1955 Stanford Indians football team

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1955
Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 16
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Oregon State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Stanford 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oregon
 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
No. 13 USC 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
California 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Washington State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 2
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific Coast Conference during the 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Chuck Taylor, the Indians finished at 6–3–1 overall (3–2–1 in PCC, third), and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Pacific (CA)*
W 33–14
September 24at Oregon State
L 0–1024,748
October 1No. 8 Ohio State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 6–028,000
October 8at Michigan State*No. 20
L 14–3847,586[2]
October 15No. 9 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–2152,000
October 22at Washington
T 7–743,392
October 29San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 34–18
November 5at No. 16 USC
W 28–2063,265
November 12
Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 44–7
November 19CaliforniaNo. 18
W 19–091,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL draft

Two Stanford Indians were selected in the 1956 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Paul Wiggin Defensive end
6
 73 Cleveland Browns
Jerry Gustafson Quarterback
27
 315 San Francisco 49ers
Source:[3]
  • Wiggin was a "future pick" and returned to play for Stanford as a senior in 1956.

References

  1. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1955–1959". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  2. Newspapers.com
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  3. ^ "1956 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
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