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1956 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 5-6-1, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 233 points (19.4/g), 8th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 284 points (23.7/g), 9th.
Differential of -51 points (-4.2/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 4.6-7.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 6th.
Coached by Frankie Albert (5-6-1)
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1956 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 30 | box | L | 0-1 | New York Giants | 21 | 38 | 27 | 408 | 301 | 107 | 4 | 15 | 300 | 133 | 167 | ||
| 2 | Sun | October 7 | box | W | 1-1 | Los Angeles Rams | 33 | 30 | 15 | 219 | 11 | 208 | 1 | 21 | 432 | 361 | 71 | 7 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 14 | box | L | 1-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 7 | 31 | 13 | 268 | 172 | 96 | 4 | 23 | 394 | 86 | 308 | 2 |
| 4 | Sun | October 21 | box | L | 1-3 | @ | Detroit Lions | 17 | 20 | 15 | 257 | 67 | 190 | 2 | 25 | 393 | 149 | 244 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | October 28 | box | L | 1-4 | Chicago Bears | 21 | 38 | 20 | 401 | 190 | 211 | 1 | 27 | 440 | 207 | 233 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sun | November 4 | box | L | 1-5 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 17 | 15 | 246 | 153 | 93 | 3 | 19 | 283 | 89 | 194 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | November 11 | box | L | 1-6 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 30 | 14 | 264 | 197 | 67 | 5 | 17 | 398 | 139 | 259 | 3 |
| 8 | Sun | November 18 | box | W | 2-6 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 16 | 24 | 375 | 149 | 226 | 2 | 16 | 319 | 181 | 138 | 4 |
| 9 | Sun | November 25 | box | T | 2-6-1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 10 | 19 | 285 | 178 | 107 | 4 | 13 | 290 | 170 | 120 | 4 |
| 10 | Sun | December 2 | box | W | 3-6-1 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 20 | 17 | 16 | 360 | 240 | 120 | 2 | 22 | 302 | 150 | 152 | 4 |
| 11 | Sat | December 8 | box | W | 4-6-1 | Green Bay Packers | 38 | 20 | 23 | 427 | 181 | 246 | 1 | 16 | 275 | 201 | 74 | 3 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 16 | box | W | 5-6-1 | Baltimore Colts | 30 | 17 | 20 | 303 | 138 | 165 | 2 | 22 | 336 | 104 | 232 | 2 | |