1956 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (9-3)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1956 Detroit Lions Roster
1956 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division. Buddy Parker coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Bobby Layne	244	129	52.9	1909	7.8	9	3.7	17	7.0	70	62.0
Harry Gilmer	46	27	58.7	303	6.6	4	8.7	3	6.5	41	80.3
Jug Girard	1	1	100.0	19	19.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	19	118.8
Jerry Reichow	6	3	50.0	19	3.2	0	0.0	1	16.7	14	17.4
Don McIlhenny	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Howard Cassady	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	0	0.0
Bill Stits	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	301	160	53.2	2250	7.5	13	4.3	23	7.6	70

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gene Gedman	135	479	3.5	33	7
Howard Cassady	97	413	4.3	33	0
Don McIlhenny	87	372	4.3	30	3
Leon Hart	76	348	4.6	46	5
Bobby Layne	46	169	3.7	20	5
Bill Bowman	20	84	4.2	13	1
Jug Girard	17	67	3.9	11	0
Tom Tracy	12	32	2.7	9	0
Harry Gilmer	8	19	2.4	6	0
Yale Lary	1	10	10.0	10	0
Dave Middleton	3	9	3.0	10	0
Dorne Dibble	1	8	8.0	8	0
Jerry Reichow	1	1	1.0	1	0
Bill Stits	3	0	0.0	6	0
Totals	507	2011	4.0	46	21

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Middleton	39	606	15.5	56	5
Dorne Dibble	32	597	18.7	56	2
Jim Doran	25	448	17.9	31	0
Gene Gedman	15	142	9.5	43	1
Leon Hart	14	116	8.3	29	1
Howard Cassady	9	83	9.2	21	0
Don McIlhenny	8	70	8.8	21	2
Bill Bowman	5	34	6.8	18	1
Jerry Reichow	4	63	15.8	41	1
Bill Stits	3	52	17.3	27	0
Jug Girard	3	33	11.0	16	0
Tom Tracy	3	6	2.0	5	0
Totals	160	2250	14.1	56	13

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bobby Layne	33	33	100.0	15	12	80.0	69
Jim Martin	3	3	100.0	10	4	40.0	15
Totals	36	36	100.0	25	16	64.0	84

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Yale Lary	42	1698	40.4	41
Jug Girard	10	448	44.8	54
Totals	52	2146	41.3	54

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Howard Cassady	13	83	6.4	34	0
Jack Christiansen	6	73	12.2	66	1
Yale Lary	22	70	3.2	38	0
Jug Girard	2	7	3.5	5	0
Totals	43	233	5.4	66	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Howard Cassady	16	382	23.9	42
Jack Christiansen	6	116	19.3	22
Yale Lary	4	76	19.0	29
Bill Stits	3	48	16.0	19
Bill Bowman	1	24	24.0	24
Charlie Ane	1	19	19.0	19
Jim Salsbury	1	13	13.0	13
Jerry Reichow	1	9	9.0	9
Totals	33	687	20.8	42

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Yale Lary	8	182	22.8	73	1
Jack Christiansen	8	109	13.6	33	0
Jim David	7	4	0.6	3	0
Bob Long	2	47	23.5	40	0
Bill Stits	1	11	11.0	11	0
Joe Schmidt	1	7	7.0	7	0
Carl Karilivacz	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	28	360	12.9	73	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ray Krouse			0	2	0	0
Bob Long		0	0	2	0	0
Gene Gedman			3	2	0
Carl Karilivacz		0	0	2	0	0
Sonny Gandee			0	2	0	0
Yale Lary		0	0	1	0
Bill Stits		0	0	1	0	0
Bob Miller			0	1	23	0
Gil Mains			0	1	0	0
Howard Cassady			2	1	0	0
Leon Hart			3	0	0
Harry Gilmer			1	0	0	0
Jim Doran			1	0	0	0
Tom Tracy			1	0	0	0
Bobby Layne			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	14	15	23	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bobby Layne	5								12	33	0			99
Gene Gedman	7	1							0	0	0			48
Leon Hart	5	1							0	0	0			36
Don McIlhenny	3	2							0	0	0			30
Dave Middleton	0	5							0	0	0			30
Jim Martin									4	3	0			15
Dorne Dibble	0	2							0	0	0			12
Bill Bowman	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Yale Lary	0		0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Jerry Reichow	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Jack Christiansen			1	0		0			0	0	0			6
Totals	21	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	36	0	0	0	300