1956 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-8-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Hugh Devore (3-8-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1956 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
1956 Philadelphia Eagles Results

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 3 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's East Division.

Philadelphia managed just 143 points, worst in the league, while the defensive squad yielded 215. Ken Keller carried the ball for a team-leading 433 yards for the Eagles.

Bobby Thomason threw for 1,119 yards. Bobby Walston topped all receivers, grabbing 39 passes for 590 yards.

Eddie Bell picked off 4 opponent throws.

Hugh Devore coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Bobby Thomason	164	82	50.0	1119	6.8	4	2.4	21	12.8	52	40.7
Adrian Burk	82	39	47.6	426	5.2	1	1.2	6	7.3	40	36.9
Don Schaefer	3	1	33.3	11	3.7	1	33.3	0	0.0	11	84.7
Totals	249	122	49.0	1556	6.2	6	2.4	27	10.8	52

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Keller	112	433	3.9	51	4
Don Schaefer	102	320	3.1	11	2
Dick Bielski	52	162	3.1	15	1
Hal Giancanelli	42	148	3.5	21	1
Ted Wegert	47	127	2.7	19	1
Will Berzinski	15	72	4.8	20	0
Adrian Burk	17	61	3.6	11	0
Bobby Thomason	21	48	2.3	19	2
Bob Smith	9	8	0.9	5	0
Jim Parmer	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	418	1377	3.3	51	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Walston	39	590	15.1	51	3
Don Schaefer	13	117	9.0	27	0
Pete Retzlaff	12	159	13.2	20	0
Hank Burnine	10	208	20.8	52	2
John Bredice	10	146	14.6	40	1
Hal Giancanelli	10	104	10.4	18	0
Dick Bielski	8	63	7.9	17	0
Ken Keller	7	36	5.1	13	0
Ted Wegert	6	46	7.7	19	0
Will Berzinski	3	35	11.7	17	0
Bill Stribling	2	11	5.5	7	0
Rocky Ryan	1	31	31.0	31	0
Lee Riley	1	10	10.0	10	0
Totals	122	1556	12.8	52	6

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bobby Walston	18	17	94.4	13	6	46.2	35
Dick Bielski				1		0.0	0
Totals	18	17	94.4	14	6	42.9	35

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Adrian Burk	68	2843	41.8	62
Totals	68	2843	41.8	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Keller	15	146	9.7	40
Lee Riley	17	73	4.3	35
Hal Giancanelli	4	22	5.5	18
Totals	36	241	6.7	40

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Lee Riley	15	381	25.4	59
Ken Keller	15	353	23.5	32
Hal Giancanelli	8	187	23.4	31
Bob Pellegrini	2	47	23.5	26
Norm Willey	2	32	16.0	20
Jerry Norton	1	31	31.0	31
Bibbles Bawel	1	25	25.0	25
Chuck Bednarik	1	17	17.0	17
Totals	45	1073	23.8	59

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eddie Bell	4	61	15.2	33	1
Lee Riley	3	57	19.0	31	0
Jerry Norton	2	34	17.0	23	0
Chuck Bednarik	2	0	0.0	0	0
Bibbles Bawel	1	33	33.0	33	0
Tom Brookshier	1	31	31.0	31	0
Rocky Ryan	1	17	17.0	17	0
Tom Scott	1	12	12.0	12	0
Marion Campbell	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	16	246	15.4	33	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Eddie Bell		0	0	3	0
Don King			0	2	0	0
Frank Wydo			1	2	-10	0
Bob Pellegrini			0	2	0	0
Bob Kelley			0	2	0	0
Adrian Burk			2	2	0	0
Chuck Bednarik		0	0	2	4	0
Jim Weatherall			0	1	19	0
Tom Scott		0	0	1	0	0
Lee Riley		0	2	1	0	0
Ken Keller			7	1	0
Tom Brookshier		0	0	1	0	0
Ted Wegert			3	1	0
Bobby Thomason			2	1	0
Bibbles Bawel		0	0	1	15	0
Hal Giancanelli			2	1	0
Dick Bielski			1	1	0
Will Berzinski			1	0	0	0
Marion Campbell		0	1	0	0	0
Don Schaefer			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	25	25	28	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bobby Walston		3							6	17	0			53
Ken Keller	4	0	0	0					0	0	0			24
Hank Burnine		2							0	0	0			12
Bobby Thomason	2								0	0	0			12
Don Schaefer	2	0							0	0	0			12
Ted Wegert	1	0							0	0	0			6
Dick Bielski	1	0							0	0	0			6
Hal Giancanelli	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			6
Eddie Bell						1			0	0	0			6
John Bredice		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	11	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	17	0	0	0	143