NFL team season
NY Giants team The 1956 New York Giants season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League . After finishing with an 8–3–1 record, the Giants won their fourth league title by defeating the Chicago Bears 47–7 in the NFL championship game . It was their first NFL title in eighteen years ; the Giants did not win another until the 1986 season .
Transactions [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 30 at San Francisco 49ers W 38–21 1–0 Kezar Stadium 41,751 Recap 2 October 7 at Chicago Cardinals L 27–35 1–1 Comiskey Park 21,799 Recap 3 October 14 at Cleveland Browns W 21–9 2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 60,042 Recap 4 October 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–10 3–1 Yankee Stadium 48,108 Recap 5 October 28 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–3 4–1 Yankee Stadium 40,960 Recap 6 November 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–14 5–1 Forbes Field 31,240 Recap 7 November 11 Chicago Cardinals W 23–10 6–1 Yankee Stadium 62,410 Recap 8 November 18 at Washington Redskins L 7–33 6–2 Griffith Stadium 26,261 Recap 9 November 25 Chicago Bears T 17–17 6–2–1 Yankee Stadium 55,191 Recap 10 December 2 Washington Redskins W 28–14 7–2–1 Yankee Stadium 26,261 Recap 11 December 9 Cleveland Browns L 7–24 7–3–1 Yankee Stadium 27,707 Recap 12 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–7 8–3–1 Connie Mack Stadium 16,562 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Postseason [ edit ] Game summaries [ edit ] Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter NYG Triplett 1-yard run (Gifford kick). Giants 31-7. SF Billy Wilson 33-yard pass from Y. A. Tittle (Soltau kick). Giants 31-14. Fourth quarter SF McElhenny 2-yard run (Soltau kick). Giants 31-21. NYG Triplett 13-yard run (Don Chandler kick). Giants 38-21. Top passers NYG - Don Heinrich - 7/10, 121 yards, 2 TD SF - Y.A. Tittle - 25/40, 259 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers NYG - Frank Gifford - 8 rushes, 85 yards, 1 TD SF - Hugh McElhenny - 13 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NYG - Alex Webster - 3 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD SF - Dicky Moegle - 3 receptions, 79 yards
Week 2: at Chicago Cardinals [ edit ] Week Two: New York Giants at Chicago Cardinals
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 6 7 0 14 27 Cardinals 0 14 14 7 35
at Comiskey Park , Chicago
Date : October 7Game attendance : 21,799
Game information First quarter NYG Triplett 2-yard run (kick failed) Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter CHC McHan 13-yard run (Summerall kick) NYG Triplett 1-yard run (Gifford kick) NYG Ken MacAfee 4-yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Gifford kick)
Week 3: at Cleveland Browns [ edit ] Game information Second quarter Third quarter NYG Webster 1-yard run (Chandler kick) Fourth quarter NYG Webster 34-yard run (Chandler kick) CLE Junior Wren tackled Conerly in end zone for a Safety
Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers [ edit ] Week Four: Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 3 0 0 7 10 Giants 0 17 14 7 38
at Yankee Stadium , New York City
Date : October 21Game attendance : 48,108
Game information First quarter Second quarter NYG MacAfee 14-yard pass from Conerly (Ben Agajanian kick) NYG Webster 21-yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) NYG Agajanian 14-yard FG Third quarter NYG Gifford 1-yard run (Agajanian kick) NYG Kyle Rote 19-yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) Fourth quarter
Week 5: vs. Philadelphia Eagles [ edit ] Week Five: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 0 0 0 3 Giants 3 10 7 0 20
at Yankee Stadium, New York
Date : October 28Game attendance : 40,960
Game information First quarter Second quarter NYG Agajanian 39-yard FG NYG Webster 1-yard run (Agajanian kick) Third quarter NYG Gifford 20-yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers [ edit ] Week Six: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 7 3 7 0 17 Steelers 0 0 7 7 14
at Forbes Field , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date : November 4Game attendance : 31,240
Game information First quarter NYG Webster 1-yard run (Agajanian kick) Second quarter Third quarter PIT Sid Watson 1-yard run (Glick kick) NYG Rote 3-yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) Fourth quarter PIT Watson 6-yard run (Glick kick)
Week 7: vs. Chicago Cardinals [ edit ] Week Seven: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 3 0 7 10 Giants 2 7 7 7 23
at Yankee Stadium, New York
Date : November 11Game attendance : 62,410
Game information First quarter Second quarter NYG MacAfee 6-yard pass from Heinrich (Agajanian kick) CHC Summerall 30-yard FG Third quarter NYG Webster 12-yard run (Agajanian kick) Fourth quarter NYG Gifford 11-yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) CHC Ollie Matson 11-yard pass from Jim Root (Summerall kick)
Week 8: at Washington Redskins [ edit ] Week Eight: New York Giants at Washington Redskins
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 0 0 7 0 7 Redskins 7 17 3 6 33
at Griffith Stadium , Washington, D.C.
Date : November 18Game attendance : 26,261
Game information First quarter Second quarter WAS Johnny Carson 7-yard pass from Al Dorow (Baker kick) WAS Baker 49-yard FG WAS Wells recovered fumble in end zone (Baker kick) Third quarter WAS Baker 28-yard FG NYG Bob Schnelker 12-yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) Fourth quarter
Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears [ edit ] Week Nine: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 3 14 17 Giants 3 7 7 0 17
at Yankee Stadium, New York
Date : November 25Game attendance : 56,836
Game information First quarter Second quarter NYG Rote 17-yard pass from Heinrich (Agajanian kick) Third quarter NYG Webster 2-yard run (Agajanian kick) CHB George Blanda 22-yard FG Fourth quarter
Week 10: vs. Washington Redskins [ edit ] Week Ten: Washington Redskins at New York Giants
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 7 0 0 7 14 Giants 14 0 7 7 28
at Yankee Stadium, New York
Date : December 2Game attendance : 46,361
Game information First quarter NYG MacAfee 29-yard pass from Gifford (Agajanian kick) NYG Gifford 6-yard run (Agajanian kick) WAS Meilinger 6-yard pass from Dorow (Baker kick) Third quarter NYG Gifford 14-yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) Fourth quarter NYG Gifford 11-yard run (Agajanian kick) WAS John Paluck 76-yard fumble return (Baker kick)
Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns [ edit ] Week Eleven: Cleveland Browns at New York Giants
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Browns 7 10 7 0 24 Giants 0 7 0 0 7
at Yankee Stadium, New York
Date : December 9Game attendance : 27,707
Game information First quarter Second quarter NYG Gifford 6-yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) CLE Groza 41-yard FG CLE Curly Morrison 6-yard pass from O'Connell (Groza kick) Third quarter CLE O'Connell 1-yard run (Groza kick)
Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles [ edit ] Week Twelve: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 0 14 7 0 21 Eagles 0 0 0 7 7
at Connie Mack Stadium , Philadelphia
Date : December 15Game attendance : 15,562
Game information Second quarter NYG Rote 6-yard pass from Gifford (Agajanian kick) NYG Gifford 10-yard run (Agajanian kick) Third quarter NYG Webster 7-yard run (Agajanian kick) Fourth quarter PHI Walston 15-yard pass from Adrian Burk (Walston kick)
Standings [ edit ] Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Championship Game [ edit ] 1956 NFL Championship: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 7 0 0 7 Giants 13 21 6 7 47
at Yankee Stadium, New York
Date : December 30Game attendance : 56,836
Game information First quarter NYG Triplett 17-yard run (Agajanian kick). Giants 7-0. NYG Agajanian 17-yard FG. Giants 10-0. NYG Agajanian 43-yard FG. Giants 13-0. Second quarter NYG Webster 3-yard run (Agajanian kick). Giants 20-0. CHB Rick Casares 9-yard run (Blanda kick). Giants 20-7. NYG Webster 1-yard run (Agajanian kick). Giants 27-7. NYG Henry Moore recovered blocked punt in end zone (Agajanian kick). Giants 34-7. Third quarter NYG Rote 9-yard pass from Conerly (kick failed). Giants 40-7. Fourth quarter NYG Gifford 14-yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick). Giants 47-7. Top passers Top rushers CHI - Rick Casares - 14 rushes, 43 yards, 1 TD NYG - Mel Triplett - 13 rushes, 71 yards, 1 TD Top receivers CHI - Harlon Hill - 6 receptions, 87 yards NYG - Frank Gifford - 4 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
Awards and honors [ edit ] Rosey Brown , All-Pro selection Sam Huff , All-Pro selection Sam Huff, Rookie of the Year Frank Gifford , NFL MVP Frank Gifford, All-Pro selection Frank Gifford ranked fifth in the league with 819 rushing yards, first with 5.2 yards per carry, and third in receiving with 51 catches for 603 yards. No other player had reached the Top 5 in all of these categories before Gifford.[6] Rosey Grier , All-Pro selection Andy Robustelli , All-Pro selection Emlen Tunnell , All-Pro selection See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.10, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6 ^ Sell, Jack (October 20, 1956). "Giants open their home season" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 14. ^ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.68, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6 ^ Sell, Jack (October 22, 1956). "48,198 watch Conerly pass for 3 Giant touchdowns" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 26. ^ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.70, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6 ^ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.120, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6 External links [ edit ] Preceded by NFL champion 1956 Succeeded by
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