1956 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 1st place • Western Conference • 9-2-1 .818 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/30/1956 | A | New York Giants | 7-47 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 56836 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Doug Atkins | 81 | LDE | 6-8 | 257 | 26 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| Don Bingham | 46 | ROH | 6-0 | 182 | 27 | Sul Ross State | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Bishop | 73 | RDT | 6-4 | 248 | 25 | North Texas | 1 | 1 |
| George Blanda | 16 | QB | 6-1 | 210 | 29 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| M.L. Brackett | 73 | RDT | 6-5 | 248 | 23 | Auburn | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 15 | QB | 6-2 | 209 | 28 | Hartnell JC; San Francisco | 1 | 0 |
| J.C. Caroline | 25 | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Casares | 35 | FB | 6-2 | 226 | 25 | Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Herman Clark | 65 | LOG | 6-3 | 258 | 26 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Dooley | 43 | LOE | 6-4 | 198 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Fortunato | 31 | RLB | 6-0 | 225 | 26 | Virginia Military Institute; Mississippi State | 1 | 1 |
| Bill George | 61 | MG | 6-2 | 237 | 27 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 |
| Kline Gilbert | 62 | ROT | 6-2 | 233 | 26 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Haluska | 11 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Hansen | 51 | LLB | 6-2 | 231 | 28 | Texas-El Paso | 1 | 1 |
| John Helwig | 80 | RDE | 6-2 | 208 | 29 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Harlon Hill | 87 | LOE | 6-3 | 199 | 24 | North Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Hoffman | 82 | LDE | 6-5 | 234 | 26 | Xavier (Ohio) | 1 | 1 |
| John Hoffman | 89 | ROH | 6-2 | 215 | 31 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Stan Jones | 78 | ROG | 6-1 | 252 | 25 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Klawitter | 54 | C | 6-7 | 277 | 27 | South Dakota State | 1 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 83 | ROE | 6-4 | 230 | 26 | Stanford | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Meadows | 86 | RDE | 6-2 | 221 | 24 | Duke | 1 | 1 |
| John Mellekas | 76 | LOT | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Arizona | 1 | 0 |
| McNeil Moore | 29 | RS | 6-0 | 188 | 23 | Rice; Sam Houston State | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Roggeman | 67 | ROG | 6-0 | 235 | 25 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Schroeder | 88 | ROE | 6-3 | 192 | 27 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Gene Smith | 20 | RCB | 5-10 | 188 | 28 | Cameron JC; Midwestern State | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Strickland | 55 | C | 6-4 | 248 | 25 | Tyler JC; North Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Stan Wallace | 40 | LS | 6-3 | 208 | 25 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Watkins | 45 | LOH | 5-9 | 196 | 24 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Wightkin | 72 | LOT | 6-2 | 235 | 29 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Williams | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 249 | 27 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 47 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | / % | / % | 4 | 50 | |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | / % | / % | 6 | 40 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Casares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| George Blanda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 47 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Casares | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 12 | 1 |
| J.C. Caroline | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Bingham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 67 | 2.1 | 12 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 126 | 3.7 | 20 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 14 | 140 | 5.2 | 11.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 34 | 106 | 45.3 | ||
| Ed Brown | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 11 | 97 | 4.9 | 12.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 11 | 86 | 34.8 | ||
| Team Totals | 47 | 20 | 42.6 | 25 | 237 | 5.0 | 11.9 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.3 | 24 | 213 | 40.8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 9 | 228 | 11.4 | 20.7 | 67 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 222 | 128.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlon Hill | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dooley | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Rick Casares | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Bill McColl | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 13 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Caroline | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 20 | 237 | 11.9 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 228 | 20.7 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Brown | 7 | 255 | 36.4 | 1 | ||||||
| Rick Casares | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 8 | 272 | 34.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 226 | 28.3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 259 | 86.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 86.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeil Moore | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bingham | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Caroline | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Ray Gene Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 9 | 143 | 15.9 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 6.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 24.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Rick Casares | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Mellekas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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