1956 Pacific Tigers football team

1956 Pacific Tigers football
Conference Independent
1956 record 6–3–1
Head coach Jack Myers (4th season)
Home stadium Pacific Memorial Stadium

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
September 22 Colorado State Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, California W 39–14  
September 29 at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas T 27–27  
October 6 Cincinnati Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, California W 21–15  
October 13 at Fresno State[note 3] Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, California W 21–14   13,923[1]
October 20 at Marquette Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee, Wisconsin W 28–6  
October 27 Washington State Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, California W 33–12   23,500
November 3 at Tulsa Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma L 13–14  
November 10 San Jose State[note 4] Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, California W 34–7  
November 17 Hardin–Simmons Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, California L 19–20  
November 24 at Arizona State[note 5] Goodwin Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 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.[3][4][5]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
John NisbyGuard670Green Bay Packers
Galen LaackGuard9105Washington Redskins
John ThomasGuard – Tackle – Linebacker23272San 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.
  3. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  4. ↑ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ↑ Arizona State University was known as Arizona State College from 1945 to 1957.

References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1956 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1957 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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