1956 Los Angeles Rams season

1956 Los Angeles Rams season
Head Coach	Sid Gillman
Home Field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	4-8
Place	T-5th NFL Western
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1955	1957

The 1956 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 19th year with the National Football League and the 11th season in Los Angeles.

Transactions

• July 27, 1956: Andy Robustelli was traded from the Los Angeles Rams to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants First Round selection.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 30, 1956	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27-7	54,412
2	October 7, 1956	at San Francisco 49ers	L 33-30	54,589
3	October 14, 1956	at Detroit Lions	L 24-21	56,281
4	October 21, 1956	at Green Bay Packers	L 42-17	24,200
5	October 28, 1956	Detroit Lions	L 16-7	76,758
6	November 4, 1956	Chicago Bears	L 35-24	69,894
7	November 11, 1956	San Francisco 49ers	W 30-6	69,828
8	November 18, 1956	at Chicago Bears	L 30-21	48,102
9	November 25, 1956	at Baltimore Colts	L 56-21	40,321
10	December 2, 1956	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 30-13	20,450
11	December 9, 1956	Baltimore Colts	W 31-7	51,037
12	December 16, 1956	Green Bay Packers	W 49-21	45,209

Standings

NFL Western
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	9	2	1	.818	363	246	W-2
Detroit Lions	9	3	0	.750	300	188	L-1
San Francisco 49ers	5	6	1	.455	233	284	W-3
Baltimore Colts	5	7	0	.417	270	322	W-1
Los Angeles Rams	4	8	0	.333	291	307	W-2
Green Bay Packers	4	8	0	.333	264	342	L-2

Roster

No.	Name	Age	Pos	G	GS	Wt	Ht	College/Univ	Birth Date	Yrs	Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
82	Bob Boyd	28	E-DB	12	0	201	6-2	Loyola Marymount	3/7/1928	6
10	Rudy Bukich	24	QB	3	0	195	6-1	IowaUSC	3/15/1932	3	Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 24th pick / 1953
25	Don Burroughs	25	DB	12	0	190	6-4	Colorado St.	8/19/1931	1
88	Bob Carey	26	E	7	0	219	6-5	Michigan St.	2/8/1930	4	Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 13th pick / 1952
41	Jim Cason	29	DB-HB	12	0	171	6-0	LSU	7/25/1927	8	Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948
23	Jesse Castete	23	DB	3	0	180	5-11	McNeese St.	9/3/1933	Rook	Chicago Bears / 24th / 287th pick / 1956
84	Leon Clarke*	23	E-FL	12	0	232	6-4	USC	1/10/1933	Rook	Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1956
50	Dick Daugherty	27	G-LB C	12	0	219	6-1	Oregon	3/31/1929	5	Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 217th pick / 1951
60	Jack Ellena	25	G-LB	9	0	225	6-1	UCLA	10/27/1931	1	Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1953
80	Tom Fears	33	E	2	0	216	6-2	Santa ClaraUCLA	12/3/1923	8	Cleveland Rams / 11th / 103rd pick / 1945
68	Sid Fournet	24	G-LB DB	12	0	235	6-0	LSU	8/27/1932	1	Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 20th pick / 1955
75	Bob Fry	26	T-G	12	0	235	6-4	Kentucky	11/11/1930	3	Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953
58	Bob Griffin	27	LB-C	6	0	235	6-3	Arkansas	2/12/1929	3	Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 25th pick / 1952
65	Art Hauser	27	DT T-G	12	0	237	6-0	Xavier (OH)	6/19/1929	2	Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 58th pick / 1954
40	Elroy Hirsch	33	E-HB DE	12	0	190	6-2	WisconsinMichigan	6/17/1923	10	Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945
63	John Hock*	29	G	12	0	230	6-2	Santa Clara	3/7/1927	6	Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 99th pick / 1950
46	Bob Holladay	24	DB	4	0	175	5-11	Tulsa	3/13/1932	Rook
79	Glenn Holtzman	26	T-DE	12	0	250	6-3	North Texas	10/9/1930	1	Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 310th pick / 1954
34	Joe Marconi	22	FB	12	0	225	6-2	West Virginia	2/6/1934	Rook	Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956
62	Bud McFadin*	28	DT-DG LB-G	12	0	260	6-3	Texas	8/21/1928	4	Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1951
81	Paul Miller*	26	DE	12	0	226	6-2	LSU	11/8/1930	2	Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1953
89	Ron Miller	23	E	7	0	200	6-4	USC	4/17/1933	Rook
31	Larry Morris	23	LB-FB HB	7	0	226	6-2	Georgia Tech	12/10/1933	1	Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1955
51	John Morrow	23	C-G	12	0	244	6-3	Michigan	4/27/1933	Rook	Los Angeles Rams / 28th / 336th pick / 1956
28	Brad Myers	27	B-E	5	0	197	6-1	Bucknell	2/14/1929	3	Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 108th pick / 1953
73	Ken Panfil	26	T	6	0	262	6-6	Purdue	9/16/1930	Rook	Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 70th pick / 1954
56	Hugh Pitts	22	LB-C	9	0	223	6-2	TCU	4/8/1934	Rook	Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1956
61	Duane Putnam*	28	G	12	12	228	6-0	Pacific	9/5/1928	4	Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952
21	Skeet Quinlan	28	HB	2	0	173	5-11	TCUSan Diego St.	6/22/1928	4	Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 49th pick / 1952
48	Les Richter*+	26	LB-MG	12	0	238	6-3	California	10/6/1930	2	Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952
43	Will Sherman	29	DB	12	0	190	6-2	St. Mary's (CA)	10/20/1927	4	New York Yanks / 26th / 311th pick / 1951
22	Rex Shiver	24	DB	8	0	190	6-0	Miami (FL)	1/1/1932	Rook
70	Charlie Toogood	29	DT T-G	7	0	232	6-0	Nebraska	7/16/1927	5	Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 35th pick / 1951
11	Norm Van Brocklin	30	QB	12	4	190	6-1	Oregon	3/15/1926	7	Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949
9	Billy Wade	26	QB	12	8	202	6-2	Vanderbilt	10/4/1930	2	Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952
27	Ron Waller	23	HB	9	0	180	5-11	Maryland	2/14/1933	1	Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1955
83	Duane Wardlow	24	DE	9	0	215	6-4	Washington	7/2/1932	2	Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 130th pick / 1954
44	Jesse Whittenton	22	DB	12	12	193	6-0	Texas-El Paso	5/9/1934	Rook	Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1956
37	Tommy Wilson	24	HB-FB	12	0	203	6-0	none	9/1/1932	Rook
35	Tank Younger	28	FB-LB HB	12	0	225	6-3	Grambling St.	6/25/1928	7
	Team Total	26.0		12		213.9	6-1.8			2.8

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