1955-56 Rochester Royals Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 31-41
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Coach: Bobby Wanzer (31-41)
Location: Rochester, New York
Attendance: 102,468, Avg. 3,533 in 29 home dates
1955-56 Rochester Royals Statistics
1955-56 Rochester Royals Roster

The Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 31 wins and 41 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division.

The Royals scored 6,900 points and yielded 7,106. Maurice Stokes tossed in a team-leading 1,125 points for Rochester and accounted for 1,094 rebounds. Maurice Stokes dished out 328 assists for the squad.

Bobby Wanzer coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 6900
Regular Season Points Against: 7106

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 5, 1955 New York Knicks 100 at Rochester Royals 98 L 0-1 0-0 0-1 OT
November 6, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 80 at Rochester Royals 83 W 1-1 0-0 1-1
November 10, 1955 Philadelphia Warriors 89 at Rochester Royals 84 L 1-2 0-0 1-2 at New York, NY
November 12, 1955 Rochester Royals 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79 W 1-2 1-0 2-2 at St Louis, MO
November 13, 1955 New York Knicks 94 at Rochester Royals 91 L 1-3 1-0 2-3 at Ft Wayne, IN
November 19, 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 91 at Rochester Royals 90 L 1-4 1-0 2-4
November 20, 1955 Rochester Royals 104 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 W 1-4 2-0 3-4
November 23, 1955 Rochester Royals 88 at St. Louis Hawks 90 L 1-4 2-1 3-5 OT
November 24, 1955 Rochester Royals 93 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 L 1-4 2-2 3-6
November 26, 1955 Boston Celtics 104 at Rochester Royals 103 L 1-5 2-2 3-7
November 30, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Rochester Royals 87 W 2-5 2-2 4-7
December 3, 1955 St. Louis Hawks 89 at Rochester Royals 78 L 2-6 2-2 4-8
December 4, 1955 Philadelphia Warriors 84 at Rochester Royals 107 W 3-6 2-2 5-8
December 6, 1955 Rochester Royals 105 at New York Knicks 116 L 3-6 2-3 5-9
December 7, 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 79 at Rochester Royals 92 W 4-6 2-3 6-9
December 9, 1955 Rochester Royals 109 at Boston Celtics 108 W 4-6 3-3 7-9 at Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 116 at Rochester Royals 117 W 5-6 3-3 8-9 OT
December 11, 1955 St. Louis Hawks 91 at Rochester Royals 93 W 6-6 3-3 9-9
December 14, 1955 Rochester Royals 117 at St. Louis Hawks 109 W 6-6 4-3 10-9 at Johnstown, PA
December 16, 1955 St. Louis Hawks 100 at Rochester Royals 97 L 6-7 4-3 10-10 OT at Milwaukee, WI
December 17, 1955 Rochester Royals 92 at Minneapolis Lakers 94 L 6-7 4-4 10-11
December 18, 1955 Rochester Royals 85 at St. Louis Hawks 86 L 6-7 4-5 10-12
December 21, 1955 Philadelphia Warriors 96 at Rochester Royals 92 L 6-8 4-5 10-13
December 25, 1955 Rochester Royals 96 at Syracuse Nationals 111 L 6-8 4-6 10-14
December 26, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 91 at Rochester Royals 93 W 7-8 4-6 11-14
December 27, 1955 Rochester Royals 91 at Syracuse Nationals 80 W 7-8 5-6 12-14 at New York, NY
December 28, 1955 New York Knicks 113 at Rochester Royals 91 L 7-9 5-6 12-15
December 29, 1955 Rochester Royals 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 L 7-9 5-7 12-16
December 31, 1955 Boston Celtics 112 at Rochester Royals 100 L 7-10 5-7 12-17
January 1, 1956 Rochester Royals 101 at New York Knicks 92 W 7-10 6-7 13-17
January 2, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 130 at Rochester Royals 100 L 7-11 6-7 13-18 at New Haven, CT
January 4, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Rochester Royals 86 L 7-12 6-7 13-19
January 7, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 98 at Rochester Royals 103 W 8-12 6-7 14-19
January 8, 1956 Rochester Royals 111 at Boston Celtics 109 W 8-12 7-7 15-19
January 11, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 97 at Rochester Royals 94 L 8-13 7-7 15-20
January 12, 1956 Rochester Royals 94 at Philadelphia Warriors 123 L 8-13 7-8 15-21
January 13, 1956 Rochester Royals 98 at St. Louis Hawks 90 W 8-13 8-8 16-21 at Boston, MA
January 14, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 93 at Rochester Royals 102 W 9-13 8-8 17-21
January 15, 1956 Rochester Royals 88 at Syracuse Nationals 99 L 9-13 8-9 17-22
January 17, 1956 Rochester Royals 107 at New York Knicks 112 L 9-13 8-10 17-23
January 18, 1956 New York Knicks 103 at Rochester Royals 108 W 10-13 8-10 18-23
January 21, 1956 Rochester Royals 97 at St. Louis Hawks 90 W 10-13 9-10 19-23 at Saratoga Springs, NY
January 22, 1956 Rochester Royals 93 at Fort Wayne Pistons 111 L 10-13 9-11 19-24
January 25, 1956 Rochester Royals 106 at St. Louis Hawks 114 L 10-13 9-12 19-25
January 27, 1956 Rochester Royals 111 at New York Knicks 93 W 10-13 10-12 20-25 at Boston, MA
January 28, 1956 Boston Celtics 126 at Rochester Royals 119 L 10-14 10-12 20-26
January 29, 1956 Rochester Royals 103 at Boston Celtics 112 L 10-14 10-13 20-27
January 31, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 92 at Rochester Royals 86 L 10-15 10-13 20-28 at St Louis, MO
February 1, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 77 at Rochester Royals 83 W 11-15 10-13 21-28
February 2, 1956 Rochester Royals 89 at Syracuse Nationals 97 L 11-15 10-14 21-29
February 3, 1956 Rochester Royals 105 at Philadelphia Warriors 96 W 11-15 11-14 22-29
February 4, 1956 Boston Celtics 69 at Rochester Royals 83 W 12-15 11-14 23-29
February 5, 1956 Rochester Royals 121 at Minneapolis Lakers 109 W 12-15 12-14 24-29
February 8, 1956 New York Knicks 102 at Rochester Royals 97 L 12-16 12-14 24-30
February 11, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at Rochester Royals 97 W 13-16 12-14 25-30
February 12, 1956 Rochester Royals 74 at Syracuse Nationals 101 L 13-16 12-15 25-31
February 14, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 110 at Rochester Royals 79 L 13-17 12-15 25-32 at St Louis, MO
February 16, 1956 Rochester Royals 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 93 L 13-17 12-16 25-33
February 18, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 119 at Rochester Royals 99 L 13-18 12-16 25-34
February 19, 1956 Rochester Royals 93 at Minneapolis Lakers 100 L 13-18 12-17 25-35
February 21, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 102 at Rochester Royals 106 W 14-18 12-17 26-35 at New York, NY
February 22, 1956 Rochester Royals 110 at St. Louis Hawks 109 W 14-18 13-17 27-35 at Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 97 at Rochester Royals 72 L 14-19 13-17 27-36
February 26, 1956 Rochester Royals 100 at Boston Celtics 111 L 14-19 13-18 27-37
February 28, 1956 Boston Celtics 97 at Rochester Royals 113 W 15-19 13-18 28-37 at New York, NY
February 29, 1956 Rochester Royals 81 at Philadelphia Warriors 86 L 15-19 13-19 28-38
March 1, 1956 Rochester Royals 95 at St. Louis Hawks 94 W 15-19 14-19 29-38
March 3, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 90 at Rochester Royals 94 W 16-19 14-19 30-38
March 4, 1956 Rochester Royals 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 103 L 16-19 14-20 30-39
March 7, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 96 at Rochester Royals 89 L 16-20 14-20 30-40
March 10, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 96 at Rochester Royals 111 W 17-20 14-20 31-40
March 11, 1956 Rochester Royals 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 126 L 17-20 14-21 31-41


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