1956 San Francisco 49ers season

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1956 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coachFrankie Albert
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record5–6–1
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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[]

1956 San Francisco 49ers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 2 Earl Morrall[2] QB Michigan State

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 30 New York Giants L 21–38 0–1 Kezar Stadium 41,751 Recap
2 October 7 Los Angeles Rams W 33–30 1–1 Kezar Stadium 56,489 Recap
3 October 14 Chicago Bears L 7–31 1–2 Wrigley Field 47,526 Recap
4 October 21 Detroit Lions L 17–20 1–3 Briggs Stadium 55,662 Recap
5 October 28 Chicago Bears L 21–38 1–4 Kezar Stadium 52,612 Recap
6 November 4 Detroit Lions L 13–17 1–5 Kezar Stadium 46,708 Recap
7 November 11 Los Angeles Rams L 6–30 1–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,828 Recap
8 November 18 Green Bay Packers W 17–16 2–6 City Stadium 17,986 Recap
9 November 25 Philadelphia Eagles T 10–10 2–6–1 Connie Mack Stadium 19,326 Recap
10 December 2 Baltimore Colts W 20–17 3–6–1 Memorial Stadium 37,227 Recap
11 December 8 Green Bay Packers W 38–20 4–6–1 Kezar Stadium 32,433 Recap
12 December 16 Baltimore Colts W 30–17 5–6–1 Kezar Stadium 43,791 Recap

Standings[]

NFL Western Conference
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 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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