1956 Pacific Tigers football team

1956 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Jack Myers (4th season)
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Miami (FL)			–					8	–	1	–	1
No. 16 Navy			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	3	–	1
Army			–					5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati			–					4	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drake			–					3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	1
Texas Tech			–					2	–	7	–	1
Notre Dame			–					2	–	8	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	2
Marquette			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific ^{[note 1]} during the 1956 college football season.

Pacific competed as an independent in 1956. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium ^{[note 2]} in Stockton, California. In their fourth season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers finished with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1). For the season they outscored their opponents 241–148.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Colorado A&M	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 39–14	15,000	[1]
September 29	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	T 27–27
October 6	Cincinnati	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 21–15
October 13	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 21–14	13,923	[2]
October 20	at Marquette	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 28–6	16,100
October 27	Washington State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 33–12	23,500
November 3	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 13–14	15,505
November 10	San Jose State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 34–7	7,000
November 17	Hardin–Simmons	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 19–20	12,500	[3]
November 24	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 6–19		[4]

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Team players in the NFL

The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1957 NFL draft. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
John Nisby	Guard	6	70	Green Bay Packers
Galen Laack	Guard	9	105	Washington Redskins
John Thomas	Guard – Tackle – Linebacker	23	272	San Francisco 49ers

Notes

1. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
2. Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

References

1. Norman, Phil (September 23, 1956). "Bass Sensational in Debut; Tigers Triumph". The San Francisco Examiner. p. II-13 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. "Pacific loses to Texans". The San Francisco Examiner. November 18, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Arizona State tops COP in 19–6 duel". The Times-Herald. November 25, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "1956 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
6. "1957 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
7. "Pacific Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 30, 2017.
8. "Draft History: U. of Pacific" . Retrieved March 18, 2017.