1956 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Conference • 8-3-1 .727 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/30/1956 | H | Chicago Bears | 47-7 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 56836 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ben Agajanian | 8 | K | 6-0 | 195 | 37 | Compton JC; New Mexico | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Austin | 60 | LOG | 6-1 | 223 | 28 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Beck | 61 | LOG | 6-2 | 224 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Rosey Brown | 79 | LOT | 6-3 | 249 | 24 | Morgan State | 1 | 1 |
| Don Chandler | 34 | FB | 6-2 | 208 | 22 | Bacone Indian JC; Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clatterbuck | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 195 | 24 | San Angelo JC; Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 42 | QB | 6-1 | 185 | 35 | Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Filipski | 40 | LOH | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Army; Villanova | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Gifford | 16 | LOH | 6-1 | 197 | 26 | Bakersfield CC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Rosey Grier | 76 | RDT | 6-5 | 284 | 24 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Don Heinrich | 11 | QB | 6-0 | 182 | 26 | Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Huff | 70 | MG | 6-1 | 230 | 22 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Hughes | 48 | LCB | 6-1 | 184 | 29 | Canisius; North Carolina State; Cameron JC; Tulsa | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Huth | 65 | LOG | 5-11 | 226 | 23 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Katcavage | 82 | DE | 6-3 | 237 | 22 | Dayton | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Livingston | 89 | LB | 6-3 | 212 | 26 | Orange Coast JC; UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Ken MacAfee | 80 | ROE | 6-2 | 212 | 27 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Modzelewski | 77 | LDT | 6-0 | 258 | 25 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| Henry Moore | 32 | ROH | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Nolan | 25 | RCB | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Patton | 20 | RS | 5-11 | 183 | 23 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Robustelli | 81 | RDE | 6-1 | 230 | 31 | Arnold | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Rote | 44 | LOE | 6-0 | 199 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Schnelker | 85 | LOE | 6-3 | 214 | 28 | Bowling Green State | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Stroud | 66 | ROG | 6-1 | 235 | 28 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 |
| Harland Svare | 84 | RLB | 6-0 | 214 | 26 | Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Svoboda | 30 | LLB | 6-0 | 210 | 28 | Tulane | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Triplett | 33 | FB | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Toledo | 1 | 1 |
| Emlen Tunnell | 45 | LS | 6-1 | 193 | 32 | Toledo; Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Webster | 29 | ROH | 6-3 | 218 | 25 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Wietecha | 55 | C | 6-1 | 225 | 28 | Michigan State; Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Yelvington | 72 | ROT | 6-2 | 232 | 28 | Georgia | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Yowarsky | 78 | LDE | 6-2 | 234 | 28 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 13 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 47 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | / % | / % | 6 | 40 | |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | / % | / % | 4 | 50 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Webster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ben Agajanian | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Frank Gifford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Henry Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Kyle Rote | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 47 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Agajanian | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Triplett | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 20 | 1 |
| Frank Gifford | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 6 | 2 |
| Bobby Clatterbuck | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Filipski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 126 | 3.7 | 20 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 67 | 2.1 | 12 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Conerly | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 3 | 195 | 19.5 | 27.9 | 67 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 195 | 152.1 | |
| Don Heinrich | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 3 | 21 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 | 58.3 | ||
| Bobby Clatterbuck | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 12 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 46.5 | |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Team Totals | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 9 | 228 | 11.4 | 20.7 | 67 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 222 | 128.8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 20 | 42.6 | 25 | 237 | 5.0 | 11.9 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.3 | 24 | 213 | 40.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Webster | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Frank Gifford | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 67 | 1 | ||
| Don Chandler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Kyle Rote | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 11 | 228 | 20.7 | 67 | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 237 | 11.9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Patton | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bill Svoboda | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Chandler | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 37.0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 259 | 86.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 258 | 86.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 272 | 34.0 | 1 | 46 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Filipski | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Emlen Tunnell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Patton | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Filipski | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 53 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 143 | 15.9 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 6.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Conerly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Robustelli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Emlen Tunnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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