1956 Oregon
4–4–2 (3–3–2 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Len Casanova. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 14 USC 7–0Nov 17
USC was ranked No. 14, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Colorado | W 35–0 | 42% |
| Sep 29 | vs Idaho | W 21–14 | 81% |
| Oct 5 | at UCLA | L 0–6 | 35% |
| Oct 13 | at Washington | L 7–20 | 53% |
| Oct 20 | vs Stanford | L 7–21 | 56% |
| Oct 27 | at 13Pittsburgh | L 7–14 | 31% |
| Nov 3 | at California | W 28–6 | 46% |
| Nov 10 | vs Washington State | T 7–7 | 77% |
| Nov 17 | vs 14USC | W 7–0 | 39% |
| Nov 24 | at 11Oregon State | T 14–14 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Oregon State 14–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 18
- Record
- 4–4–2
- Conference
- 3–3–2 tied for 4th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 18
- Points
- 133–102
- Coach
- Len Casanova
- Elo
- 1560 +23 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.0 No. 23 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Phil McHugh
All-Pacific Coast
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Phil McHughEAP-1; UP-2
Second team
- Jim ShanleyBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | 6–1–1 | 7–3–1 | 10 |
| USC | 5–2 | 8–2 | 18 |
| UCLA | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
| Washington | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
| Oregon | 3–3–2 | 4–4–2 | |
| Stanford | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Washington State | 2–5–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| California | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Idaho | 0–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.