1956 Los Angeles Rams season
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The 1956
Los Angeles Rams
season was the team's 19th year with the National Football League
and the 11th season in Los Angeles
.
1956 NFL season
The 1956 NFL season was the 37th regular season of the National Football League. CBS became the first network to televise some regular season games across the nation...
Los Angeles Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
season was the team's 19th year with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
and the 11th season in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
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Transactions
- July 27, 1956: Andy RobustelliAndy RobustelliAndrew Richard "Andy" Robustelli was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants. He played college football at Arnold College and was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft...
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30, 1956 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 27-7 |
| 2 | October 7, 1956 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 33-30 |
| 3 | October 14, 1956 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 24-21 |
| 4 | October 21, 1956 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 42-17 |
| 5 | October 28, 1956 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 16-7 |
| 6 | November 4, 1956 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 35-24 |
| 7 | November 11, 1956 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W 30-6 |
| 8 | November 18, 1956 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 30-21 |
| 9 | November 25, 1956 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 56-21 |
| 10 | December 2, 1956 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 30-13 |
| 11 | December 9, 1956 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
W 31-7 |
| 12 | December 16, 1956 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 49-21 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Bears 1956 Chicago Bears season The 1956 Chicago Bears season was their 37th regular season and 11th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted 9-2-1 record under first year head coach Paddy Driscoll placing them in first place of the Western Conference and in their first title game since 1946... |
9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 363 | 246 | W-2 |
| Detroit Lions 1956 Detroit Lions season The 1956 Detroit Lions season was their 27th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3-9, winning nine games. Despite the improvement, they missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 300 | 188 | L-1 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1956 San Francisco 49ers season The 1956 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's seventh season in the NFL, and were coming off a 4-8-0 record, finishing in 5th place in the Western Conference.... |
5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 233 | 284 | W-3 |
| Baltimore Colts 1956 Baltimore Colts season The 1956 Baltimore Colts season was the 4th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1956 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses and finished fourth in the Western Conference.... |
5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 270 | 322 | W-1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 291 | 307 | W-2 |
| Green Bay Packers 1956 Green Bay Packers season The 1956 Green Bay Packers season was their 36th in the National Football League. The club posted a 4-8 record under coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:... |
4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 264 | 342 | L-2 |