Montreal Alouettes 1956 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the IRFU
Won IRFU Final Total Point Series 78 – 62
- Nov. 10, 1956 Won 30 – 21 @ Hamilton
- Nov. 17, 1956 Won 48 – 41 vs Hamilton
The Grey Cup
- Nov. 24, 1956 Lost 27 – 50 vs Edmonton in Toronto, ON

Montreal Alouettes 1956 Season Resources 1956 MTL Team Roster 1956 MTL Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
Ex	Thu Aug 2 5:45 PM	SSK 13 @ MTL 42	W	20,102
Ex	Wed Aug 8 5:45 PM	EDM 0 @ MTL 33	W	22,806
Ex	Thu Aug 16 5:15 PM	WPG 7 @ MTL 34	W	20,116


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Sat Aug 25 2:00 PM	TOR 20 @ MTL 24	W	22,732
2	Fri Aug 31 8:30 PM	MTL 42 @ OTT 10	W	17,870	CBCR
2	Mon Sep 3 2:00 PM	OTT 20 @ MTL 22	W	23,014
3	Sat Sep 8 2:00 PM	MTL 28 @ TOR 51	L	20,942	CBCR
4	Wed Sep 12 4:00 PM	OTT 21 @ MTL 36	W	19,463
4	Sat Sep 15 2:00 PM	MTL 9 @ OTT 20	L	15,000	CBCR
5	Sat Sep 22 2:00 PM	HAM 14 @ MTL 56	W	22,367	CBCR
6	Sat Sep 29 2:00 PM	MTL 44 @ HAM 43	W	18,000
7	Sat Oct 6 2:00 PM	MTL 42 @ OTT 35	W	17,643
7	Mon Oct 8 2:00 PM	OTT 9 @ MTL 24	W	22,365
8	Sat Oct 13 2:00 PM	MTL 28 @ TOR 13	W	18,679
9	Sat Oct 20 2:00 PM	HAM 14 @ MTL 82	W	22,365
10	Sat Oct 27 2:00 PM	MTL 14 @ HAM 50	L	20,000
11	Sat Nov 3 2:00 PM	TOR 41 @ MTL 27	L	20,913


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Sat Nov 10 1:00 PM	MTL 30 @ HAM 21	W	16,000
P2	Sat Nov 17 2:00 PM	HAM 41 @ MTL 48	W	22,280


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sat Nov 24 1:00 PM	EDM 50 vs MTL 27	L	27,425	R/C, CBCE

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Regular Season	14	10	4	0	20	478	361	L2	4-2-0
Home	7	6	1	0	12	271	139	L1	5-1-0
Visitor	7	4	3	0	8	207	222	L1	3-3-0

Full 1956 League Standings

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	1 (1-0-0)	2 (2-0-0)	4 (3-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	4 (2-2-0)	3 (2-1-0)	3 (3-0-0)	8 (5-3-0)
After 2nd	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	4 (3-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	9 (8-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (2-3-0)
After 3rd	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	3 (3-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (1-3-0)	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (2-4-0)
After 4th	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	10 (10-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ MTL	MTL @
Divisional	0.439	6-1-0 (7)	4-3-0 (7)
Non-Divisional	0.000	0-0-0 (0)	0-0-0 (0)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4)	0.500	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Ottawa RedBlacks (6)	0.500	3-0-0 (3)	2-1-0 (3)
Toronto Argonauts (4)	0.286	1-1-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)

Summary
By Quarter

	1956	1955 +/-
Average Combined Score	59.93	+9.76
Average Winning Score	40.00	+1.00
Average Losing Score	19.50	+7.17
Average Home Score	38.71	-1.79
Average Visitor Score	29.57	+5.40
Average Margin of Victory	20.10	-2.79
Average Margin of Loss	21.00	+10.33

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Montreal	271 (38.7)	207 (29.6)	478 (34.1)
Total	Opponent	222 (31.7)	139 (19.9)	361 (25.8)
1st	Montreal	42 (6.0)	36 (5.1)	78 (5.6)
1st	Opponent	42 (6.0)	57 (8.1)	99 (7.1)
2nd	Montreal	89 (12.7)	76 (10.9)	165 (11.8)
2nd	Opponent	61 (8.7)	27 (3.9)	88 (6.3)
3rd	Montreal	87 (12.4)	47 (6.7)	134 (9.6)
3rd	Opponent	50 (7.1)	20 (2.9)	70 (5.0)
4th	Montreal	53 (7.6)	48 (6.9)	101 (7.2)
4th	Opponent	69 (9.9)	35 (5.0)	104 (7.4)

Head Coach

Douglas “Peahead” Walker (Feb. 14, 1952 – Nov. 9, 1959)

Player Awards
All Stars

1956 Player Awards and Nominations

1956 Most Outstanding

Player — Hal “Prince” Patterson (Winner)
Lineman — Jim Staton, Jr. (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Tom Moran (Team Nominee)

Montreal Alouettes 1956 All-Star Selections

8 All-Division Selections

QB	Sam “The Rifle” Etcheverry^*
HB	Pat Abbruzzi
FW	Joey Pal
E	Hal “Prince” Patterson^*
C	Tom Hugo, Jr.
DE	Jim Miller
SEC	Tom Hugo, Jr.
DHB	Hal “Prince” Patterson

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1956 Montreal Alouettes Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–7 (7)		Ted Collins (G)	Western Ontario
2–7 (16)		Bill Hutchison (HB)	Queen's
3–7 (25)		Gene Lansky (HB)	Toronto
4–7		Pass