1956-57 Rochester Royals Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 31-41
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Coach: Bobby Wanzer (31-41)
Location: Rochester, New York
Attendance: 122,502, Avg. 3,952 in 31 home dates
1956-57 Rochester Royals StatisticsTeam Record: 31-41
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Coach: Bobby Wanzer (31-41)
Location: Rochester, New York
Attendance: 122,502, Avg. 3,952 in 31 home dates
1956-57 Rochester Royals Roster
The Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 31 wins and 41 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division.
The Royals yielded 6,886 points, fewest in the league. Rochester netted 6,728 points, worst in the circuit. Jack Twyman tossed in a team-leading 1,174 points for the team, while Maurice Stokes scored 15 or more per game also. Maurice Stokes accounted for 1,256 boards. Maurice Stokes dished out 331 assists for the squad.
Bobby Wanzer coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 6728
Regular Season Points Against: 6886
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 27, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 85 at Rochester Royals 88 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 28, 1956 | Rochester Royals 75 at Syracuse Nationals 91 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| November 1, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Rochester Royals 88 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | at Johnstown, PA | |
| November 3, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 95 at Rochester Royals 85 | L | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
| November 4, 1956 | Rochester Royals 87 at Minneapolis Lakers 88 | L | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | ||
| November 7, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 80 at Rochester Royals 81 | W | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-4 | ||
| November 9, 1956 | Rochester Royals 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 93 | W | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | ||
| November 10, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 76 at Rochester Royals 90 | W | 3-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | ||
| November 11, 1956 | Rochester Royals 94 at Minneapolis Lakers 82 | W | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | at New York, NY | |
| November 13, 1956 | Rochester Royals 105 at St. Louis Hawks 118 | L | 3-2 | 2-3 | 5-5 | ||
| November 14, 1956 | New York Knicks 87 at Rochester Royals 90 | W | 4-2 | 2-3 | 6-5 | ||
| November 15, 1956 | Rochester Royals 83 at Philadelphia Warriors 92 | L | 4-2 | 2-4 | 6-6 | at Hershey, PA | |
| November 17, 1956 | Rochester Royals 86 at Boston Celtics 108 | L | 4-2 | 2-5 | 6-7 | ||
| November 18, 1956 | Boston Celtics 101 at Rochester Royals 87 | L | 4-3 | 2-5 | 6-8 | ||
| November 21, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 76 at Rochester Royals 85 | W | 5-3 | 2-5 | 7-8 | ||
| November 22, 1956 | Rochester Royals 102 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 | L | 5-3 | 2-6 | 7-9 | OT | |
| November 24, 1956 | Rochester Royals 96 at New York Knicks 87 | W | 5-3 | 3-6 | 8-9 | ||
| November 25, 1956 | New York Knicks 93 at Rochester Royals 95 | W | 6-3 | 3-6 | 9-9 | ||
| November 27, 1956 | Rochester Royals 90 at Syracuse Nationals 82 | W | 6-3 | 4-6 | 10-9 | at New York, NY | |
| December 1, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 83 at Rochester Royals 95 | W | 7-3 | 4-6 | 11-9 | ||
| December 6, 1956 | New York Knicks 95 at Rochester Royals 92 | L | 7-4 | 4-6 | 11-10 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| December 8, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Rochester Royals 92 | W | 8-4 | 4-6 | 12-10 | ||
| December 9, 1956 | Rochester Royals 101 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 | W | 8-4 | 5-6 | 13-10 | OT | |
| December 12, 1956 | Rochester Royals 103 at Boston Celtics 93 | W | 8-4 | 6-6 | 14-10 | ||
| December 15, 1956 | New York Knicks 91 at Rochester Royals 76 | L | 8-5 | 6-6 | 14-11 | ||
| December 16, 1956 | Rochester Royals 97 at Minneapolis Lakers 101 | L | 8-5 | 6-7 | 14-12 | ||
| December 20, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 105 at Rochester Royals 103 | L | 8-6 | 6-7 | 14-13 | at Saratoga Springs, NY | |
| December 22, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 101 at Rochester Royals 115 | W | 9-6 | 6-7 | 15-13 | ||
| December 25, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 93 at Rochester Royals 98 | W | 10-6 | 6-7 | 16-13 | ||
| December 26, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 99 at Rochester Royals 93 | L | 10-7 | 6-7 | 16-14 | at Boston, MA | |
| December 27, 1956 | Boston Celtics 97 at Rochester Royals 92 | L | 10-8 | 6-7 | 16-15 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 29, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Rochester Royals 95 | W | 11-8 | 6-7 | 17-15 | ||
| December 30, 1956 | Rochester Royals 88 at New York Knicks 96 | L | 11-8 | 6-8 | 17-16 | ||
| January 1, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 101 at Rochester Royals 102 | W | 12-8 | 6-8 | 18-16 | OT | |
| January 5, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 81 at Rochester Royals 78 | L | 12-9 | 6-8 | 18-17 | ||
| January 6, 1957 | Rochester Royals 93 at St. Louis Hawks 86 | W | 12-9 | 7-8 | 19-17 | ||
| January 8, 1957 | Rochester Royals 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 94 | W | 12-9 | 8-8 | 20-17 | at New York, NY | |
| January 10, 1957 | Rochester Royals 93 at Philadelphia Warriors 112 | L | 12-9 | 8-9 | 20-18 | ||
| January 12, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 97 at Rochester Royals 88 | L | 12-10 | 8-9 | 20-19 | ||
| January 13, 1957 | Rochester Royals 85 at Syracuse Nationals 91 | L | 12-10 | 8-10 | 20-20 | ||
| January 16, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 108 at Rochester Royals 106 | L | 12-11 | 8-10 | 20-21 | OT | |
| January 19, 1957 | Boston Celtics 97 at Rochester Royals 83 | L | 12-12 | 8-10 | 20-22 | ||
| January 20, 1957 | Rochester Royals 107 at Minneapolis Lakers 114 | L | 12-12 | 8-11 | 20-23 | ||
| January 23, 1957 | Rochester Royals 99 at Minneapolis Lakers 107 | L | 12-12 | 8-12 | 20-24 | at Louisville, KY | |
| January 25, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 100 at Rochester Royals 99 | L | 12-13 | 8-12 | 20-25 | at Boston, MA | |
| January 26, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 99 at Rochester Royals 95 | L | 12-14 | 8-12 | 20-26 | ||
| January 27, 1957 | Rochester Royals 83 at St. Louis Hawks 107 | L | 12-14 | 8-13 | 20-27 | ||
| January 30, 1957 | Rochester Royals 80 at New York Knicks 92 | L | 12-14 | 8-14 | 20-28 | at Boston, MA | |
| February 1, 1957 | Rochester Royals 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 | W | 12-14 | 9-14 | 21-28 | at Cincinnati, OH | |
| February 2, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Rochester Royals 93 | W | 13-14 | 9-14 | 22-28 | ||
| February 3, 1957 | Rochester Royals 108 at Philadelphia Warriors 110 | L | 13-14 | 9-15 | 22-29 | at Camden, NJ | |
| February 5, 1957 | Rochester Royals 91 at New York Knicks 88 | W | 13-14 | 10-15 | 23-29 | ||
| February 6, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 100 at Rochester Royals 103 | W | 14-14 | 10-15 | 24-29 | ||
| February 9, 1957 | Boston Celtics 102 at Rochester Royals 103 | W | 15-14 | 10-15 | 25-29 | ||
| February 10, 1957 | Rochester Royals 93 at St. Louis Hawks 117 | L | 15-14 | 10-16 | 25-30 | ||
| February 13, 1957 | New York Knicks 85 at Rochester Royals 82 | L | 15-15 | 10-16 | 25-31 | ||
| February 14, 1957 | Rochester Royals 104 at Syracuse Nationals 95 | W | 15-15 | 11-16 | 26-31 | ||
| February 16, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Rochester Royals 84 | L | 15-16 | 11-16 | 26-32 | ||
| February 17, 1957 | Rochester Royals 85 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 | L | 15-16 | 11-17 | 26-33 | ||
| February 20, 1957 | Rochester Royals 103 at Minneapolis Lakers 111 | L | 15-16 | 11-18 | 26-34 | ||
| February 22, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 110 at Rochester Royals 105 | L | 15-17 | 11-18 | 26-35 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 23, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 86 at Rochester Royals 101 | W | 16-17 | 11-18 | 27-35 | ||
| February 24, 1957 | Rochester Royals 93 at Syracuse Nationals 109 | L | 16-17 | 11-19 | 27-36 | ||
| February 26, 1957 | Rochester Royals 77 at Boston Celtics 92 | L | 16-17 | 11-20 | 27-37 | at New York, NY | |
| February 27, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Rochester Royals 90 | W | 17-17 | 11-20 | 28-37 | ||
| March 1, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers 125 at Rochester Royals 117 | L | 17-18 | 11-20 | 28-38 | at Boston, MA | |
| March 2, 1957 | Boston Celtics 87 at Rochester Royals 96 | W | 18-18 | 11-20 | 29-38 | ||
| March 3, 1957 | Rochester Royals 102 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 18-18 | 11-21 | 29-39 | ||
| March 6, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 79 at Rochester Royals 82 | W | 19-18 | 11-21 | 30-39 | ||
| March 8, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 100 at Rochester Royals 92 | L | 19-19 | 11-21 | 30-40 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| March 10, 1957 | Rochester Royals 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 | L | 19-19 | 11-22 | 30-41 | ||
| March 13, 1957 | Rochester Royals 104 at St. Louis Hawks 99 | W | 19-19 | 12-22 | 31-41 | at Milwaukee, WI |
