1956 Pacific Tigers football team

1956 Pacific Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Jack Myers (4th season)
Home stadium	Pacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	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.

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Colorado A&M	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 39–14	15,000	^[1]
September 29	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	T 27–27
October 6	Cincinnati	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 21–15
October 13	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 21–14	13,923	^[2]
October 20	at Marquette	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 28–6	16,100
October 27	Washington State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 33–12	23,500
November 3	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 13–14	15,505
November 10	San Jose State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 34–7	7,000
November 17	Hardin–Simmons	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 19–20
November 24	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	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

^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
^ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.

References

^ Norman, Phil (September 23, 1956). "Bass Sensational in Debut; Tigers Triumph". The San Francisco Examiner. p. II-13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
^ "1956 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
^ "1957 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
^ "Pacific Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
^ "Draft History: U. of Pacific". Retrieved March 18, 2017.

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Venues	College Field (unknown–1928) Baxter Stadium (1929–1949) Stagg Memorial Stadium (1950–1995)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games San José State: Battle for the Victor's Bell
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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