1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 37-35
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 4-6 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 3-2
Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Warriors 4-1
Coach: Charley Eckman (37-35)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 128,102, Avg. 4,745 in 27 home dates
1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons StatisticsTeam Record: 37-35
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 4-6 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 3-2
Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Warriors 4-1
Coach: Charley Eckman (37-35)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 128,102, Avg. 4,745 in 27 home dates
1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster
The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 37 wins and 35 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-6.
The Pistons topped the league with just 6,743 points allowed. Fort Wayne tossed in 6,794 points, worst in the league. George Yardley scored a team-best 1,233 points for the squad, while Larry Foust netted 15 or more per game, too. George Yardley accounted for 686 rebounds. Andy Phillip doled out 410 assists for the team.
Charley Eckman coached the team. The 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 6794
Regular Season Points Against: 6743
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 5, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 113 at Syracuse Nationals 114 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | OT | |
| November 6, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 95 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| November 12, 1955 | Rochester Royals 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79 | L | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | at St Louis, MO | |
| November 13, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 93 | W | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
| November 17, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at New York Knicks 110 | L | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| November 19, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 102 at Boston Celtics 104 | L | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-5 | ||
| November 20, 1955 | New York Knicks 119 at Fort Wayne Pistons 115 | L | 1-3 | 0-3 | 1-6 | OT | |
| November 24, 1955 | Rochester Royals 93 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 | W | 2-3 | 0-3 | 2-6 | ||
| November 26, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at Philadelphia Warriors 87 | L | 2-3 | 0-4 | 2-7 | ||
| November 27, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 106 at Fort Wayne Pistons 114 | W | 3-3 | 0-4 | 3-7 | OT | |
| November 29, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 104 at New York Knicks 99 | W | 3-3 | 1-4 | 4-7 | ||
| November 30, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Rochester Royals 87 | L | 3-3 | 1-5 | 4-8 | ||
| December 4, 1955 | Boston Celtics 90 at Fort Wayne Pistons 111 | W | 4-3 | 1-5 | 5-8 | ||
| December 6, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Syracuse Nationals 88 | W | 4-3 | 2-5 | 6-8 | at St Louis, MO | |
| December 8, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 94 at Fort Wayne Pistons 105 | W | 5-3 | 2-5 | 7-8 | ||
| December 10, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 116 at Rochester Royals 117 | L | 5-3 | 2-6 | 7-9 | OT | |
| December 11, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 | W | 6-3 | 2-6 | 8-9 | ||
| December 14, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 | L | 6-4 | 2-6 | 8-10 | at Boston, MA | |
| December 15, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Philadelphia Warriors 80 | L | 6-4 | 2-7 | 8-11 | ||
| December 17, 1955 | New York Knicks 100 at Fort Wayne Pistons 95 | L | 6-5 | 2-7 | 8-12 | ||
| December 18, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 | W | 7-5 | 2-7 | 9-12 | ||
| December 25, 1955 | New York Knicks 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 92 | W | 8-5 | 2-7 | 10-12 | ||
| December 26, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at St. Louis Hawks 67 | W | 8-5 | 3-7 | 11-12 | at Rochester, NY | |
| December 29, 1955 | Rochester Royals 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 | W | 9-5 | 3-7 | 12-12 | ||
| December 30, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at St. Louis Hawks 89 | W | 9-5 | 4-7 | 13-12 | at Lansing, MI | |
| January 1, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 68 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 | W | 10-5 | 4-7 | 14-12 | ||
| January 2, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 89 | L | 10-6 | 4-7 | 14-13 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 3, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at Philadelphia Warriors 102 | L | 10-6 | 4-8 | 14-14 | ||
| January 4, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Rochester Royals 86 | W | 10-6 | 5-8 | 15-14 | ||
| January 5, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Philadelphia Warriors 81 | W | 10-6 | 6-8 | 16-14 | at New York, NY | |
| January 7, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 108 at St. Louis Hawks 97 | W | 10-6 | 7-8 | 17-14 | ||
| January 8, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91 | L | 10-7 | 7-8 | 17-15 | ||
| January 10, 1956 | Boston Celtics 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 105 | W | 11-7 | 7-8 | 18-15 | ||
| January 14, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 94 at Minneapolis Lakers 117 | L | 11-7 | 7-9 | 18-16 | ||
| January 15, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 99 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 | W | 12-7 | 7-9 | 19-16 | ||
| January 17, 1956 | Boston Celtics 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 | L | 12-8 | 7-9 | 19-17 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| January 18, 1956 | Boston Celtics 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 | L | 12-9 | 7-9 | 19-18 | at Miami, FL | |
| January 19, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at St. Louis Hawks 83 | W | 12-9 | 8-9 | 20-18 | at New Orleans, LA | |
| January 21, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Philadelphia Warriors 91 | W | 12-9 | 9-9 | 21-18 | ||
| January 22, 1956 | Rochester Royals 93 at Fort Wayne Pistons 111 | W | 13-9 | 9-9 | 22-18 | ||
| January 25, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 101 at Boston Celtics 100 | W | 13-9 | 10-9 | 23-18 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 27, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 106 at Boston Celtics 97 | W | 13-9 | 11-9 | 24-18 | ||
| January 28, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at New York Knicks 91 | W | 13-9 | 12-9 | 25-18 | OT | |
| January 29, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 85 at Fort Wayne Pistons 99 | W | 14-9 | 12-9 | 26-18 | ||
| February 1, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 | L | 14-10 | 12-9 | 26-19 | ||
| February 4, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 | L | 14-11 | 12-9 | 26-20 | at Elkhart, IN | |
| February 5, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 85 at Syracuse Nationals 90 | L | 14-11 | 12-10 | 26-21 | ||
| February 6, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 99 | W | 15-11 | 12-10 | 27-21 | ||
| February 8, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at Minneapolis Lakers 106 | L | 15-11 | 12-11 | 27-22 | ||
| February 11, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at Rochester Royals 97 | L | 15-11 | 12-12 | 27-23 | ||
| February 12, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 | W | 16-11 | 12-12 | 28-23 | ||
| February 14, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 105 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 | L | 16-12 | 12-12 | 28-24 | at Miami, FL | |
| February 15, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 101 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 | L | 16-13 | 12-12 | 28-25 | at Miami, FL | |
| February 16, 1956 | Rochester Royals 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 93 | W | 17-13 | 12-12 | 29-25 | ||
| February 18, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 84 at Syracuse Nationals 85 | L | 17-13 | 12-13 | 29-26 | ||
| February 19, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 89 at St. Louis Hawks 83 | W | 17-13 | 13-13 | 30-26 | ||
| February 20, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 | L | 17-14 | 13-13 | 30-27 | at Kansas City, KS | |
| February 21, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 102 at Rochester Royals 106 | L | 17-14 | 13-14 | 30-28 | at New York, NY | |
| February 23, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Syracuse Nationals 94 | L | 17-14 | 13-15 | 30-29 | ||
| February 25, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 97 at Rochester Royals 72 | W | 17-14 | 14-15 | 31-29 | ||
| February 26, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 90 | W | 17-14 | 15-15 | 32-29 | ||
| February 27, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 95 | L | 17-15 | 15-15 | 32-30 | OT | |
| February 28, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 99 at New York Knicks 95 | W | 17-15 | 16-15 | 33-30 | ||
| February 29, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 99 at Boston Celtics 106 | L | 17-15 | 16-16 | 33-31 | ||
| March 2, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 104 at New York Knicks 97 | W | 17-15 | 17-16 | 34-31 | at Boston, MA | |
| March 3, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 86 at St. Louis Hawks 92 | L | 17-15 | 17-17 | 34-32 | ||
| March 4, 1956 | Rochester Royals 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 103 | W | 18-15 | 17-17 | 35-32 | ||
| March 7, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 98 | L | 18-15 | 17-18 | 35-33 | ||
| March 8, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 82 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 | W | 19-15 | 17-18 | 36-33 | ||
| March 10, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 106 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 19-15 | 18-18 | 37-33 | at New York, NY | |
| March 11, 1956 | New York Knicks 122 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 | L | 19-16 | 18-18 | 37-34 | ||
| March 14, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 96 at Minneapolis Lakers 100 | L | 19-16 | 18-19 | 37-35 | ||
| March 22, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| March 24, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at St. Louis Hawks 84 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| March 25, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 107 | W | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| March 27, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at St. Louis Hawks 84 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| March 29, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 97 at Fort Wayne Pistons 102 | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| March 31, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 94 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 | L | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 1, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 | W | 3-1 | 1-2 | 4-3 | ||
| April 3, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 100 | L | 3-1 | 1-3 | 4-4 | ||
| April 5, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 107 at Fort Wayne Pistons 105 | L | 3-2 | 1-3 | 4-5 | ||
| April 7, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Philadelphia Warriors 99 | L | 3-2 | 1-4 | 4-6 |
