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1956 Stanford Indians football team

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1956 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Washington StateNo. 14W 40–2623,500
September 29No. 3 Michigan State*No. 12L 7–2155,000
October 6at No. 4 Ohio State*L 20–3282,881[2]
October 13San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 40–20
October 20at OregonW 21–7
October 27No. 6 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 27–1970,000
November 3at UCLANo. 10L 13–1476,505
November 10No. 14 Oregon StateNo. 20
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 19–2065,000
November 17Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–3421,000
November 24at No. 19 CaliforniaL 18–2081,400
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL draft

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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:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1956–1960". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Maurice Shevlin (October 7, 1956). "Ohio State's Power Prevails Over Stanford's Passes, 32-20". Chicago Tribune. pp. 2–3 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "1957 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2013.