1956 San Francisco 49ers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Frankie Albert (5-6-1)
Location: San Francisco, California

1956 San Francisco 49ers Roster
1956 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.

The 49ers scored 233 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 284. Hugh McElhenny carried the ball for a team-leading 916 yards for San Francisco.

Y.A. Tittle tossed for 1,641 yards. Billy Wilson topped all receivers, grabbing 60 passes for 889 yards.

Dicky Moegle picked off 6 opponent throws.

Frankie Albert coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Y.A. Tittle	218	124	56.9	1641	7.5	7	3.2	12	5.5	77	68.6
Earl Morrall	78	38	48.7	621	8.0	1	1.3	6	7.7	37	48.1
Hugh McElhenny	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	297	162	54.5	2262	7.6	8	2.7	19	6.4	77

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hugh McElhenny	185	916	5.0	86	8
Joe Perry	115	520	4.5	39	3
John Johnson	80	301	3.8	54	2
Y.A. Tittle	24	67	2.8	13	4
Dicky Moegle	7	18	2.6	12	0
Earl Morrall	6	10	1.7	8	0
Tom McCormick	2	4	2.0	2	0
Totals	419	1836	4.4	86	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Wilson	60	889	14.8	77	5
Clyde Conner	22	362	16.5	49	1
Gordie Soltau	18	299	16.6	33	1
Joe Perry	18	104	5.8	20	0
Hugh McElhenny	16	193	12.1	22	0
Joe Arenas	14	226	16.1	50	1
John Johnson	8	90	11.2	28	0
Dicky Moegle	3	79	26.3	37	0
Bill Jessup	2	7	3.5	10	0
Charlie Smith	1	13	13.0	13	0
Totals	162	2262	14.0	77	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Gordie Soltau	28	26	92.9	20	13	65.0	65
Totals	28	26	92.9	20	13	65.0	65

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Earl Morrall	45	1705	37.9	57
Bill Jessup	14	563	40.2	63
Totals	59	2268	38.4	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joe Arenas	19	117	6.2	67	1
Hugh McElhenny	15	38	2.5	12	0
Dicky Moegle	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	35	160	4.6	67	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joe Arenas	27	801	29.7	96	1
Hugh McElhenny	13	300	23.1	36	0
Dicky Moegle	2	39	19.5	22	0
John Johnson	1	23	23.0	23	0
George Maderos	2	21	10.5	12	0
Paul Goad	1	18	18.0	18	0
Tom McCormick	1	18	18.0	18	0
Charlie Smith	1	14	14.0	14	0
Paul Carr	1	11	11.0	11	0
Bill Herchman	1	6	6.0	6	0
John Gonzaga	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	51	1257	24.6	96	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dicky Moegle	6	75	12.5	31	1
Rex Berry	3	20	6.7	20	0
Paul Carr	2	18	9.0	11	0
George Maderos	2	2	1.0	2	0
Matt Hazeltine	1	7	7.0	7	0
Ed Sharkey	1	4	4.0	4	0
Bob Holladay	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ernie Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	17	126	7.4	31	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FTD
Ed Beatty			0	5	0
Bob Holladay		0	0	4	0
Jerry Smith			0	2	0
George Morris			0	1	0
Leo Rucka			0	1	0
Y.A. Tittle			3	1
Hugh McElhenny			4	1
Bill Herchman			0	1	0
Leo Nomellini			0	1	0
Stan Sheriff			0	1	0
Rex Berry		0	1	1	0
Joe Arenas			1	1
Bruce Bosley			0	1	0
Clyde Conner			1	0
Joe Perry			3	0
John Johnson			1	0
Billy Wilson			1	0
George Maderos		0	1	0	0
Earl Morrall			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	17	21	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gordie Soltau		1							13	26	0			71
Hugh McElhenny	8	0	0	0					0	0	0			48
Billy Wilson		5							0	0	0			30
Y.A. Tittle	4								0	0	0			24
Joe Perry	3	0							0	0	0			18
Joe Arenas		1	1	1					0	0	0			18
John Johnson	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Clyde Conner		1							0	0	0			6
Dicky Moegle	0	0	0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Totals	17	8	1	1	0	1	0	0	13	26	0	0	0	233