1956 Baltimore Colts season

Template:Infobox NFL season The 1956 Baltimore Colts season marked the fourth year for the second Baltimore Colts franchise in the National Football League (NFL). Under third-year head coach Weeb Ewbank, the Colts posted a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, fourth in the Western Conference. This is also the first season to feature future Hall of Famers Johnny Unitas and Lenny Moore.

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 30	Chicago Bears	W 28–21	1–0	Memorial Stadium	45,221	Recap
2	Template:Dow tooltip	Detroit Lions	L 14–31	1–1	Memorial Stadium	42,622	Recap
3	October 14	at Green Bay Packers	L 33–38	1–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	24,214	Recap
4	October 21	at Chicago Bears	L 27–58	1–3	Wrigley Field	48,364	Recap
5	October 28	Green Bay Packers	W 28–21	2–3	Memorial Stadium	40,086	Recap
—	Bye
6	November 11	at Cleveland Browns	W 21–7	3–3	Cleveland Stadium	42,404	Recap
7	November 18	at Detroit Lions	L 3–27	3–4	Briggs Stadium	55,788	Recap
8	November 25	Los Angeles Rams	W 56–21	4–4	Memorial Stadium	40,321	Recap
9	December 2	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–20	4–5	Memorial Stadium	37,227	Recap
10	December 9	at Los Angeles Rams	L 7–31	4–6	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	51,037	Recap
11	December 16	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–30	4–7	Kezar Stadium	43,791	Recap
12	December 23	Washington Redskins	W 19–17	5–7	Memorial Stadium	32,944	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Roster

File:1956-colts-teamphoto.jpg

Official team photo for the 1956 Baltimore Colts.

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts