| Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 8, 1956 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 32436 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 56 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 10 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Hugh McElhenny 26 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Fred Cone 59 pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 31 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Tobin Rote 1 run (Fred Cone kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Clyde Conner 9 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Wilson 6 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dicky Moegle 31 interception return (Gordy Soltau kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 4 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Billy Howton 11 pass from Bart Starr (Fred Cone kick blocked) | 20 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Gary Knafelc |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Skoronski |
| 68 | LOG | Len Szafaryn |
| 51 | C | Jim Ringo |
| 75 | ROG | Forrest Gregg |
| 77 | ROT | John Sandusky |
| 86 | ROE | Billy Howton |
| 18 | QB | Tobin Rote |
| 40 | LOH | Joe Johnson |
| 37 | ROH | Howie Ferguson |
| 31 | FB | Fred Cone |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | John Martinkovic |
| 72 | LDT | Jerry Helluin |
| 79 | RDT | Dave Hanner |
| 87 | RDE | Nate Borden |
| 66 | LLB | Deral Teteak |
| 69 | MLB | Bill Forester |
| 74 | RLB | Roger Zatkoff |
| 46 | LDH | Hank Gremminger |
| 47 | LS | Val Joe Walker |
| 44 | RS | Bobby Dillon |
| 27 | RDH | Ken Gorgal |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | LOE | Clyde Conner |
| 78 | LOT | Bobby Cross |
| 64 | LOG | Ted Connolly |
| 52 | C | George Morris |
| 74 | ROG | Bob Toneff |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 39 | LOH | Hugh McElhenny |
| 22 | ROH | Joe Arenas |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Bruce Bosley |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 72 | RDT | Bill Herchman |
| 75 | RDE | Ed Henke |
| 50 | LLB | Stan Sheriff |
| 54 | MLB | Ed Beatty |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 23 | LDH | Rex Berry |
| 27 | LS | Bobby Holladay |
| 47 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 57 | RDH | Paul Carr |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Howie Ferguson | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Fred Cone | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Al Carmichael | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Losch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 19 | 132 | 6.9 | 50 | 1 |
| Joe Perry | 23 | 89 | 3.9 | 11 | 1 |
| John Henry Johnson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Tobin Rote | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 1 | 194 | 7.8 | 59t | 1 | 24 | 71.1 | |
| Bart Starr | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 31 | 6.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 117.5 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 1 | 187 | 7.5 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 89.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Billy Howton | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Joe Johnson | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Fred Cone | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 59t | 1 |
| Bill Roberts | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Knafelc | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Losch | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Clyde Conner | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 49 | 1 |
| Billy Wilson | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Deral Teteak | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dicky Moegle | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Dick Deschaine | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 55 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Earl Morrall | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Al Carmichael | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Jack Losch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Joe Arenas | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Al Carmichael | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 37 | 0 | |
| Jack Losch | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Tom McCormick | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bill Herchman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
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