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{{Infobox NFL team season
{{Infobox NFL season
| season= 1956
| season= 1956
| pre= August 4-September 23, 1956
| pre= August 4-September 23, 1956
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==Publications==
==Publications==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
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! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Programs
! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Programs
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! Venue
! Venue
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=16|'''Preseason'''
! rowspan=16|'''Preseason'''
| [[Green Bay Packers intrasquad game (August 4, 1956)|August 4, 1956]]
| [[Green Bay Packers intrasquad game (August 4, 1956)|August 4, 1956]]
| [[Green Bay Packers]] intrasquad game
| [[Green Bay Packers]] intrasquad game
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| Civic Stadium
| Civic Stadium
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|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|'''Week 1'''
! rowspan=6|'''Week 1'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-30_chb-bal.html September 30, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-30_chb-bal.html September 30, 1956]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-30_was-pit.html September 30, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-30_was-pit.html September 30, 1956]
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| Forbes Field
| [[Forbes Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-30_nyg-sf.html September 30, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-30_nyg-sf.html September 30, 1956]
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| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|'''Week 2'''
! rowspan=4| Week 2
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-06_det-bal.html October 6, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-06_det-bal.html October 6, 1956]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-07_nyg-chc.html October 7, 1956]
| [[Chicago Cardinals vs. New York Giants (October 7, 1956)|October 7, 1956]]
| [[Chicago Cardinals]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [[Chicago Cardinals]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| Comiskey Park
| [[Comiskey Park]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-07_chb-gnb.html October 7, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-07_chb-gnb.html October 7, 1956]
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| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|'''Week 3'''
! rowspan=4|'''Week 3'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-14_lar-det.html October 14, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-14_lar-det.html October 14, 1956]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
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| [[Wrigley Field]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 4'''
! rowspan=3|'''Week 4'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-21_bal-chb.html October 21, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-21_bal-chb.html October 21, 1956]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
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| Briggs Stadium
| Briggs Stadium
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|'''Week 5'''
! rowspan=5| Week 5
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-28_chb-sf.html October 28, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-28_chb-sf.html October 28, 1956]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
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| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-28_phi-nyg.html October 28, 1956]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| Yankee Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-28_pit-cle.html October 28, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-28_pit-cle.html October 28, 1956]
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| Comiskey Park
| Comiskey Park
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|'''Week 6'''
! rowspan=2|'''Week 6'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-04_chb-lar.html November 4, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-04_chb-lar.html November 4, 1956]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
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| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
! rowspan=5| Week 7
! rowspan=4| Week 7
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-11_bal-cle.html November 11, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-11_bal-cle.html November 11, 1956]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
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| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|-
|-
| [[Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (November 11, 1956)|November 11, 1956]]
! rowspan=4|'''Week 8'''
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [[Connie Mack Stadium]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|'''Week 8'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-18_bal-det.html November 18, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-18_bal-det.html November 18, 1956]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
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| City Stadium
| City Stadium
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|'''Week 9'''
! rowspan=4|'''Week 9'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-22_gnb-det.html November 22, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-22_gnb-det.html November 22, 1956]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
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| Cleveland Stadium
| Cleveland Stadium
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5|'''Week 10'''
! rowspan=5|'''Week 10'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-02_chb-det.html December 2, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-02_chb-det.html December 2, 1956]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
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| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5|'''Week 11'''
! rowspan=5|'''Week 11'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-09_bal-lar.html December 9, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-09_bal-lar.html December 9, 1956]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
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| Briggs Stadium
| Briggs Stadium
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 12'''
! rowspan=3|'''Week 12'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-16_bal-sf.html December 16, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-16_bal-sf.html December 16, 1956]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
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| [[Wrigley Field]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|'''Week 13'''
! rowspan=1|'''Week 13'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-23_was-bal.html December 23, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-23_was-bal.html December 23, 1956]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|'''Postseason'''
! rowspan=2|'''Postseason'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-30_chb-nyg.html December 30, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-30_chb-nyg.html December 30, 1956]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
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| colspan=3| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_bal.html Baltimore Colts]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_chb.html Chicago Bears]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_chc.html Chicago Cardinals]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_cle.html Cleveland Browns]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_det.html Detroit Lions]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_nyg.html New York Giants]{{·}}[[1956 Pittsburgh Steelers media guide|Pittsburgh Steelers]]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_sf.html San Francisco 49ers]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_was.html Washington Redskins]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/nfl-manual-1956.html NFL Record Manual]
| colspan=3| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_bal.html Baltimore Colts]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_chb.html Chicago Bears]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_chc.html Chicago Cardinals]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_cle.html Cleveland Browns]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_det.html Detroit Lions]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_nyg.html New York Giants]{{·}}[[1956 Pittsburgh Steelers media guide|Pittsburgh Steelers]]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_sf.html San Francisco 49ers]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_was.html Washington Redskins]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/nfl-manual-1956.html NFL Record Manual]
|}
|}
==Publications by Team==
{{1956 NFL season by team}}


{{NFL seasons}}
{{NFL seasons}}


[[Category: National Football League seasons]]
[[Category: National Football League seasons]]

Latest revision as of 10:11, 13 May 2023

1956 National Football League season
Preseason August 4-September 23, 1956
Regular Season September 30–December 23, 1956
Postseason December 30, 1956–January 13, 1957
← 1955 • NFL seasons • 1957 →

The 1956 NFL season was the 37th regular season of the National Football League. With previous television partner DuMont Television Network ending operations prior to the 1956 season, CBS began carrying regular-season games across its network nationwide. The season ended when the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears in the NFL Championship Game, 47–7.

Publications

Programs
Week Date Teams Venue
Preseason August 4, 1956 Green Bay Packers intrasquad game Monterey Stadium
August 6, 1956 Baltimore Colts intrasquad game Memorial Stadium
August 10, 1956 Cleveland Browns vs. College All-Stars Cleveland Stadium
August 19, 1956 San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns Kezar Stadium
August 24, 1956 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears Municipal Stadium
August 24, 1956 Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 26, 1956 San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Redskins Kezar Stadium
September 1, 1956 Cleveland Browns vs. Green Bay Packers Cleveland Stadium
September 1, 1956 New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams Husky Stadium
September 2, 1956 San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Cardinals Kezar Stadium
September 7, 1956 Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions Briggs Stadium
September 8, 1956 San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants Multnomah Stadium
September 9, 1956 Baltimore Colts vs. Philadelphia Eagles Fairgrounds Stadium
September 15, 1956 Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants Cotton Bowl
September 16, 1956 Baltimore Colts vs. Washington Redskins Memorial Stadium
September 23, 1956 Detroit Lions vs. Washington Redskins Civic Stadium
Week 1 September 30, 1956 Baltimore Colts vs. Chicago Bears Memorial Stadium
September 30, 1956 Chicago Cardinals vs. Cleveland Browns Comiskey Park
September 30, 1956 Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions City Stadium
September 30, 1956 Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 30, 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Washington Redskins Forbes Field
September 30, 1956 San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants Kezar Stadium
Week 2 October 6, 1956 Baltimore Colts vs. Detroit Lions Memorial Stadium
October 7, 1956 Chicago Cardinals vs. New York Giants Comiskey Park
October 7, 1956 Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears City Stadium
October 7, 1956 San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams Kezar Stadium
Week 3 October 14, 1956 Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams Briggs Stadium
October 14, 1956 Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants Cleveland Stadium
October 14, 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles Forbes Field
October 14, 1956 Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers Wrigley Field
Week 4 October 21, 1956 Chicago Bears vs. Baltimore Colts Wrigley Field
October 21, 1956 Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams Milwaukee County Stadium
October 21, 1956 Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers Briggs Stadium
Week 5 October 28, 1956 San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears Kezar Stadium
October 28, 1956 Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 28, 1956 Baltimore Colts vs. Green Bay Packers Memorial Stadium
October 28, 1956 Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Stadium
October 28, 1956 Chicago Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins Comiskey Park
Week 6 November 4, 1956 Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 4, 1956 San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions Kezar Stadium
Week 7 November 11, 1956 Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts Cleveland Stadium
November 11, 1956 New York Giants vs. Chicago Cardinals Yankee Stadium
November 11, 1956 Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers Wrigley Field
November 11, 1956 Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 8 November 18, 1956 Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Colts Briggs Stadium
November 18, 1956 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Cleveland Browns Connie Mack Stadium
November 18, 1956 Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams Wrigley Field
November 18, 1956 Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers City Stadium
Week 9 November 22, 1956 Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers Briggs Stadium
November 25, 1956 New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears Yankee Stadium
November 25, 1956 Baltimore Colts vs. Los Angeles Rams Memorial Stadium
November 25, 1956 Cleveland Browns vs. Washington Redskins Cleveland Stadium
Week 10 December 2, 1956 Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears Briggs Stadium
December 2, 1956 Chicago Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers Comiskey Park
December 2, 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams Forbes Field
December 2, 1956 Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Stadium
December 2, 1956 Baltimore Colts vs. San Francisco 49ers Memorial Stadium
Week 11 December 9, 1956 Los Angeles Rams vs. Baltimore Colts Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 9, 1956 Chicago Bears vs. Chicago Cardinals Wrigley Field
December 9, 1956 New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns Yankee Stadium
December 9, 1956 Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles Griffith Stadium
December 9, 1956 Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Briggs Stadium
Week 12 December 16, 1956 San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Colts Kezar Stadium
December 16, 1956 Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Cardinals Cleveland Stadium
December 16, 1956 Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions Wrigley Field
Week 13 December 23, 1956 Baltimore Colts vs. Washington Redskins Memorial Stadium
Postseason December 30, 1956 New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears Yankee Stadium
January 13, 1957 NFL Pro Bowl Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Media Guides and Yearbooks
Media Guides Baltimore Colts • Chicago Bears • Chicago Cardinals • Cleveland Browns • Detroit Lions • New York Giants • Pittsburgh Steelers • San Francisco 49ers • Washington Redskins • NFL Record Manual

Publications by Team

1956 NFL season by team
Eastern Conference
Chicago Cardinals • Cleveland Browns • New York Giants • Philadelphia Eagles • Pittsburgh Steelers • Washington Redskins
Western Conference
Baltimore Colts • Chicago Bears • Detroit Lions • Green Bay Packers • Los Angeles Rams • San Francisco 49ers


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