1955 Stanford Indians football team

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1955 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 16
1955 record6–3–1 (3–2–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
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[]

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

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:[2]
  • 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 2013-12-17. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "1956 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 16, 2013.
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