1956 New York Giants season

1956 New York Giants season
Head Coach	Jim Lee Howell
Home Field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	8–3–1
Place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	Won NFL Championship 47–7 (Bears)
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1955	1957

The 1956 New York Giants season was a championship season for the Giants. After finishing with an 8–3–1 record, the Giants would win their fourth NFL Championship by defeating the Chicago Bears 47–7.

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.

Regular season

• The Giants played their first game at Yankee Stadium. Their opponents were the Pittsburgh Steelers and the attendance was 48,108.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 30, 1956	at San Francisco 49ers	W 38–21	41,751
2	October 7, 1956	at Chicago Cardinals	L 35–27	21,799
3	October 14, 1956	at Cleveland Browns	W 21–9	60,042
4	October 21, 1956	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 38–10	48,108
5	October 28, 1956	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–3	40,960
6	November 4, 1956	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–14	31,240
7	November 11, 1956	Chicago Cardinals	W 23–10	62,410
8	November 18, 1956	at Washington Redskins	L 33–7	26,261
9	November 25, 1956	Chicago Bears	T 17–17	55,191
10	December 2, 1956	Washington Redskins	W 28–14	26,261
11	December 9, 1956	Cleveland Browns	L 24–7	27,707
12	December 15, 1956	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–7	16,562

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Championship	December 30, 1956	Chicago Bears	W 47–7	56,836

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	3	1	.727	264	197	W-1
Chicago Cardinals	7	5	0	.583	240	182	W-1
Washington Redskins	6	6	0	.500	183	225	L-2
Cleveland Browns	5	7	0	.417	167	177	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	167	177	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	8	1	.273	143	215	L-3

Postseason

National Football League Championship Game

• New York 47, Chicago 7

• NY Triplett 17 run (Agajanian kick)
• NY FG Agajanian 17
• NY FG Agajanian 43
• NY Webster 3 run (Agajanian kick)
• CHI Casares 9 run (Blanda kick)
• NY Webster 1 run (Agajanian kick)
• NY Moore recovered blocked punt in end zone (Agajanian kick)
• NY Rote 9 yard pass from Conerly (kick failed)
• NY Gifford 14 yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)

Attendance: 56,836.

Awards and honors

• Rosey Brown, All-Pro selection
• Sam Huff, All-Pro selection
• Sam Huff, Rookie of the Year
• Frank Gifford, NFL MVP
• Frank Gifford, All-Pro selection
• Frank Gifford ranked fifth in the league with 819 rushing yards, first with 5.2 yards per carry, and third in receiving with 51 catches for 603 yards. No other player had reached the Top 5 in all of these categories before Gifford.
• Rosey Grier, All-Pro selection
• Andy Robustelli, All-Pro selection
• Emlen Tunnell, All-Pro selection

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

• Giants on Pro Football Reference

External links

• New York Giants official website—history section

Preceded by Cleveland Browns 1955

NFL champion 1956

Succeeded by Detroit Lions 1957