who led the nfl in rushing in 1956

Rick Casares rushed for the most yards in 1956, with 1,126 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Rick Casares
R. Casares
1,126
1956
CHB CHB
12
234
4.8
93.8
12
203
23
8.8
16.9
2
2 Ollie Matson
O. Matson
924
1956
CHC CHC
12
192
4.8
77.0
5
199
15
13.3
16.6
2
3 Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
916
1956
SF SF
12
185
5.0
76.3
8
193
16
12.1
16.1
0
4 Alan Ameche
A. Ameche
858
1956
BAL BAL
12
178
4.8
71.5
8
189
26
7.3
15.8
0
5 Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
819
1956
NYG NYG
12
159
5.2
68.3
5
603
51
11.8
50.3
4
6 Preston Carpenter
P. Carpenter
756
1956
CLE CLE
12
188
4.0
63.0
0
124
16
7.8
10.3
0
7 Alex Webster
A. Webster
694
1956
NYG NYG
12
178
3.9
57.8
7
197
21
9.4
16.4
3
8 Lenny Moore
L. Moore
649
1956
BAL BAL
12
86
7.5
54.1
8
102
11
9.3
8.5
1
9 Johnny Olszewski
J. Olszewski
598
1956
CHC CHC
11
157
3.8
54.4
2
182
17
10.7
16.5
0
10 Leo Elter
L. Elter
544
1956
WAS WAS
12
145
3.8
45.3
2
99
11
9.0
8.3
0
11 Ron Waller
R. Waller
543
1956
LA LA
9
83
6.5
60.3
1
76
9
8.4
8.4
0
12 Joe Perry
J. Perry
520
1956
SF SF
11
115
4.5
47.3
3
104
18
5.8
9.5
0
13 Tank Younger
T. Younger
518
1956
LA LA
12
114
4.5
43.2
3
268
18
14.9
22.3
0
14 Mel Triplett
M. Triplett
515
1956
NYG NYG
12
125
4.1
42.9
5
48
6
8.0
4.0
1
15 Gene Gedman
G. Gedman
479
1956
DET DET
12
135
3.5
39.9
7
142
15
9.5
11.8
1
16 Fran Rogel
F. Rogel
476
1956
PIT PIT
12
131
3.6
39.7
2
88
23
3.8
7.3
0
17 Tommy Wilson
T. Wilson
470
1956
LA LA
12
64
7.3
39.2
0
86
6
14.3
7.2
0
18 Ken Keller
K. Keller
433
1956
PHI PHI
11
112
3.9
39.4
4
36
7
5.1
3.3
0
19 Ed Modzelewski
E. Modzelewski
431
1956
CLE CLE
8
107
4.0
53.9
2
27
10
2.7
3.4
0
20 Howard Cassady
H. Cassady
413
1956
DET DET
12
97
4.3
34.4
0
83
9
9.2
6.9
0
21 Tobin Rote
T. Rote
398
1956
GB GB
12
84
4.7
33.2
11
0
0
0.0
0
22 Don McIlhenny
D. McIlhenny
372
1956
DET DET
9
87
4.3
41.3
3
70
8
8.8
7.8
2
23 Howie Ferguson
H. Ferguson
367
1956
GB GB
11
99
3.7
33.4
0
214
22
9.7
19.5
0
24 Leon Hart
L. Hart
348
1956
DET DET
11
76
4.6
31.6
5
116
14
8.3
10.5
1
25 Fred Morrison
F. Morrison
340
1956
CLE CLE
12
83
4.1
28.3
1
29
6
4.8
2.4
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PPG

19.5

24th

OPP PPG

21.4

10th

RUSH YDS/G

105.8

23rd

PASS YDS/G

211.7

26th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
Packers Packers
9
4
0
.692
Bears Bears
4
9
0
.308
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Thu
12/26
SEA SEA
@
CHI CHI
8:15 PM
Sun
12/22
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Mon
12/16
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

6 - 7 - 0

38

Final

13

CHI Bears

4 - 9 - 0

Sun 8 Dec 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
TB TB
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DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM