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1956 New York Giants
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Record: 8-3-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
1956 NFL Champions
Scored 264 points (22.0/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 197 points (16.4/g), 4th.
Differential of 67 points (5.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 8.0-4.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.5/g), 3rd.
Coached by Jim Lee Howell (8-3-1)
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1956 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Charlie Conerly* | 35 | 8 | 0 | 90 for 174, 1,143 yards, 10 td, 7 int, & 11 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| QB | Don Heinrich | 26 | 2 | 12 | 37 for 88, 369 yards, 5 td, 5 int, & 5 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 35th pick / 1952 |
| FB | Mel Triplett | 25 | 1 | 0 | 125 rushes for 515 yards, 5 td, & 6 catches for 48 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 5th / 56th pick / 1955 |
| LH | Frank Gifford*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 159 rushes for 819 yards, 5 td, & 51 catches for 603 yards and 4 td | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| RH | Alex Webster | 25 | 1 | 0 | 178 rushes for 694 yards, 7 td, & 21 catches for 197 yards and 3 td | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| LE | Kyle Rote* | 29 | 5 | 0 | 28 catches for 405 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1951 |
| LT | Rosey Brown*+ | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
| LG | Jerry Huth | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 24th / 285th pick / 1956 |
| C | Ray Wietecha | 28 | 3 | 12 | New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950 |
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| RG | Jack Stroud | 28 | 3 | 0 | New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951 |
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| RT | Dick Yelvington | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 23rd / 278th pick / 1951 |
| RE | Ken MacAfee | 27 | 2 | 0 | 14 catches for 184 yards, 4 td | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Walt Yowarsky | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1951 |
| LDT | Dick Modzelewski | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
| RDT | Rosey Grier*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| RDE | Andy Robustelli*+ | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Bill Svoboda | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 29th pick / 1950 |
| MLB | Sam Huff | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| RLB | Harland Svare | 26 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 204th pick / 1953 |
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| LDH | Ed Hughes | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 117th pick / 1954 |
| RDH | Dick Nolan | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 41st pick / 1954 |
| LS | Emlen Tunnell*+ | 31 | 8 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RS | Jimmy Patton | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ben Agajanian | 37 | 11 | 0 | 5 of 13 field goals & 23 of 23 extra points | |
| P | Don Chandler | 22 | Rook | 0 | 59 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| PR | Emlen Tunnell*+ | 31 | 8 | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 5.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Gene Filipski | 25 | Rook | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 83rd pick / 1953 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ben Agajanian | 37 | K | 10 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | New Mexico | 8/28/1919 | 11 | |
| Bill Austin | 28 | G-T | 8 | 0 | 223 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 10/18/1928 | 7 | New York Giants / 13th / 126th pick / 1949 |
| Ray Beck | 25 | G | 10 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 3/17/1931 | 4 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1952 |
| Rosey Brown*+ | 24 | T | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 10/20/1932 | 3 | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
| Hank Burnine | 24 | E | 3 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Missouri | 11/9/1932 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 140th pick / 1955 |
| Don Chandler | 22 | FB-P-K | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Florida | 9/5/1934 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| Bob Clatterbuck | 24 | QB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Houston | 7/3/1932 | 2 | New York Giants / 27th / 316th pick / 1954 |
| Charlie Conerly* | 35 | QB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/19/1921 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| Gene Filipski | 25 | HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Army,Villanova | 6/14/1931 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 83rd pick / 1953 |
| Frank Gifford*+ | 26 | HB-FL-DB-WR | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | USC | 8/16/1930 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| Rosey Grier*+ | 24 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 284 | 6-5 | Penn State | 7/14/1932 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| Don Heinrich | 26 | QB | 12 | 12 | 182 | 6-0 | Washington | 9/19/1930 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 35th pick / 1952 |
| Johnny Hermann | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | UCLA | 10/17/1933 | Rook | New York Giants / 10th / 117th pick / 1956 |
| Sam Huff | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 10/4/1934 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| Ed Hughes | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 184 | 6-1 | Cameron,North Carolina State,Tulsa | 10/23/1927 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 117th pick / 1954 |
| Jerry Huth | 23 | G | 11 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 7/23/1933 | Rook | New York Giants / 24th / 285th pick / 1956 |
| Jim Katcavage | 22 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Dayton | 10/28/1934 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| Cliff Livingston | 26 | LB-DE | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | UCLA | 7/2/1930 | 2 | |
| Ken MacAfee | 27 | E-TE | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/3/1929 | 2 | |
| Dick Modzelewski | 25 | DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Maryland | 2/16/1931 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
| Henry Moore | 22 | DB-HB | 5 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 4/3/1934 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 19th pick / 1956 |
| Dick Nolan | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Maryland | 3/26/1932 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 41st pick / 1954 |
| Jimmy Patton | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 9/29/1933 | 1 | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Herb Rich | 28 | DB | 5 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Vanderbilt | 10/7/1928 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 67th pick / 1950 |
| Andy Robustelli*+ | 31 | DE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arnold | 12/6/1925 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| Kyle Rote* | 29 | E-HB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | SMU | 10/27/1927 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1951 |
| Bob Schnelker | 28 | E | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 10/17/1928 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 29th / 377th pick / 1950 |
| Jack Spinks | 26 | T-G-FB-DT | 3 | 0 | 236 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 8/15/1930 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 126th pick / 1952 |
| Jack Stroud | 28 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/29/1928 | 3 | New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951 |
| Harland Svare | 26 | LB-TB | 11 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Washington State | 11/15/1930 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 204th pick / 1953 |
| Bill Svoboda | 28 | LB-FB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Tulane | 7/12/1928 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 29th pick / 1950 |
| Mel Triplett | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Toledo | 12/24/1931 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 56th pick / 1955 |
| Emlen Tunnell*+ | 31 | DB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Iowa,Toledo | 3/29/1925 | 8 | |
| Alex Webster | 25 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 4/19/1931 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| Ray Wietecha | 28 | C | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-1 | Michigan State,Northwestern | 11/4/1928 | 3 | New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950 |
| Dick Yelvington | 28 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/27/1928 | 4 | New York Giants / 23rd / 278th pick / 1951 |
| Walt Yowarsky | 28 | DE-C-T | 11 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 5/10/1928 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1951 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 12 | 213.1 | 6-1.2 | 3.0 |