1956 Los Angeles Rams season

1956 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Sid Gillman
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	4–8
Division place	T-5th NFL Western
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Uniform
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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.

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	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 30	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–7	1–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	54,412	Recap
2	October 7	at San Francisco 49ers	L 30–33	1–1	Kezar Stadium	54,589	Recap
3	October 14	at Detroit Lions	L 21–24	1–2	Briggs Stadium	56,281	Recap
4	October 21	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–42	1–3	Milwaukee County Stadium	24,200	Recap
5	October 28	Detroit Lions	L 7–16	1–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	76,758	Recap
6	November 4	Chicago Bears	L 24–35	1–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	69,894	Recap
7	November 11	San Francisco 49ers	W 30–6	2–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	69,828	Recap
8	November 18	at Chicago Bears	L 21–30	2–6	Wrigley Field	48,102	Recap
9	November 25	at Baltimore Colts	L 21–56	2–7	Memorial Stadium	40,321	Recap
10	December 2	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–30	2–8	Forbes Field	20,450	Recap
11	December 9	Baltimore Colts	W 31–7	3–8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	51,037	Recap
12	December 16	Green Bay Packers	W 49–21	4–8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	45,209	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	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