1956 Baltimore Colts season

1956 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach Weeb Ewbank
Home field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 5–7
Division place 4th NFL Western
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1956 Baltimore Colts season was the fourth 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 subsequently finished fourth in the Western Conference.

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance
1 September 30, 1956 Chicago Bears W 28–21 1–0 Memorial Stadium
45,221
2 October 6, 1956 Detroit Lions L 14–31 1–1 Memorial Stadium
42,622
3 October 14, 1956 at Green Bay Packers L 33–38 1–2 Milwaukee County Stadium
24,214
4 October 21, 1956 at Chicago Bears L 27–58 1–3 Wrigley Field
48,364
5 October 28, 1956 Green Bay Packers W 28–21 2–3 Memorial Stadium
40,086
6 November 11, 1956 at Cleveland Browns W 21–7 3–3 Cleveland Stadium
42,404
7 November 18, 1956 at Detroit Lions L 3–27 3–4 Tiger Stadium
55,788
8 November 25, 1956 Los Angeles Rams W 56–21 4–4 Memorial Stadium
40,321
9 December 2, 1956 San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 4–5 Memorial Stadium
37,227
10 December 9, 1956 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–31 4–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
51,037
11 December 16, 1956 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–30 4–7 Kezar Stadium
43,791
12 December 23, 1956 Washington Redskins W 19–17 5–7 Memorial Stadium
32,944

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 9 2 1 .818 8–2 363 246 W2
Detroit Lions 9 3 0 .750 8–2 300 188 L1
San Francisco 49ers 5 6 1 .455 5–5 233 284 W3
Baltimore Colts 5 7 0 .417 3–7 270 322 W1
Los Angeles Rams 4 8 0 .333 3–7 291 307 W2
Green Bay Packers 4 8 0 .333 3–7 264 342 L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also


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