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1956 Pacific

6–⁠3–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1956, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 39–14; tied at Kansas 27–27; won vs. Cincinnati 21–15; won at Fresno State 21–14; won at Marquette 28–6; won vs. Washington State 33–12; lost at Tulsa 13–14; won vs. San José State 34–7; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 19–20; lost at Arizona State 6–19+27−13Won 39–14 vs. Colorado State+25Colorado StateTied 27–27 at Kansas0KansasWon 21–15 vs. Cincinnati+6CincinnatiWon 21–14 at Fresno State+7Fresno StateWon 28–6 at Marquette+22MarquetteWon 33–12 vs. Washington State+21Washington StateLost 13–14 at Tulsa-1TulsaWon 34–7 vs. San José State+27San José StateLost 19–20 vs. Hardin Simmons-1Hardin SimmonsLost 6–19 at Arizona State-13Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsColorado StateW 39–⁠1458%
Sep 29atKansasT 27–⁠2765%
Oct 6vsCincinnatiW 21–⁠1578%
Oct 13atFresno StateW 21–⁠1483%
Oct 20atMarquetteW 28–⁠669%
Oct 27vsWashington StateW 33–⁠1279%
Nov 3atTulsaL 13–⁠1458%
Nov 10vsSan José StateW 34–⁠779%
Nov 17vsHardin SimmonsL 19–⁠2082%
Nov 24atArizona StateL 6–⁠1938%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 19–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 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.

Led the nationTom Flores: passer rating (147.5)

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
241–⁠148
Coach
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Elo
1556 +40 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.0 No. 55 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1957

The 1957 draft
Rd 6John Nisby OGGreen Bay Packers

All-Pacific Coast

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).