbank
Home Field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 5-7
Place 4th Western Conference
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1955 1957

The 1956 Baltimore Colts season was the 4th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1956 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses and finished fourth in the Western Conference.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
1 September 30, 1956 Chicago Bears W 28-21 1-0 Memorial Stadium
2 October 6, 1956 Detroit Lions L 14-31 1-1 Memorial Stadium
3 October 14, 1956 @ Green Bay Packers L 33-38 1-2 City Stadium
4 October 21, 1956 @ Chicago Bears L 27-58 1-3 Wrigley Field
5 October 28, 1956 Green Bay Packers W 28-21 2-3 Memorial Stadium
6 November 11, 1956 @ Cleveland Browns W 21-7 3-3 Cleveland Stadium
7 November 18, 1956 @ Detroit Lions L 3-27 3-4 Tiger Stadium
8 November 25, 1956 Los Angeles Rams W 56-21 4-4 Memorial Stadium
9 December 2, 1956 San Francisco 49ers L 17-20 4-5 Memorial Stadium
10 December 9, 1956 @ Los Angeles Rams L 7-31 4-6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
11 December 16, 1956 @ San Francisco 49ers L 17-30 4-7 Kezar Stadium
12 December 23, 1956 Washington Redskins W 19-17 5-7 Memorial Stadium

[edit] Conference standings

Western Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Chicago Bears 9 2 1 .818 363 246
Detroit Lions 9 3 0 .750 300 188
San Francisco 49ers 5 6 1 .455 233 284
Baltimore Colts 5 7 0 .417 270 322
Green Bay Packers 4 8 0 .333 264 342
Los Angeles Rams 4 8 0 .333 291 307


[edit] See also

1956 NFL Season
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Eastern Conference Western Conference
Chicago Cardinals Baltimore
Cleveland Chicago Bears
New York Detroit
Philadelphia Green Bay
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
Washington San Francisco
1956 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl
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Indianapolis Colts
Formerly the Baltimore Colts • Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
The Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Head Coaches
Molesworth • Ewbank • Shula • McCafferty • Sandusky • Schnellenberger • Thomas • Marchibroda • McCormack • Kush • Dowhower • Meyer • Venturi • Marchibroda • Infante • Mora • Dungy
Division Championships (12)
Super Bowl Appearances (3)
III • V • XLI
League Championships (5)
Ring of Honor
Seasons
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Current League Affiliations
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