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Stanford Football Team History


Stanford Cardinal
Stanford University
 Stanford, CA
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Charles A. Chuck Taylor enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Stanford.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Washington State  40   26   W    @ Spokane, WA   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Michigan State  7   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Ohio State  20   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. San Jose State  40   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Oregon  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Southern California  27   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ UCLA  13   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Oregon State  19   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Washington  13   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ California  18   20   L       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored218
  Scoring Average21.8
  Points Allowed213
  Defense Average21.3
  Opponents Record52-42
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-3
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1956 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 8-2218126 5-213380  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Oregon State 7-3-1203166Lost  19-355-1-113894  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
UCLA 7-3148122 5-210973  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington 5-5232206 3-4137138  Darrell Royal
Stanford 4-6218213 3-4151140  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Oregon 4-4-2133102 2-3-27074  Leonard J. Len Casanova
California 3-7135181 2-595142  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 3-6-1163247 1-5-185177  James Jim Sutherland

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.