1956 Idaho

4–⁠5 (0–⁠4 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Skip Stahley.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1956, game by game: lost at Washington 21–53; lost at No. 18 Oregon 14–21; lost vs. Washington State 19–33; lost vs. Arizona State 0–41; won at Utah 27–21; won at Fresno State 24–12; won vs. Utah State 42–20; lost vs. No. 11 Oregon State 10–14; won at Montana 41–0+41−41Lost 21–53 at Washington-32WashingtonLost 14–21 at No. 18 Oregon-7No. 18 OregonLost 19–33 vs. Washington State-14Washington StateLost 0–41 vs. Arizona State-41Arizona StateWon 27–21 at Utah+6UtahWon 24–12 at Fresno State+12Fresno StateWon 42–20 vs. Utah State+22Utah StateLost 10–14 vs. No. 11 Oregon State-4No. 11 Oregon StateWon 41–0 at Montana+41Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana 41–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1956.

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠4 9th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠215
Coach
Skip Stahley
Elo
1435 +33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.8 No. 71 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1956 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon State6–⁠1–⁠17–⁠3–⁠110
USC5–⁠28–⁠218
UCLA5–⁠27–⁠3
Washington4–⁠45–⁠5
Oregon3–⁠3–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Stanford3–⁠44–⁠6
Washington State2–⁠5–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
California2–⁠53–⁠7
Idaho0–⁠44–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.