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1955 Philadelphia Eagles season

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1955 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coachJim Trimble
Results
Record4-7-1
Division place6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishdid not qualify

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.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

Offseason

NFL DRAFT

The 1955 NFL Draft

Player Selections

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler [2] = Hall of Famer
Round Pick Player Position School
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 24, 1955 New York Giants W 27-17
2 October 1, 1955 Washington Redskins L 31-30
3 October 9, 1955 at Cleveland Browns L 21-17
4 October 15, 1955 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13-7
5 October 23, 1955 at Chicago Cardinals T 24-24
6 October 30, 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24-0
7 November 6, 1955 at Washington Redskins L 34-21
8 November 13, 1955 Cleveland Browns W 33-17
9 November 20, 1955 at New York Giants L 31-7
10 November 27, 1955 Los Angeles Rams L 23-21
11 December 4, 1955 Chicago Cardinals W 27-3
12 December 11, 1955 at Chicago Bears L 17-10

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

References

  1. ^ 1955 Philadelphia Eagles
  2. ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.

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