1955 Stanford Indians football team

The 1955 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1955 college football season. The team was led by Chuck Taylor in his fifth year. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.[1]

1955 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 16
1955 record6–3–1 (3–2–1 PCC)
Head coachChuck Taylor (5th season)
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 17Pacific*W 33–14
September 24vs. Oregon State
L 0–10
October 1No. 8 Ohio State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 6–0
October 8at Michigan State*No. 20L 14–38
October 15No. 9 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–21
October 22at Washington
T 7–7
October 29San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 34–18
November 5at No. 16 USCW 28–20
November 12Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 44–7
November 19CaliforniaNo. 18
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (58th Big Game)
W 19–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Paul WigginDefensive end673Cleveland Browns
Jerry GustafsonQuarterback27315San Francisco 49ers

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References

  1. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 19551959". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  2. "1956 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 16, 2013.
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