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1956 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.6Miami (FL)     8 1 1
    No.16Navy     6 1 2
    No.8Syracuse     7 2 0
    Air Force     6 2 1
    Penn State     6 2 1
    No.13Pittsburgh     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]inStockton, 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[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 22Colorado A&M
  • Stockton, CA
  • W 39–1415,000[1]
    September 29atKansas
  • Lawrence, KS
  • T 27–27
    October 6Cincinnati
    • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
  • W 21–15
    October 13atFresno State
  • Fresno, CA
  • W 21–1413,923[2]
    October 20atMarquette
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • W 28–616,100
    October 27Washington State
    • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
  • W 33–1223,500
    November 3atTulsa
  • Tulsa, OK
  • L 13–1415,505
    November 10San Jose State
    • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
  • W 34–77,000
    November 17Hardin–Simmons
    • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
  • L 19–20
    November 24atArizona State
  • Tempe, AZ
  • L 6–19

    [3]

    Team players in the NFL[edit]

    The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

    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[edit]

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

    1. ^ Norman, Phil (September 23, 1956). "Bass Sensational in Debut; Tigers Triumph". The San Francisco Examiner. p. II-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  • ^ "1956 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  • ^ "1957 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  • ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  • ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1956_Pacific_Tigers_football_team&oldid=1228348356"

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