Oregon Football Team History
Oregon Ducks
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Founded: 1876 Stadium: Autzen Stadium Capacity: 54,000 Colors: Green & Yellow Coach: Leonard J. Len Casanova Conference: Pacific Coast-
1956 Season Highlights
Leonard J. Len Casanova enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Oregon.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Colorado
35
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Idaho
21
14
W
Fri., Oct. 5 @
UCLA
0
6
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Washington
7
20
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Stanford
7
21
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Pittsburgh
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
California
28
6
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Washington State
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Southern California
7
0
W
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Oregon State
14
14
T
1956 Season Totals
Record 4-4
-2
Points Scored 133
Scoring Average 13.3
Points Allowed 102
Defense Average 10.2
Opponents Record 52-37
Conference Record 2-3
Home Record 2-1
-1
Away Record 2-3
-1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.