| 1955 Stanford Indians football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 20 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 6–3–1 (3–2–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Pacific (CA)* | W 33–14 | ||||
| September 24 | at Oregon State | L 0–10 | 24,748 | |||
| October 1 | No. 8 Ohio State* |
| W 6–0 | 28,000 | ||
| October 8 | at Michigan State* | No. 20 | L 14–38 | 47,586 | [2] | |
| October 15 | No. 9 UCLA |
| L 13–21 | 52,000 | ||
| October 22 | at Washington | T 7–7 | 43,392 | |||
| October 29 | San Jose State* |
| W 34–18 | |||
| November 5 | at No. 16 USC | W 28–20 | 63,265 | |||
| November 12 | Oregon |
| W 44–7 | |||
| November 19 | California | No. 18 |
| W 19–0 | 91,500 | |
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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
- ↑ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1955–1959". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ↑ George S. Alderton (October 9, 1955). "Spartans Hit 'Old Form', Shatter Stanford, 38-14: Rattle Indians With Early Rash Of Touchdowns". Lansing State Journal. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1956 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
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