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Oregon State Football Team History


Oregon State Beavers
Oregon State University
 Corvallis, OR
Founded: 1868
Stadium: Reser Stadium
Capacity: 45,500
Colors: Orange, Black & White
Coach: J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 J. Thompson Tommy Prothro enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Oregon State.
 The Beavers won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Missouri  19   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Southern California  13   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Iowa  13   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. California  21   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Washington State  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. UCLA  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Washington  28   20   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Stanford  20   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Idaho  14   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Oregon  14   14   T       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Iowa  19   35   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record7-3 -1
  Points Scored203
  Scoring Average18.5
  Points Allowed166
  Defense Average15.1
  Opponents Record56-40
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record3-0 -1
  Away Record4-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 7-2-1 AP
13 7-2-1 Coaches
13 7-2-1 UP
  
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

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.