1956 Oregon State Beavers football team

1956 Oregon State Beavers football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 19–35 vs. Iowa
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 10
1956 record 7–3–1 (6–1–1 PCC)
Head coach Tommy Prothro
Home stadium Parker Stadium
1956 PCC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 Oregon State $ 6 1 1     7 3 1
#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 State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the 1956 NCAA college football season. The Beavers ended the season with a record of 7–3–1. The team captains were Dick Corrick and Gerry Laird. The Beavers scored 203 points and allowed 166 points. Led by head coach Tommy Prothro, Oregon State won the Pacific Coast Conference championship and represented the conference in the Rose Bowl.

Schedule

The Beavers finished the season with a 7–3–1 record, 6–1–1 in the Pacific Coast Conference. Ranks are based on the time the game was played.

Date Opponent Rank Site Beaver points Opponents Attendance Record
September 22@ Missouri Memorial StadiumColumbia, MO191322,0001-0
September 28@ #6 Southern California Los Angeles ColiseumLos Angeles, CA132153,7141-1
October 6@ #20 IowaIowa StadiumIowa City, IA131441,0271-2
October 13 California Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR211314,1252-2
October 20@ Washington State Rogers FieldPullman, WA21614,5003-2
October 27 UCLA Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR21717,0804-2
November 3vs. Washington #17Multnomah StadiumPortland, OR282032,8905-2
November 10@ Stanford #14Stanford StadiumStanford, CA20965,0006-2
November 17@ Idaho #11Neale StadiumMoscow, ID14105,0007-2
November 24 Oregon #11Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR141417,3007-2-1
January 1vs. #3 Iowa#10Rose BowlPasadena, CA1935100,0007-3-1

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Vern EllisonGuard12138Pittsburgh Steelers
Sam WesleyBack30359Chicago Bears

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References


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