1956 Los Angeles Rams season

1956 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Sid Gillman
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	4–8
Division place	T-5th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1956 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 19th year with the National Football League and the 11th season in Los Angeles.

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.^[1]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 30, 1956	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–7	54,412
2	October 7, 1956	at San Francisco 49ers	L 33–30	54,589
3	October 14, 1956	at Detroit Lions	L 24–21	56,281
4	October 21, 1956	at Green Bay Packers	L 42–17	24,200
5	October 28, 1956	Detroit Lions	L 16–7	76,758
6	November 4, 1956	Chicago Bears	L 35–24	69,894
7	November 11, 1956	San Francisco 49ers	W 30–6	69,828
8	November 18, 1956	at Chicago Bears	L 30–21	48,102
9	November 25, 1956	at Baltimore Colts	L 56–21	40,321
10	December 2, 1956	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 30–13	20,450
11	December 9, 1956	Baltimore Colts	W 31–7	51,037
12	December 16, 1956	Green Bay Packers	W 49–21	45,209

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	9	2	1	.818	8–2	363	246	W2
Detroit Lions	9	3	0	.750	8–2	300	188	L1
San Francisco 49ers	5	6	1	.455	5–5	233	284	W3
Baltimore Colts	5	7	0	.417	3–7	270	322	W1
Los Angeles Rams	4	8	0	.333	3–7	291	307	W2
Green Bay Packers	4	8	0	.333	3–7	264	342	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.10, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6