1956 Chicago Cardinals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Ray Richards (7-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1956 Chicago Cardinals Roster
1956 Chicago Cardinals Results

The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.

Chicago scored 240 points, while the stingy defense allowed 182. Ollie Matson carried the ball for a team-best 924 yards for the Cardinals.

Lamar McHan threw for 1,159 yards. Don Stonesifer paced pass catchers, snagging 22 passes for 320 yards.

The opportunistic defense pounced on 45 turnovers, topping in the league. Lindon Crow picked off 11 opponent throws.

Ray Richards coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Lamar McHan	152	72	47.4	1159	7.6	10	6.6	8	5.3	75	73.3
Jim Root	57	28	49.1	333	5.8	3	5.3	5	8.8	34	48.4
Ollie Matson	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Dave Mann	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	0	0.0
Totals	214	100	46.7	1492	7.0	13	6.1	14	6.5	75

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ollie Matson	192	924	4.8	79	5
Johnny Olszewski	157	598	3.8	34	2
Joe Childress	43	203	4.7	30	0
Lamar McHan	58	161	2.8	17	5
Dave Mann	45	116	2.6	15	0
Jim Root	17	45	2.6	18	2
Frank Bernardi	14	4	0.3	7	0
Alex Burl	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	527	2053	3.9	79	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Stonesifer	22	320	14.5	58	2
Johnny Olszewski	17	182	10.7	31	0
Ollie Matson	15	199	13.3	45	2
Gern Nagler	14	268	19.1	49	4
Dave Mann	13	170	13.1	23	1
Max Boydston	6	116	19.3	39	2
Joe Childress	6	82	13.7	34	1
Frank Bernardi	4	56	14.0	19	0
Alex Burl	2	24	12.0	19	1
Night Train Lane	1	75	75.0	75	0
Totals	100	1492	14.9	75	13

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Pat Summerall	30	30	100.0	22	10	45.5	60
Totals	30	30	100.0	22	10	45.5	60

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Mann	36	1346	37.4	53
John Roach	11	449	40.8	54
Lamar McHan	8	285	35.6	42
Totals	55	2080	37.8	54

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Frank Bernardi	18	217	12.1	95	1
Ollie Matson	5	39	7.8	16	0
Woodley Lewis	5	22	4.4	7	0
Lindon Crow	1	21	21.0	21	0
Leo Sanford	1	6	6.0	6	0
Night Train Lane	2	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	32	305	9.5	95	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ollie Matson	13	362	27.8	105	1
Dave Mann	7	131	18.7	27	0
Frank Bernardi	4	101	25.2	30	0
Alex Burl	3	59	19.7	26	0
Johnny Olszewski	3	25	8.3	20	0
Woodley Lewis	1	22	22.0	22	0
Joe Childress	1	0	0.0	0	0
Chuck Weber	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	33	700	21.2	105	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lindon Crow	11	170	15.5	42	0
Night Train Lane	7	206	29.4	66	1
Leo Sanford	5	24	4.8	19	0
Jimmy Hill	5	21	4.2	12	0
Chuck Weber	1	19	19.0	19	0
Julian Spence	1	7	7.0	7	0
Tom Bienemann	1	2	2.0	2	0
Frank Bernardi	1	2	2.0	2	0
Woodley Lewis	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	33	451	13.7	66	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Night Train Lane		0	2	2	11
Jim Root			2	2	0
Jack Simmons			0	2	0	0
Len Teeuws			0	2	0	0
Chuck Weber		0	0	2	2	0
Woodley Lewis		0	0	1	1	0
Johnny Olszewski			13	1	0
Frank Bernardi		0	0	1	0
John Dittrich			0	1	0	0
Leo Sugar			1	1	0	0
Leo Sanford		0	0	1	0	0
Tom Dahms			0	1	0	0
Carl Brettschneider			0	1	0	0
Pat Summerall			0	1	0
Stan West			0	1	0	0
Joe Childress			1	0	0
Ollie Matson			6	0	0
Lamar McHan			2	0	0
Gern Nagler			1	0	0
Dave Mann			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	20	14	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Pat Summerall									10	30	0			60
Ollie Matson	5	2	0	1					0	0	0			48
Lamar McHan	5								0	0	0			30
Gern Nagler		4							0	0	0			24
Don Stonesifer		2							0	0	0			12
Jim Root	2								0	0	0			12
Johnny Olszewski	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Max Boydston		2							0	0	0			12
Joe Childress	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Alex Burl	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Night Train Lane		0	0			1			0	0	0			6
Frank Bernardi	0	0	1	0		0			0	0	0			6
Dave Mann	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	14	13	1	1	0	1	0	0	10	30	0	0	0	240