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American college football season
The 1956 Stanford Indians football team represented
Stanford University in the
1956 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by
Chuck Taylor in his sixth year. The team played their home games at
Stanford Stadium in
Stanford, California.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | at
Washington State | No. 14 | | W 40–26 | 23,500 | |
September 29 | No. 3
Michigan State* | No. 12 | | L 7–21 | 55,000 | |
October 6 | at No. 4
Ohio State* | | | L 20–32 | 82,881 |
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October 13 |
San Jose State* | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA (
rivalry)
| W 40–20 | | |
October 20 | at
Oregon | | | W 21–7 | | |
October 27 | No. 6
USC | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA (
rivalry)
| W 27–19 | 70,000 | |
November 3 | at
UCLA | No. 10 | | L 13–14 | 76,505 | |
November 10 | No. 14
Oregon State | No. 20 | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| L 19–20 | 65,000 | |
November 17 |
Washington | | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| L 13–34 | 21,000 | |
November 24 | at No. 19
California | | | L 18–20 | 81,400 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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NFL draft
Three Stanford Indians were selected in the
1957 NFL draft.
- Source:
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