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1956 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–4–2 (3–3–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainPhil McHugh
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons← 19551957 →
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 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Colorado*W 35–040,500
September 29IdahoNo. 18W 21–1413,000
October 5at UCLAL 0–632,097
October 13at WashingtonL 7–2032,626
October 20Stanford
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
L 7–2114,800
October 27at No. 13 Pittsburgh*L 7–1436,872
November 3at CaliforniaW 28–632,000
November 10Washington State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
T 7–713,200
November 17No. 14 USCW 7–014,480
November 24at No. 11 Oregon StateT 14–1417,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1956 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. Strite, Dick (September 30, 1956). "Webfoots nab 21-14 victory over Vandals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. "Idaho scares Oregon but loses, 21-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 30, 1956. p. 11.
  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. George Kiseda, "Pitt Defeats Stubborn Oregon, 14–7: Theodore, Walton Tally: Pair of Fumbles Hurt Webfoots," Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, section 3, pp. 1, 5.
  6. "1956 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  7. "1956 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  8. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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