1956 New York Giants

1956 New York Giants season
Head Coach	Jim Lee Howell
Home Field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	8–3–1
Place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	Won NFL Championship 47–7 (Bears)
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1955	1957

The 1956 New York Giants season was a championship season for the Giants. After finishing with an 8–3–1 record, the Giants would win their fourth NFL Championship by defeating the Chicago Bears 47–7.

Transactions[]

July 27, 1956: Andy Robustelli was traded from the Los Angeles Rams to the Giants in exchange for the Giants First Round selection.^[1]

Regular season[]

The Giants played their first game at Yankee Stadium.^[2] Their opponents were the Pittsburgh Steelers and the attendance was 48,108.^[3]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 30	at San Francisco 49ers	W 38–21	41,751
2	October 7	at Chicago Cardinals	L 35–27	21,799
3	October 14	at Cleveland Browns	W 21–9	60,042
4	October 21	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 38–10	48,108
5	October 28	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–3	40,960
6	November 4	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–14	31,240
7	November 11	Chicago Cardinals	W 23–10	62,410
8	November 18	at Washington Redskins	L 33–7	26,261
9	November 25	Chicago Bears	T 17–17	55,191
10	December 2	Washington Redskins	W 28–14	26,261
11	December 9	Cleveland Browns	L 24–7	27,707
12	December 15	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–7	16,562

Playoffs[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Championship	December 30	Chicago Bears	W 47–7	56,836

Standings[]

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	3	1	.727	264	197	W-1
Chicago Cardinals	7	5	0	.583	240	182	W-1
Washington Redskins	6	6	0	.500	183	225	L-2
Cleveland Browns	5	7	0	.417	167	177	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	167	177	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	8	1	.273	143	215	L-3

Postseason[]

National Football League Championship Game[]

New York 47, Chicago 7

NY Triplett 17 run (Agajanian kick)
NY FG Agajanian 17
NY FG Agajanian 43
NY Webster 3 run (Agajanian kick)
CHI Casares 9 run (Blanda kick)
NY Webster 1 run (Agajanian kick)
NY Moore recovered blocked punt in end zone (Agajanian kick)
NY Rote 9 yard pass from Conerly (kick failed)
NY Gifford 14 yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)

Attendance: 56,836.

Awards and honors[]

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.^[4]
Rosey Grier, All-Pro selection
Andy Robustelli, All-Pro selection
Emlen Tunnell, All-Pro selection

References[]

↑ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.10, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
↑ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.68, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
↑ 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

Giants on Pro Football Reference

External links[]

New York Giants official website—history section

[1] Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.10, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6

[2] Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.68, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6

[3] Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.70, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6

[4] Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.120, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6

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