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Record: 8-3-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
1956 NFL Champions
Scored 264 points (22.0/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 197 points (16.4/g), 4th.
Differential of 67 points (5.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 8.0-4.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.5/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.2, Offense: 2.7, Defense: 1.4, SoS: -1.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by Jim Lee Howell(8-3-1)
Offensive Coordinator: Vince Lombardi
Defensive Coordinator: Tom Landry
Training Camp: St. Michael's College (Winooski, Vermont)
K · #8 · Compton CC; New Mexico
lg · #60 · Oregon State
g · #61 · Georgia Tech
LT · #79 · Morgan State
e · #82 · Missouri
P · #34 · Florida
qb · #12 · Houston
QB · #42 · Mississippi
KR · #40 · Army; Villanova
LH · #16 · Bakersfield J.C.; USC
RDT · #76 · Penn State
qb · #11 · Washington
db · #41 · UCLA
MLB · #70 · West Virginia
LDH · #48 · Cameron; North Carolina State; Tulsa
LG · #65 · Wake Forest
lde · #75 · Dayton
lb · #89 · Orange Coast J.C.; UCLA
RE · #80 · Alabama
LDT · #77 · Maryland
db · #22 · Arkansas
RDH · #25 · Maryland
RS · #20 · Mississippi
rs · #27 · Vanderbilt
RDE · #81 · Arnold
LE · #44 · SMU
e · #85 · Bowling Green State
t · #62 · Alcorn State
RG · #66 · Tennessee
RLB · #84 · Washington State
LLB · #30 · Tulane
FB · #33 · Toledo
PR/LS · #45 · Toledo; Iowa
RH · #29 · North Carolina State
C · #55 · Michigan State; Northwestern
RT · #72 · Georgia
LDE · #78 · Kentucky