NFL 1956

1956 NFL season
Regular season
season	September 30, 1956 - December 23, 1956
East Champions	Chicago Bears
West Champions	New York Giants
Championship game
NFL Champion	New York Giants
NFL season  <1955 1957>

The 1956 NFL season was the 37th season of the National Football League . The New York Giants emerged as the winners of this season .

Since the previous TV partner DuMont Television Network had ceased broadcasting before the start of the season, a new broadcaster was found in CBS that broadcast the games nationwide.

In 1956, the National Football League Players Association , which still exists today, is founded. Starting this season, the New York Giants will play at Yankee Stadium .

Regular season

Eastern Division team W. L. T SQ P + P− New York Giants 8th 3 1 .727 264 197 Chicago Cardinals 7th 5 0 .583 240 182 Washington Redskins 6th 6th 0 .500 183 225 Cleveland Browns 5 7th 0 .417 167 177 Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7th 0 .417 217 250 Philadelphia Eagles 3 8th 1 .273 143 215

Western Division team W. L. T SQ P + P− Chicago Bears 9 2 1 .818 363 246 Detroit Lions 9 3 0 .750 300 188 San Francisco 49ers 5 6th 1 .455 233 284 Baltimore Colts 5 7th 0 .417 270 322 Green Bay Packers 4th 8th 0 .333 264 342 Los Angeles Rams 4th 8th 0 .333 291 307

Legend:

S iege	N iederlagen	U nentschieden	SQ games won (relative)
P + points made	P− opposing points	Championship participant

Play-offs

The 1956 NFL Championship Game took place on December 30, 1956 at Yankee Stadium in New York City . The winners of the Eastern and Western divisions competed against each other. The New York Giants clearly defeated the Chicago Bears 47-7 .

	1	2	3	4th	total
New York Giants	13	21st	6th	7th	47
Chicago Bears	0	7th	0	0	7th

Draft

The 1956 NFL Draft took place in the first three rounds at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia , and the remaining rounds at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles . First overall, Gary Glick was selected, who played as a quarterback in college . In the NFL, however, he played as a safety .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Championship - Chicago Bears at New York Giants - December 30th, 1956. Retrieved June 14, 2019 . 
2. ↑ DRAFT LOCATION HISTORY on operations.nfl.com, accessed June 14, 2019.
3. ↑ Irv Moss: Gary Glick dies: Colorado A&M star was the No. 1 overall pick in 1956 NFL draft. In: The Denver Post. February 12, 2015, accessed June 14, 2019.