1955 Stanford Indians football team

1955 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 16
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Oregon State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Stanford 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
No. 13 USC 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
California 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Washington State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 2
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific Coast Conference during the 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Chuck Taylor, the Indians finished at 6–3–1 overall (3–2–1 in PCC, third), and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Pacific (CA)*
W 33–1425,000[1]
September 24at Oregon State
L 0–1024,748[2]
October 1No. 8 Ohio State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 6–028,000[3]
October 8at Michigan State*No. 20
L 14–3847,586[4]
October 15No. 9 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–2152,000[5]
October 22at Washington
T 7–747,500[6]
October 29San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 34–1833,000[7]
November 5at No. 16 USC
W 28–2063,222[8]
November 12Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 44–727,000[9]
November 19CaliforniaNo. 18
W 19–091,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11][12]

NFL draft

Two Stanford Indians were selected in the 1956 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Paul Wiggin Defensive end 6 73 Cleveland Browns
Jerry Gustafson Quarterback 27 315 San Francisco 49ers
Source:[13]
  • Wiggin was a "future pick" and returned to play for Stanford as a senior in 1956.

References

  1. ^ "Stanford wins opener, 33–14". Santa Barbara News-Press. September 18, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Indians upset, 10–0, by Beavers". The San Francisco Examiner. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stanford Indians scalp Bucks, 6–0". Sunday Times Signal. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ George S. Alderton (October 9, 1955). "Spartans Hit 'Old Form', Shatter Stanford, 38–14: Rattle Indians With Early Rash Of Touchdowns". Lansing State Journal. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Hyland, D. (October 16, 1955). "Bruins hold off Tribe for 21–13 victory". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166859996.
  6. ^ "Huskies, Stanford battle to 7–7 tie; Tarr scores once". The Bellingham Herald. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stanford wallops SJS". Santa Cruz Sentinel-News. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indians and Bears spring big upsets". The Sacramento Union. November 6, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brodie pitches Stanford over Oregon, 44–7!". Nevada State Journal. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "No surprise: Chuck finally beats Pappy". San Francisco Chronicle. November 20, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1955 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1955 Stanford)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  13. ^ "1956 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
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