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1956 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 3-8-1, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 143 points (11.9/g), 12th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 215 points (17.9/g), 5th.
 Differential of -72 points (-6.0/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 3.3-8.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.9/g), 11th.

Coached by Hugh Devore (3-8-1)

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 @ Los Angeles Rams 7 27 12 188 97 91 5 15 294 60 234 3
2 Sat October 6 box W 1-1 Washington Redskins 13 9 13 207 99 108 2 13 194 48 146 3
3 Sun October 14 box W 2-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 35 21 12 265 168 97 2 17 324 247 77 3
4 Sun October 21 box L 2-2 Chicago Cardinals 6 20 20 349 120 229 8 14 244 119 125 1
5 Sun October 28 box L 2-3 @ New York Giants 3 20 7 132 67 65 2 12 244 85 159 2
6 Sun November 4 box L 2-4 @ Chicago Cardinals 17 28 18 235 109 126 2 17 262 108 154 1
7 Sun November 11 box W 3-4 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 7 13 252 130 122 4 14 149 95 54 3
8 Sun November 18 box L 3-5 Cleveland Browns 0 16 7 71 3 68 3 17 274 41 233
9 Sun November 25 box T 3-5-1 San Francisco 49ers 10 10 13 290 170 120 4 19 285 178 107 4
10 Sun December 2 box L 3-6-1 @ Cleveland Browns 14 17 20 252 104 148 4 19 292 115 177 5
11 Sun December 9 box L 3-7-1 @ Washington Redskins 17 19 12 239 109 130 21 332 196 136
12 Sat December 15 box L 3-8-1 New York Giants 7 21 13 174 101 73 2 22 332 41 291 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 143 2654 702 3.8 160 122 249 1277 6 27 4.5 74 418 1377 11 3.3 73 38 11 13
Team Defense 215 3226 778 4.1 290 114 243 1333 15 16 5.0 69 513 1893 10 3.7 200 27 11 21
Lg Rank Offense 12 12 12 9 10 12 11 12 9 11 10 11 11 3
Lg Rank Defense 5 5 5 4 2 8 11 3 12 6 2 3 10 9

Passing

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Age Pos G GS QBrec 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%
Bobby Thomason* 28 QB 12 9 82 164 50.0 1119 4 2.4 21 12.8 52 6.8 1.3 13.6 93.3 40.7
Adrian Burk 29 P 12 3 39 82 47.6 426 1 1.2 6 7.3 40 5.2 2.0 10.9 35.5 36.9
Don Schaefer 22 FB 12 0 1 3 33.3 11 1 33.3 0 0.0 11 3.7 7.0 11.0 0.9 84.7
Team Total 25.8 12 122 249 49.0 1556 6 2.4 27 10.8 52 6.2 1.6 12.8 129.7 37.4
Opp Total 12 114 243 46.9 1333 15 6.2 16 6.6 5.5 3.1 11.7 111.1 57.2 22 173 5.0 2.2

Rushing & Receiving

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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
Ken Keller 22 LH 11 0 112 433 4 51 3.9 39.4 10.2 7 36 5.1 0 13 0.6 3.3 469 4 7
Don Schaefer 22 FB 12 0 102 320 2 11 3.1 26.7 8.5 13 117 9.0 0 27 1.1 9.8 437 2 3
Dick Bielski 24 12 0 52 162 1 15 3.1 13.5 4.3 8 63 7.9 0 17 0.7 5.3 225 1 1
Ted Wegert 24 7 0 47 127 1 19 2.7 18.1 6.7 6 46 7.7 0 19 0.9 6.6 173 1 3
Hal Giancanelli 27 7 0 42 148 1 21 3.5 21.1 6.0 10 104 10.4 0 18 1.4 14.9 252 1 2
Bobby Thomason* 28 QB 12 9 21 48 2 19 2.3 4.0 1.8 48 2 2
Adrian Burk 29 P 12 3 17 61 0 11 3.6 5.1 1.4 61 0 2
Will Berzinski 22 4 0 15 72 0 20 4.8 18.0 3.8 3 35 11.7 0 17 0.8 8.8 107 0 1
Bob G. Smith 23 4 0 9 8 0 5 0.9 2.0 2.3 8 0 0
Jim Parmer 30 4 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.5 0.3 -2 0 0
Bobby Walston 28 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 39 590 15.1 3 51 3.3 49.2 590 3 0
Pete Retzlaff 25 RH 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 159 13.3 0 20 1.2 15.9 159 0 0
John Bredice 22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 146 14.6 1 40 0.8 12.2 146 1 0
Hank Burnine 24 RE 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 208 20.8 2 52 1.4 29.7 208 2 0
Bill Stribling 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 11 5.5 0 7 1.0 5.5 11 0 0
Lee Riley 24 LS 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 1.1 10 0 2
Rocky Ryan 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 31 31.0 0 31 0.1 2.6 31 0 0
Team Total 25.8 12 418 1377 11 51 3.3 114.8 34.8 122 1556 12.8 6 52 10.2 129.7 2933 17 25
Opp Total 12 513 1893 10 3.7 157.8 42.8 114 1333 11.7 15 9.5 111.1 3226 25 17

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Lee Riley 24 LS 9 0 17 73 0 35 4.3 15 381 0 59 25.4 464
Ken Keller 22 LH 11 0 15 146 0 40 9.7 15 353 0 32 23.5 968
Hal Giancanelli 27 7 0 4 22 0 18 5.5 8 187 0 31 23.4 461
Bob Pellegrini 22 RG 12 0 2 47 0 26 23.5 47
Norm Willey 29 RDE 9 0 2 32 0 20 16.0 32
Bibbles Bawel 26 RS 12 0 1 25 0 25 25.0 25
Chuck Bednarik* 31 LLB 12 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
Jerry Norton 25 lcb 6 0 1 31 0 31 31.0 31
Team Total 25.8 12 36 241 0 40 6.7 45 1073 0 59 23.8 4247
Opp Total 12 50 0 27 666 0 24.7

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
Adrian Burk 29 P 12 3 68 2843 62 1 41.8
Bobby Walston 28 LE 12 0 13 6 46.2% 18 17 94.4%
Dick Bielski 24 12 0 1 0.0%
Team Total 25.8 12 14 6 42.9% 18 17 94.4% 68 2843 62 1 41.8
Opp Total 12 21 14 66.7% 25 23 92.0% 68 2788 41.0

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Bibbles Bawel 26 RS 12 0 1 33 0 33 0 1 15 0
Chuck Bednarik* 31 LLB 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Eddie Bell 25 LDH 12 0 4 61 1 33 0 3 0 0
Will Berzinski 22 4 0 1 0 0 0
Dick Bielski 24 12 0 1 1 0 0
Tom Brookshier 25 RDH 11 0 1 31 0 31 0 1 0 0
Adrian Burk 29 P 12 3 2 2 0 0
Marion Campbell 27 MG 12 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Hal Giancanelli 27 7 0 2 1 0 0
Ken Keller 22 LH 11 0 7 1 0 0
Bob Kelley 26 C 12 0 0 2 0 0
Don King 27 3 0 0 2 0 0
Jerry Norton 25 lcb 6 0 2 34 0 23
Bob Pellegrini 22 RG 12 0 0 2 0 0
Lee Riley 24 LS 9 0 3 57 0 31 2 1 0 0
Rocky Ryan 24 12 0 1 17 0 17
Don Schaefer 22 FB 12 0 3 0 0 0
Tom Scott 26 LDE 12 0 1 12 0 12 0 1 0 0
Bobby Thomason* 28 QB 12 9 2 1 0 0
Jim Weatherall* 27 LDT 12 12 0 1 19 0
Ted Wegert 24 7 0 3 1 0 0
Frank Wydo 32 LT/rt 12 0 1 2 -10 0
Team Total 25.8 12 16 246 1 33 25 25 28 0
Opp Total 12 35 17 6

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bobby Walston 28 LE 12 0 3 17 6 53
Ken Keller 22 LH 11 0 4 24
Hank Burnine 24 RE 7 0 2 12
Don Schaefer 22 FB 12 0 2 12
Bobby Thomason* 28 QB 12 9 2 12
Eddie Bell 25 LDH 12 0 1 6
Dick Bielski 24 12 0 1 6
John Bredice 22 12 0 1 6
Hal Giancanelli 27 7 0 1 6
Ted Wegert 24 7 0 1 6
Team Total 25.8 12 11 6 1 17 6 143
Opp Total 12 10 15 23 14 215