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1956 Los Angeles Rams season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Los Angeles Rams

| year = 1956

| record = 4–8

| division_place = T-5th NFL Western

| coach = Sid Gillman

| stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| shortnavlink = Rams seasons

| uniform = 200px

}}

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.Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.10, 2008, Random House, {{ISBN|978-1-4000-6717-6}}

Schedule

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1956|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1956|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1956|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1956|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1956|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1956|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1956|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1956|border=2}}"| Recap

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! 1

| September 30

| Philadelphia Eagles

| W 27–7

| 1–0

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 54,412

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195609300ram.htm Recap]

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! 2

| October 7

| at San Francisco 49ers

| L 30–33

| 1–1

| Kezar Stadium

| 54,589

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195610070sfo.htm Recap]

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! 3

| October 14

| at Detroit Lions

| L 21–24

| 1–2

| Briggs Stadium

| 56,281

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195610140det.htm Recap]

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! 4

| October 21

| at Green Bay Packers

| L 17–42

| 1–3

| Milwaukee County Stadium

| 24,200

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195610210gnb.htm Recap]

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! 5

| October 28

| Detroit Lions

| L 7–16

| 1–4

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 76,758

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195610280ram.htm Recap]

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! 6

| November 4

| Chicago Bears

| L 24–35

| 1–5

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 69,894

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195611040ram.htm Recap]

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! 7

| November 11

| San Francisco 49ers

| W 30–6

| 2–5

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 69,828

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195611110ram.htm Recap]

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! 8

| November 18

| at Chicago Bears

| L 21–30

| 2–6

| Wrigley Field

| 48,102

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195611180chi.htm Recap]

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! 9

| November 25

| at Baltimore Colts

| L 21–56

| 2–7

| Memorial Stadium

| 40,321

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195611250clt.htm Recap]

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! 10

| December 2

| at Pittsburgh Steelers

| L 13–30

| 2–8

| Forbes Field

| 20,450

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195612020pit.htm Recap]

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! 11

| December 9

| Baltimore Colts

| W 31–7

| 3–8

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 51,037

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195612090ram.htm Recap]

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! 12

| December 16

| Green Bay Packers

| W 49–21

| 4–8

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 45,209

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195612160ram.htm Recap]

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|colspan="8"| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

=Standings=

{{1956 NFL Western standings}}

References

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