1955 NFL season
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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. The season ended when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the title game.
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[edit] Major rule changes
- The ball is dead immediately when the ball carrier touches the ground with any part of his body except his hands or feet while in the grasp of an opponent.
- A new exception is made in regards to scoring a safety: When a defender intercepts a pass, his intercepting momentum carries him into his own end zone, and he is stopped before returning the ball back into the field of play, then the ball will be next put in play at the spot of the interception.
[edit] Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 349 | 218 |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 246 | 222 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 267 | 223 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 224 | 252 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 248 | 231 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 195 | 285 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 260 | 231 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 294 | 251 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 258 | 276 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 214 | 239 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 216 | 298 |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 230 | 275 |
[edit] NFL Championship Game
Cleveland 38, Los Angeles 14 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, December 26, 1955
[edit] References
- NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
- NFL History 1951-1960 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
- 1955 season in details
- Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
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