1956 San Francisco 49ers season

1956 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach Frankie Albert
Home field Kezar Stadium
Results
Record 5–6–1
Division place 3rd NFL Western
Playoff finish did not qualify
Uniform

The 1956 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's seventh season in the National Football League (NFL), and was coming off a 4–8–0 record, finishing in 5th place in the Western Conference.

San Francisco brought in a new head coach for the second straight season, as Red Strader was replaced with former 49ers quarterback Frankie Albert, who played with the team from their AAFC days in 1946 until 1952.

The Niners got off to a rough start, winning only 1 of their first 7 games to sit in last place in the Western Conference. San Francisco went unbeaten in their final 5 games, and finished the year with a 5–6–1, and in 3rd place in the Conference.

Offensively, Y. A. Tittle threw for a team-high 1,641 yards and 7 touchdowns, and had 56.9% of his passes completed. Hugh McElhenny rushed for a team-best 916 yards and 8 touchdowns, while Billy Wilson caught a club-high 60 receptions for 889 yards, along with 5 touchdowns. Bob St. Clair blocked ten Field Goal attempts. [1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
2San Francisco 49ersEarl Morrall[2]QuarterbackMichigan State

Regular season

Schedule

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordAttendance
1September 30New York Giants38–21San Francisco 49ers0–1–041,751
2October 7Los Angeles Rams33–30San Francisco 49ers1–1–056,489
3October 14San Francisco 49ers31–7Chicago Bears1–2–047,526
4October 21San Francisco 49ers20–17Detroit Lions1–3–055,662
5October 28Chicago Bears38–21San Francisco 49ers1–4–052,612
6November 4Detroit Lions17–13San Francisco 49ers1–5–046,708
7November 11San Francisco 49ers30–6Los Angeles Rams1–6–069,828
8November 18San Francisco 49ers17–16Green Bay Packers2–6–017,986
9November 25San Francisco 49ers10–10Philadelphia Eagles2–6–119,326
10December 2San Francisco 49ers20–17Baltimore Colts3–6–137,227
11December 8Green Bay Packers38–20San Francisco 49ers4–6–132,433
12December 16Baltimore Colts30–17San Francisco 49ers5–6–143,791

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 9 2 1 .818 8–2 363 246 W2
Detroit Lions 9 3 0 .750 8–2 300 188 L1
San Francisco 49ers 5 6 1 .455 5–5 233 284 W3
Baltimore Colts 5 7 0 .417 3–7 270 322 W1
Los Angeles Rams 4 8 0 .333 3–7 291 307 W2
Green Bay Packers 4 8 0 .333 3–7 264 342 L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ↑ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.46, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
  2. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 398
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