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1956 Pacific Tigers football team

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1956 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL)     8 1 1
No. 16 Navy     6 1 2
No. 8 Syracuse     7 2 0
Air Force     6 2 1
Penn State     6 2 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh     7 3 1
Pacific (CA)     6 3 1
Army     5 3 1
Holy Cross     5 3 1
Villanova     5 4 0
Boston College     5 4 0
Florida State     5 4 1
Cincinnati     4 5 0
Colgate     4 5 0
Dayton     4 6 0
Drake     3 6 0
San Jose State     2 7 1
Texas Tech     2 7 1
Notre Dame     2 8 0
Boston University     1 5 2
Marquette     0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

Pacific competed as an independent in 1956. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. In their fourth season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers finished with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1). For the season they outscored their opponents 241–148.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22Colorado A&MW 39–14
September 29at KansasT 27–27
October 6Cincinnati
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, California
W 21–15
October 13at Fresno State[note 3]W 21–1413,923[1]
October 20at Marquette
W 28–6
October 27Washington State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, California
W 33–1223,500
November 3at TulsaL 13–14
November 10San Jose State[note 4]
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, California
W 34–7
November 17Hardin–Simmons
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, California
L 19–20
November 24at Arizona State[note 5]L 6–19

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Team players in the NFL

The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
John Nisby Guard 6 70 Green Bay Packers
Galen Laack Guard 9 105 Washington Redskins
John Thomas Guard – Tackle – Linebacker 23 272 San Francisco 49ers

Notes

  1. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  2. ^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
  3. ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  4. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ^ Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.

References

  1. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "1956 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "1957 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.