1956 Pacific Tigers football team

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

1956 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Colorado A&MW 39–1415,000[1]
September 29at KansasT 27–27
October 6Cincinnati
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 21–15
October 13at Fresno StateW 21–1413,923[2]
October 20at MarquetteW 28–616,100
October 27Washington State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 33–1223,500
November 3at TulsaL 13–1415,505
November 10San Jose State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 34–77,000
November 17Hardin–Simmons
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 19–20
November 24at Arizona StateL 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.[4][5][6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
John NisbyGuard670Green Bay Packers
Galen LaackGuard9105Washington Redskins
John ThomasGuard – Tackle – Linebacker23272San 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.

References

  1. Norman, Phil (September 23, 1956). "Bass Sensational in Debut; Tigers Triumph". The San Francisco Examiner. p. II-13 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "1956 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  4. "1957 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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