New York Giants 38 at San Francisco 49ers 21
Sunday, September 30, 1956
New York Giants 38, San Francisco 49ers 21
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| New York Giants (1-0-0) | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| San Francisco 49ers (0-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Scoring
| | | NYG | SFO |
| 1st | NYG | Alex Webster 43 yard pass from Don Heinrich (Frank Gifford kick) | 7 | 0 |
| NYG | Frank Gifford 59 yard rush (Frank Gifford kick) | 14 | 0 |
| NYG | Frank Gifford 17 yard field goal | 17 | 0 |
| 2nd | NYG | Mel Triplett 35 yard pass from Don Heinrich (Frank Gifford kick) | 24 | 0 |
| SFO | Hugh McElhenny 16 yard rush (Gordie Soltau kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 3rd | NYG | Mel Triplett 1 yard rush (Frank Gifford kick) | 31 | 7 |
| SFO | Billy Wilson 33 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordie Soltau kick) | 31 | 14 |
| 4th | SFO | Hugh McElhenny 2 yard rush (Gordie Soltau kick) | 31 | 21 |
| NYG | Mel Triplett 13 yard rush (Don Chandler kick) | 38 | 21 |
Team Stats
| NYG | SFO |
| First downs | 15 | 27 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 36-167-3 | 23-107-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 8-19-133-2-0 | 28-46-323-1-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-22 |
| Net pass yards | 133 | 301 |
| Total yards | 300 | 408 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 1-5 | 4-45 |