| Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 30, 1956 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 27718 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 69 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Chandnois 2 run (Gary Glick kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Sam Baker 42 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ted Marchibroda 1 run (Gary Glick kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Sam Baker 41 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Glick 27 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Chandnois 17 pass from Ted Marchibroda (Gary Glick kick blocked) | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Chandnois 5 run (Gary Glick kick) | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Steve Meilinger 13 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Sam Baker kick) | 13 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Johnny Carson |
| 62 | LOT | Don Boll |
| 63 | LOG | Cas Witucki |
| 50 | C | Harry Ulinski |
| 60 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 75 | ROT | Harry Jagielski |
| 87 | ROE | Ralph Thomas |
| 14 | QB | Eddie LeBaron |
| 25 | LOH | Tommy Runnels |
| 42 | ROH | Jerry Planutis |
| 46 | FB | Dale Atkeson |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gene Brito |
| 79 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 76 | RDT | J.D. Kimmel |
| 88 | RDE | Chet Ostrowski |
| 45 | LLB | Ralph Felton |
| 36 | MLB | Chuck Drazenovich |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 21 | LDH | Roy Barni |
| 48 | LS | Norb Hecker |
| 28 | RS | Joe Scudero |
| 27 | RDH | Art DeCarlo |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | LOE | Lowell Perry |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Gaona |
| 65 | LOG | Ralph Jecha |
| 57 | C | Jim Taylor |
| 75 | ROG | Joe Krupa |
| 74 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 25 | ROE | Ray Mathews |
| 14 | QB | Ted Marchibroda |
| 81 | LOH | Elbie Nickel |
| 49 | ROH | Lynn Chandnois |
| 33 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Bob O'Neil |
| 76 | LDT | Willie McClung |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 64 | LLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 26 | LDH | Gary Glick |
| 24 | LS | Henry Ford |
| 80 | RS | Jack Butler |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | / | / | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| PIT | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 45 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Tommy Runnels | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick James | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Leo Elter | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Dale Atkeson | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jerry Planutis | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Baker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 75 | 2.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Sid Watson | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Charlie Shepard | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ted Marchibroda | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 6 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 142 | 3.4 | 16 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 2 | 131 | 6.0 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 57.2 | |
| Al Dorow | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 2 | 136 | 5.2 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 52.7 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ted Marchibroda | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 83 | 8.3 | 17t | 1 | 0 | 120.0 | |
| Jack Scarbath | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 1 | 83 | 6.4 | 17t | 1 | 0 | 60.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Johnny Carson | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Steve Meilinger | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Dale Atkeson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Dick James | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Leo Elter | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jerry Planutis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 136 | 9.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lowell Perry | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 17t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Roy Barni | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| John Reger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Sam Baker | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 52 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fred Glatz | 6 | 288 | 48.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 288 | 48.0 | 53 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Joe Scudero | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lowell Perry | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | |
| Henry Ford | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Joe Scudero | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 0 | ||