1956 Stanford Indians football team

1956 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1956 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1956 college football season. The team was led by Chuck Taylor in his sixth year. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Washington StateNo. 14
W 40–2623,000[1]
September 29No. 3 Michigan State*No. 12
L 7–2155,000[2]
October 6at No. 4 Ohio State*
L 20–3282,881[3]
October 13San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 40–2025,000[4]
October 20at Oregon
W 21–714,800[5]
October 27No. 6 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 27–1970,000[6]
November 3at UCLANo. 10
L 13–1476,505[7]
November 10No. 14 Oregon StateNo. 20
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 19–2063,000[8]
November 17Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–3421,000[9]
November 24at No. 19 California
L 18–2081,400[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11][12]

NFL draft

Three Stanford Indians were selected in the 1957 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
John Brodie Quarterback 1 3 San Francisco 49ers
Paul Camera End 4 42 Cleveland Browns
Allen Napolean Back 24 283 Cleveland Browns
Source:[13]

References

  1. ^ "Indians roll over Cougars in 40–26 rout". The Idaho Statesman. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "MSC ground power is superior to air artistry of Stanford". The Fresno Bee. September 30, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Maurice Shevlin (October 7, 1956). "Ohio State's Power Prevails Over Stanford's Passes, 32–20". Chicago Tribune. pp. 2–3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Haywood, Ray (October 14, 1956). "Card passes top Spartans: Stanford pressed, 40 to 20: Tribe 'Horses' get workout in non-loop game". Oakland Tribune. pp. 53, 55. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Stanford rally upsets USC, 27 to 19". The San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hyland, D. (November 4, 1956). "UCLA upsets Tribe, 14–13, before 76,505". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167060498.
  8. ^ "OSC, Iowa close in on Rose Bowl". The Bellingham Herald. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Huskies upset Stanford 34–13". The Sacramento Union. November 18, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bears give Pappy big 20–18 send-off". The Press Democrat. November 25, 1956. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1956 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1956 Stanford)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  13. ^ "1957 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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