1956 Stanford Indians football team

1956 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach	Chuck Taylor (6th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Washington State	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA	W 40–26	23,000–23,500
September 29	No. 3 Michigan State *	No. 12	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–21	55,000
October 6	at No. 4 Ohio State *		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 20–32	82,881	[2]
October 13	San Jose State *		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 40–20	25,000	[3]
October 20	at Oregon		Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 21–7	14,800	[4]
October 27	No. 6 USC		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 27–19	70,000
November 3	at UCLA	No. 10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 13–14	76,505
November 10	No. 14 Oregon State	No. 20	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 19–20	63,000–65,000
November 17	Washington		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 13–34	21,000
November 24	at No. 19 California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	L 18–20	81,400
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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: ^[6]

• Defensive end Paul Wiggin was selected in the previous year's draft by the Cleveland Browns.

References

1. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1956–1960". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
2. Maurice Shevlin (October 7, 1956). "Ohio State's Power Prevails Over Stanford's Passes, 32-20". Chicago Tribune. pp. 2–3 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Ray Haywood, "Card Passes Top Spartans: Stanford Pressed, 40 to 20: Tribe 'Horses' Get Workout in Non-Loop Game," Oakland Tribune, Oct. 14, 1956, pp. 53, 55.
4. Don McLeod, "Stanford Defeats Fumbling Oregon: John Brodie Guides Cards to 21–7 Win," Portland Oregonian, Oct. 21, 1956, pp. sports 1, 4.
5. "Schedule/Results (1956 Stanford)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 24, 2025.
6. "1957 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2013.