| New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 30, 1956 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 41751 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Alex Webster 43 pass from Don Heinrich (Frank Gifford kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Gifford 59 run (Frank Gifford kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Gifford 17 FG | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Mel Triplett 35 pass from Don Heinrich (Frank Gifford kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Hugh McElhenny 16 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Mel Triplett 1 run (Frank Gifford kick) | 31 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Wilson 3 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 31 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Hugh McElhenny 2 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 31 | 21 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Mel Triplett 13 run (Don Chandler kick) | 38 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Bob Schnelker |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 60 | LOG | Bill Austin |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 66 | ROG | Jack Stroud |
| 72 | ROT | Dick Yelvington |
| 80 | ROE | Ken MacAfee |
| 11 | QB | Don Heinrich |
| 16 | LOH | Frank Gifford |
| 29 | ROH | Alex Webster |
| 33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 81 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 30 | LLB | Bill Svoboda |
| 61 | MLB | Ray Beck |
| 84 | RLB | Harland Svare |
| 48 | LDH | Ed Hughes |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 27 | RS | Herb Rich |
| 25 | RDH | Dick Nolan |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Gordy Soltau |
| 75 | LOT | Ed Henke |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Sharkey |
| 53 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 68 | ROG | Lou Palatella |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 47 | LOH | Dicky Moegle |
| 85 | ROH | Billy Jessup |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Bruce Bosley |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Toneff |
| 87 | RDE | Charley Powell |
| 50 | LLB | Leo Rucka |
| 65 | MLB | Tony Sardisco |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 40 | LDH | George Maderos |
| 23 | LS | Rex Berry |
| 45 | RS | Fred Bruney |
| 57 | RDH | Paul Carr |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Gifford | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 59t | 1 |
| Alex Webster | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 13t | 2 |
| Kyle Rote | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 13 | 75 | 5.8 | 22 | 2 |
| Dicky Moegle | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Don Heinrich | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | 121 | 12.1 | 43t | 2 | 0 | 150.4 | |
| Charley Conerly | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 12 | 1.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Kyle Rote | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 40 | 25 | 62.5 | 3 | 259 | 6.5 | 32 | 1 | 22 | 58.2 | |
| Earl Morrall | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 64 | 10.7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 88.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Alex Webster | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Kyle Rote | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Bob Schnelker | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Frank Gifford | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Wilson | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Joe Arenas | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Gordy Soltau | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Dicky Moegle | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Jessup | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Charley Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Clyde Conner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dick Nolan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ray Beck | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Don Chandler | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 48 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Jessup | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Johnny Hermann | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Jimmy Patton | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Ed Hughes | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Johnny Hermann | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Dicky Moegle | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
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