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1956 Stanford Indians football team

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1956 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Oregon State $ 6 1 1 7 3 1
No. 18 USC 5 2 0 8 2 0
UCLA 5 2 0 7 3 0
Washington 4 4 0 5 5 0
Oregon 3 3 2 4 4 2
Stanford 3 4 0 4 6 0
Washington State 2 5 1 3 6 1
California 2 5 0 3 7 0
Idaho 0 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1956 college football season. The team was led by Chuck Taylor in his sixth year. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.[1]

Schedule

September 22vs. Washington StateNo. 14

W 40–26 September 29No. 3 Michigan State*No. 12

L 7–21 October 6at No. 4 Ohio State*

L 20–32 October 13San Jose State*

  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, California (Rivalry)

W 40–20 October 20at Oregon

W 21–7 October 27No. 6 USC

  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, California (Rivalry)

W 27–19 November 3at UCLANo. 10

L 13–14 November 10No. 14 Oregon StateNo. 20

  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, California

L 19–20 November 17Washington

  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, California

L 13–34 November 22at No. 19 California

L 18–20

Template:CFB Schedule End

Players drafted by the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
John Brodie Quarterback 1 3 San Francisco 49ers
Paul Camera End 4 42 Cleveland Browns
Allen Napolean Back 24 283 Cleveland Browns

[2]

References

  1. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1956–1960". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "1957 NFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.