1956 Oregon Ducks football team
| 1956 Oregon Ducks football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–4–2 (3–3–2 PCC) |
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| Captain | Phil McHugh |
| Home stadium | Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 4–4–2 record (3–3–2 against PCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 133 to 102. The team played home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, and Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.
The team's statistical leaders included Tom Crabtree with 366 passing yards, Jack Morris with 519 rushing yards, and Jim Shanley with 173 receiving yards.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Colorado* | W 35–0 | 40,500 | [2] | ||
| September 29 | Idaho | No. 18 | W 21–14 | 13,000 | [3][4] | |
| October 5 | at UCLA | L 0–6 | 32,097 | [5] | ||
| October 13 | at Washington | L 7–20 | 33,500 | [6] | ||
| October 20 | Stanford |
| L 7–21 | 14,800 | [7] | |
| October 27 | at No. 13 Pittsburgh* | L 7–14 | 36,872 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | at California | W 28–6 | 32,000 | [9] | ||
| November 10 | Washington State |
| T 7–7 | 13,200 | [10] | |
| November 17 | No. 14 USC | W 7–0 | 14,480 | [11] | ||
| November 22 | at No. 11 Oregon State | T 14–14 | 17,300 | [12] | ||
References
- ^ "1956 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Ducks roll overland to thrash Buffs". The Spokesman-Review. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Strite, Dick (September 30, 1956). "Webfoots nab 21–14 victory over Vandals". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
- ^ "Idaho scares Oregon but loses, 21–14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. September 30, 1956. p. 11.
- ^ "Bruins barely manage 6–0 Webfoot win". Valley Times. October 6, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Day's recovery save day in Washington's 20 to 7 win". Tri-City Herald. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McLeod, Don (October 21, 1956). "Stanford defeats fumbling Oregon: John Brodie guides Cards to 21–7 win". The Sunday Oregonian. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kiseda, George (October 28, 1956). "Pitt defeats stubborn Oregon, 14–7: Theodore, Walton tally: Pair of fumbles hurt Webfoots". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon tops Cal". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 4, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars tie Webfoots, 7–7". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UO grid squad drops Southern Cal". Medford Mail Tribune. November 18, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog Oregon tie OSC in Turkey Day thriller at Parker". The Daily Astorian. November 23, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schedule/Results (1956 Oregon)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
- ^ "1956 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "1956 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.