1956 Oregon Ducks football team

1956 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–4–2 (3–3–2 PCC)
Head coach	Len Casanova (6th season)
Captain	Phil McHugh
Home stadium	Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium

1956 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Oregon State $	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
No. 18 USC	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	3	–	3	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
California	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 4–4–2 record (3–3–2 against PCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 133 to 102. The team played home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, and Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

The team's statistical leaders included Tom Crabtree with 366 passing yards, Jack Morris with 519 rushing yards, and Jim Shanley with 173 receiving yards.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Colorado*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 35–0	40,500
September 29	Idaho	No. 18	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 21–14	13,000	[2][3]
October 5	at UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–6	32,097
October 13	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 7–20	32,626
October 20	Stanford		Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 7–21
October 27	at No. 13 Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–14
November 3	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 28–6	32,000
November 10	Washington State		Hayward Field Eugene, OR	T 7–7	13,200
November 17	No. 14 USC		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 7–0	14,480
November 24	at No. 11 Oregon State		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	T 14–14	17,300
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1956 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
2. Strite, Dick (September 30, 1956). "Webfoots nab 21-14 victory over Vandals". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
3. "Idaho scares Oregon but loses, 21-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 30, 1956. p. 11.
4. "1956 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
5. "1956 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
6. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.