1956 Pacific Tigers football team

1956 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Colorado A&M
W 39–1415,000[1]
September 29at Kansas
T 27–27
October 6Cincinnati
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 21–15
October 13at Fresno State
W 21–1413,923[2]
October 20at Marquette
W 28–616,100
October 27Washington State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 33–1223,500
November 3at Tulsa
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 24at Arizona State
L 6–19

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Team players in the NFL

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

  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. ^ "1956 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "1957 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.