1955 Baltimore Colts Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-6-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (5-6-1)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1955 Baltimore Colts StatisticsTeam Record: 5-6-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (5-6-1)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1955 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division.
Baltimore stumbled, scoring only 214 points, while the defense gave up 239. Alan Ameche ran for a team-leading 961 yards for the Colts.
George Shaw threw for 1,586 yards. Jim Mutscheller topped the receiving corps, hauling in 33 balls for 518 yards.
Bert Rechichar intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Weeb Ewbank coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Alan Ameche | FB | June 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 218 | Wisconsin | Kenosha, WI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 82 | Raymond Berry | LE | February 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 187 | Schreiner College | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 12 | 8 |
| 80 | Monte Brethauer | P | April 8, 1931 | 6'1" | 178 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 12 | 1 |
| 21 | Walter Bryan | LDH-LOH | December 23, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Tarleton St. | Olney, TX USA | 10 | 4 |
| 73 | Joe Campanella | MLB | September 3, 1930 | 6'2" | 242 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 9 |
| 78 | Dick Chorovich | RT | November 29, 1933 | 6'4" | 260 | Miami (OH) | St. Clairsville, OH USA | 11 | 6 |
| 87 | Lloyd Colteryahn | LOE | August 26, 1931 | 6'2" | 220 | Maryland | Brentwood, PA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 70 | Art Donovan | LDT | June 5, 1925 | 6'2" | 263 | Notre Dame | Bronx, NY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 45 | L.G. Dupre | LH | September 10, 1932 | 5'11" | 190 | Baylor | New Orleans, LA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 67 | Doug Eggers | LLB | September 21, 1930 | 6'0" | 213 | South Dakota St. | Wagner, SD USA | 12 | 12 |
| 77 | Tom Finnin | RDT | September 28, 1927 | 6'2" | 262 | Detroit Mercy | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 31 | Harry Hugasian | LOH | August 29, 1929 | 6'1" | 192 | Stanford | Pasadena, CA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 74 | Ken Jackson | ROT-LOT | April 26, 1929 | 6'2" | 236 | Texas | Austin, TX USA | 8 | 6 |
| 76 | Don Joyce | RDE | October 8, 1929 | 6'3" | 253 | Tulane | Steubenville, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 18 | Gary Kerkorian | QB-K | January 14, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 75 | Gino Marchetti | LDE | January 2, 1927 | 6'4" | 244 | San Francisco | Smithers, WV USA | 8 | 8 |
| 84 | Jim Mutscheller | RE | March 31, 1930 | 6'1" | 205 | Notre Dame | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 79 | Bob Myers | DT | January 31, 1933 | 6'0" | 260 | Ohio St. | Springfield, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Buzz Nutter | LDE | February 16, 1931 | 6'4" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Summersville, WV USA | 12 | 4 |
| 61 | Jack Patera | MG-LOG | August 1, 1933 | 6'1" | 234 | Oregon | Bismarck, ND USA | 12 | 5 |
| 65 | Bill Pellington | RLB | September 25, 1927 | 6'2" | 234 | Defiance | Ramsey, NJ USA | 12 | 12 |
| 60 | George Preas | ROG-RDE-LO | June 25, 1933 | 6'2" | 244 | Virginia Tech | Roanoke, VA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 72 | George Radosevich | LT | January 25, 1928 | 6'2" | 228 | Pittsburgh | Brentwood, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 44 | Bert Rechichar | K | July 16, 1930 | 6'1" | 209 | Tennessee | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 20 | Dean Renfro | LOH-ROH | June 15, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | North Texas | Whitesboro, TX USA | 7 | 1 |
| 68 | Alex Sandusky | RG | August 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 235 | Clarion | McKees Rocks, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | George Shaw | QB | July 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 183 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 12 | 12 |
| 31 | Burrell Shields | LOH | September 6, 1929 | 6'2" | 203 | John Carroll | Cleveland, OH USA | 8 | 2 |
| 25 | Don Shula | RDH | January 4, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | John Carroll | Grand River, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 63 | Art Spinney | LG | November 8, 1927 | 6'0" | 230 | Boston Col. | Saugus, MA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 52 | Dick Szymanski | C | October 7, 1932 | 6'3" | 233 | Notre Dame | Toledo, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 23 | Carl Taseff | LDH | September 28, 1928 | 5'11" | 192 | John Carroll | Parma, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 40 | Jesse Thomas | LS | May 23, 1928 | 5'10" | 180 | Michigan St. | Guthrie, OK USA | 12 | 11 |
| 25 | Bob White | DB | May 25, 1929 | 5'11" | 176 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Royce Womble | LOH-ROH | August 12, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | North Texas | Webb, TX USA | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Buddy Young | RH | January 5, 1926 | 5'4" | 175 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 10 |
| 24 | Dick Young | FB | August 25, 1930 | 5'11" | 210 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Trumbull, CT USA | 11 | 0 |
