1956 Stanford Indians football team
The 1956 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1956 NCAA University Division 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]
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Record | 4–6 (3–4 PCC) |
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Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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September 22 | vs. Washington State | No. 14 | W 40–26 | |
September 29 | No. 3 Michigan State* | No. 12 | L 7–21 | |
October 6 | at No. 4 Ohio State* | L 20–32 | ||
October 13 | San Jose State* |
| W 40–20 | |
October 20 | at Oregon | W 21–7 | ||
October 27 | No. 6 USC |
| W 27–19 | |
November 3 | at UCLA | No. 10 | L 13–14 | |
November 10 | No. 14 Oregon State | No. 20 |
| L 19–20 |
November 17 | Washington |
| L 13–34 | |
November 24 | at No. 19 California | L 18–20 | ||
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Conference opponent not played this season: Idaho
NFL draft
Three Stanford Indians were selected in the 1957 NFL draft.
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 |
- Source:[2]
- Defensive end Paul Wiggin was selected in the previous year's draft by the Cleveland Browns.
References
- "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1956–1960". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- "1957 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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