| 1956 Baltimore Colts season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Weeb Ewbank | ||||||
| Home field | Memorial Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 5–7 | ||||||
| Division Place | 4th NFL Western | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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The 1956 Baltimore Colts season was the fourth season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1956 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses and finished fourth in the Western Conference.
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 30, 1956 | Chicago Bears | W 28–21 | 1–0 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 2 | October 6, 1956 | Detroit Lions | L 14–31 | 1–1 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 3 | October 14, 1956 | at Green Bay Packers | L 33–38 | 1–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 4 | October 21, 1956 | at Chicago Bears | L 27–58 | 1–3 | Wrigley Field |
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| 5 | October 28, 1956 | Green Bay Packers | W 28–21 | 2–3 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 6 | November 11, 1956 | at Cleveland Browns | W 21–7 | 3–3 | Cleveland Stadium |
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| 7 | November 18, 1956 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–27 | 3–4 | Tiger Stadium |
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| 8 | November 25, 1956 | Los Angeles Rams | W 56–21 | 4–4 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 9 | December 2, 1956 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17–20 | 4–5 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 10 | December 9, 1956 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 7–31 | 4–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| 11 | December 16, 1956 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–30 | 4–7 | Kezar Stadium |
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| 12 | December 23, 1956 | Washington Redskins | W 19–17 | 5–7 | Memorial Stadium |
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| NFL Western | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 363 | 246 | W-2 |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 300 | 188 | L-1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 233 | 284 | W-3 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 270 | 322 | W-1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 291 | 307 | W-2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 264 | 342 | L-2 |
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Chicago Cardinals | Baltimore |
| Cleveland | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Green Bay |
| Pittsburgh | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1956 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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