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1956 Green Bay Packers

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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 264 points (22.0/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 342 points (28.5/g), 12th.
 Differential of -78 points (-6.5/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 4.2-7.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 7th.

Coached by Lisle Blackbourn (4-8-0)

1956 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 30 box L 0-1 Detroit Lions 16 20 10 160 88 72 2 23 375 200 175 2
2 Sun October 7 box L 0-2 Chicago Bears 21 37 20 267 140 127 25 462 184 278 1
3 Sun October 14 box W 1-2 Baltimore Colts 38 33 19 371 187 184 1 17 330 124 206 4
4 Sun October 21 box W 2-2 Los Angeles Rams 42 17 27 492 334 158 18 385 232 153 5
5 Sun October 28 box L 2-3 @ Baltimore Colts 21 28 14 273 253 20 3 16 418 100 318 3
6 Sun November 4 box L 2-4 Cleveland Browns 7 24 13 272 145 127 2 15 272 50 222 1
7 Sun November 11 box L 2-5 @ Chicago Bears 14 38 12 311 249 62 5 21 494 299 195 3
8 Sun November 18 box L 2-6 San Francisco 49ers 16 17 16 319 181 138 4 24 375 149 226 2
9 Thu November 22 box W 3-6 @ Detroit Lions 24 20 21 373 289 84 3 17 352 146 206 3
10 Sun December 2 box W 4-6 @ Chicago Cardinals 24 21 25 351 157 194 4 14 209 129 80 2
11 Sat December 8 box L 4-7 @ San Francisco 49ers 20 38 16 275 201 74 3 23 427 181 246 1
12 Sun December 16 box L 4-8 @ Los Angeles Rams 21 49 19 355 174 181 2 33 611 297 314 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 264 3819 714 5.3 212 171 353 2398 21 18 6.4 112 337 1421 13 4.2 86 29 11 14
Team Defense 342 4710 781 6.0 363 144 260 2091 17 21 7.8 104 512 2619 20 5.1 246 29 8 13
Lg Rank Offense 5 5 7 1 2 1 3 4 12 10 9 6 2 3
Lg Rank Defense 12 12 11 5 9 10 4 12 11 12 10 12 8 10

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Tobin Rote* 28 QB 12 11 146 308 47.4 2203 18 5.8 15 4.9 66 7.2 5.5 15.1 183.6 70.6
Bart Starr 22 9 1 24 44 54.5 325 2 4.5 3 6.8 39 7.4 4.8 13.5 36.1 65.1
Jack Losch 22 lh 12 0 1 1 100.0 63 1 100.0 0 0.0 63 63.0 73.0 63.0 5.3 158.3
Team Total 26.0 12 171 353 48.4 2591 21 5.9 18 5.1 66 7.3 5.6 15.2 215.9 71.6
Opp Total 12 144 260 55.4 2091 17 6.5 21 8.1 8.0 5.1 14.5 174.3 69.9 9 75 7.8 4.6

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Howie Ferguson 26 FB 11 0 99 367 0 24 3.7 33.4 9.0 22 214 9.7 0 25 2.0 19.5 581 0 6
Tobin Rote* 28 QB 12 11 84 398 11 39 4.7 33.2 7.0 398 11 5
Fred Cone 30 fb 12 0 49 211 2 21 4.3 17.6 4.1 12 218 18.2 2 69 1.0 18.2 429 4 2
Joe Johnson 27 lh 11 0 35 129 0 14 3.7 11.7 3.2 28 258 9.2 0 20 2.5 23.5 387 0 1
Al Carmichael 28 RH 12 0 32 199 0 35 6.2 16.6 2.7 13 180 13.8 1 63 1.1 15.0 379 1 6
Jack Losch 22 lh 12 0 19 43 0 8 2.3 3.6 1.6 7 85 12.1 0 43 0.6 7.1 128 0 3
Breezy Reid 29 LH 7 0 14 39 0 11 2.8 5.6 2.0 3 16 5.3 0 12 0.4 2.3 55 0 1
Bart Starr 22 9 1 5 35 0 14 7.0 3.9 0.6 35 0 0
Billy Howton*+ 26 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 55 1188 21.6 12 66 4.6 99.0 1188 12 0
Gary Knafelc 24 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 30 418 13.9 6 38 2.5 34.8 418 6 0
Bill Roberts 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.3 3.5 14 0 0
Team Total 26.0 12 337 1421 13 39 4.2 118.4 28.1 171 2591 15.2 21 69 14.3 215.9 4012 34 24
Opp Total 12 512 2619 20 5.1 218.3 42.7 144 2091 14.5 17 12.0 174.3 4710 37 17

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Al Carmichael 28 RH 12 0 21 165 0 22 7.9 33 927 1 106 28.1 1471
Jack Losch 22 lh 12 0 8 74 0 58 9.3 15 390 0 51 26.0 592
Howie Ferguson 26 FB 11 0 5 83 0 34 16.6 664
Bill Forester 24 MG 12 0 4 36 0 17 9.0 36
Nate Borden 24 RDE 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Hank Gremminger 23 LDH 12 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Breezy Reid 29 LH 7 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 55
Team Total 26.0 12 30 239 0 58 8.0 59 1442 1 106 24.4 5693
Opp Total 12 49 1 48 924 0 19.3

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Dick Deschaine 24 P 12 0 62 2649 57 0 42.7
Fred Cone 30 fb 12 0 8 5 62.5% 36 33 91.7%
Team Total 26.0 12 8 5 62.5% 36 33 91.7% 62 2649 57 0 42.7
Opp Total 12 18 12 66.7% 44 42 95.5% 50 2040 40.8

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Billy Bookout 24 RDH 7 0 1 4 0 4
Jim Capuzzi 24 7 0 2 65 0 65 0 1 0 0
Al Carmichael 28 RH 12 0 6 1 0 0
Fred Cone 30 fb 12 0 2 2 0 0
Bobby Dillon* 26 RS 12 0 7 244 1 45 0 1 0 0
Howie Ferguson 26 FB 11 0 6 3 0 0
Bill Forester 24 MG 12 0 4 35 0 13 0 1 0 0
Ken Gorgal 27 5 0 2 2 0 2
Hank Gremminger 23 LDH 12 0 2 36 0 21
Dave Hanner 26 RDT 12 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Johnson 27 lh 11 0 1 0 0 0
Jack Losch 22 lh 12 0 3 3 0 0
John Martinkovic 29 LDE 12 0 0 1 0 0
Breezy Reid 29 LH 7 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Ringo 25 C 12 12 0 2 0 0
Tobin Rote* 28 QB 12 11 5 1 0 0
Len Szafaryn 28 12 0 0 1 0 0
Deral Teteak 27 12 0 2 20 0 18 0 2 0 0
Val Joe Walker 26 LS 12 0 1 0 0 0
Roger Zatkoff* 25 RLB 12 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.0 12 21 406 1 65 24 21 0 0
Opp Total 12 24 17 9

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Fred Cone 30 fb 12 0 2 2 33 5 72
Billy Howton*+ 26 RE 12 0 12 72
Tobin Rote* 28 QB 12 11 11 66
Gary Knafelc 24 LE 12 0 6 36
Al Carmichael 28 RH 12 0 1 1 12
Bobby Dillon* 26 RS 12 0 1 6
Team Total 26.0 12 13 21 1 1 33 5 264
Opp Total 12 20 17 1 42 12 342