1955 Stanford Indians football team

1955 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 16
Record	6–3–1 (3–2–1 PCC)
Head coach	Chuck Taylor (5th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 UCLA $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Stanford	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
No. 13 USC	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
California	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Washington State	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	2
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1955 college football season. The team was led by Chuck Taylor in his fifth year. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 17	Pacific*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 33–14
September 24	vs. Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–10
October 1	No. 8 Ohio State*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 6–0
October 8	at Michigan State*	No. 20	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 14–38
October 15	No. 9 UCLA		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 13–21
October 22	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	T 7–7
October 29	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 34–18
November 5	at No. 16 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 28–20
November 12	Oregon		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 44–7
November 19	California	No. 18	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (58th Big Game)	W 19–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Paul Wiggin	Defensive end	6	73	Cleveland Browns
Jerry Gustafson	Quarterback	27	315	San Francisco 49ers