1956 Montreal Alouettes Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-4 20
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Douglas Walker (10-4)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1956 Montreal Alouettes Roster
1956 Montreal Alouettes Results

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses for 20 points, finishing first in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Offensively, Montreal paced the circuit with 478 points. At the same time, the defense allowed 361 points. Sam Etcheverry triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 4,723 yards. Hal Patterson grabbed 88 passes for 1,914 yards.

Pat Abbruzzi carried the ball for a team-best 1,062 yards for the Alouettes.

Jack Dwyer picked off 7 opponent throws.

Douglas Walker coached the team. The 1956 Montreal Alouettes lost in the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sam Etcheverry	446	276	61.9	4723	10.6	32	7.2	23	5.2	109	100.2
Bruce Coulter	49	28	57.1	322	6.6	1	2.0	6	12.2	36	44.3
Bill Bewley	1	1	100.0	12	12.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	12	116.7
Tex Coulter	2	1	50.0	10	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	10	64.6
Fob James	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	499	306	61.3	5067	10.2	33	6.6	30	6.0	109

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Pat Abbruzzi	207	1062	5.1	30	17
Sam Etcheverry	80	442	5.5	19	3
Fob James	58	346	6.0	34	4
Bob Pascal	57	278	4.9	18	4
George Brancato	46	213	4.6	17	0
Bill Bewley	28	166	5.9	29	1
Hal Patterson	3	125	41.7	60	0
Bill Tonegusso	14	71	5.1	15	1
Jacques Belec	4	25	6.2	11	1
John Blaicher	3	17	5.7	10	0
Gerry Apostolatos	4	15	3.8	6	0
Bruce Coulter	3	5	1.7	5	0
Totals	507	2765	5.5	60	31

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hal Patterson	88	1914	21.8	109	12
Red O'Quinn	58	898	15.5	34	2
Joey Pal	35	684	19.5	64	6
Pat Abbruzzi	32	306	9.6	24	3
George Brancato	30	459	15.3	54	2
Fob James	23	221	9.6	52	4
Bob Pascal	13	222	17.1	66	3
Bill Bewley	8	130	16.2	29	0
Bill Tonegusso	7	81	11.6	25	1
Tom Moran	4	73	18.2	32	0
Jim Miller	3	25	8.3	12	0
Bud Korchak	2	34	17.0	24	0
Gerry Apostolatos	1	11	11.0	11	0
Jacques Belec	1	6	6.0	6	0
John Blaicher	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	306	5067	16.6	109	33

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	Pts.
Bill Bewley	54	45	83.3	4	1	25.0	3	51
Bud Korchak	12	9	75.0	2	1	50.0	1	13
Totals	66	54	81.8	6	2	33.3	4	64

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Sam Etcheverry	48	1968	41.0	56	3
Tex Coulter	47	1945	41.4	64	5
Totals	95	3913	41.2	64	8

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Pete Karpuk	44	256	5.8	20
Joey Pal	28	240	8.6	20
George Brancato	14	97	6.9	15
Hal Patterson	2	48	24.0	20
Fob James	5	38	7.6	15
Bill Tonegusso	2	16	8.0	8
Tom Moran	1	3	3.0	3
Bob Pascal	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	97	701	7.2	20

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hal Patterson	28	771	27.5	105	1
Joey Pal	4	155	38.8	81	1
Fob James	9	152	16.9	43	0
Tom Hugo	7	116	16.6	26	0
George Brancato	5	91	18.2	31	0
Bob Pascal	4	66	16.5	19	0
Pat Abbruzzi	3	32	10.7	24	0
Red O'Quinn	4	24	6.0	11	0
Tex Coulter	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	65	1408	21.7	105	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jack Dwyer	7	50	7.1	24	0
Hal Patterson	5	61	12.2	50	0
Tom Moran	5	57	11.4	36	0
Bob Pascal	4	58	14.5	47	1
Tom Hugo	3	71	23.7	36	0
Bruce Coulter	3	6	2.0	3	0
John Blaicher	2	70	35.0	45	0
Jim Miller	1	17	17.0	17	0
Bob MacLellan	1	14	14.0	14	0
George Brancato	1	9	9.0	9	0
Pete Karpuk	1	5	5.0	5	0
Doug McNichol	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	34	418	12.3	50	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Pat Abbruzzi	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			120
Hal Patterson	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			78
Bill Bewley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	45	3			57
Fob James	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Bob Pascal	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			48
Joey Pal	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Sam Etcheverry	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3			21
Bud Korchak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1			13
George Brancato	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bill Tonegusso	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Red O'Quinn	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Jacques Belec	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tex Coulter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5			5
Totals	31	33	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	54	12	0	0	474