The 1956 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College as a member the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1956 college football season. In the regular season, the Beavers outscored their opponents 184 to 131 on their way to a 7–2–1 record (6–1–1 in PCC, first). They played three home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, with one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. The team captains were center Dick Corrick and quarterback Gerry Laird.
| 1956 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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PCC champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 7–3–1 (6–1–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Parker Stadium Multnomah Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Led by second-year head coach Tommy Prothro, Oregon State won the PCC title and were ranked tenth in the final AP poll, released in early December. In the Rose Bowl, they met third-ranked Iowa of the Big Ten Conference. The teams had met in early October in Iowa City, and the home team won by a point. In the rematch in southern California on New Year's Day, OSC lost again and finished at 7–3–1.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Missouri* | W 19–13 | 22,000 | ||||
| September 28 | at No. 6 USC | L 13-21 | 53,714 | ||||
| October 6 | at No. 20 Iowa* | L 13–14 | 41,027 | [1] | |||
| October 13 | California | NBC | W 21–13 | 14,125 | |||
| October 20 | at Washington State | W 21–0 | 14,500 | ||||
| October 27 | UCLA |
| W 21–7 | 17,080 | |||
| November 3 | Washington | No. 17 | W 28–20 | 32,890 | |||
| November 10 | at No. 20 Stanford | No. 14 | W 20–19 | 65,000 | |||
| November 17 | at Idaho | No. 11 | W 14–10 | 5,000 | [2][3] | ||
| November 24 | Oregon | No. 11 |
| T 14–14 | 17,300 | ||
| January 1, 1957 | vs. No. 3 Iowa* | No. 10 | NBC | L 19–35 | 97,126 | [4][5] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Late Passes Save Hawks, 14–13: Duncan Fires 33-Yard Toss For Clincher". The Des Moines Register. October 7, 1956. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Outplayed Beavers rally to nip dominating Vandals 14-10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1956. p. 12.
- ^ Strite, Dick (November 18, 1956). "Beavers win 14-10 chiller". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ Strite, Dick (January 2, 1957). "Hawks hammer Beavers 35-19, in Rose Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2B.
- ^ Braven Dyer (January 2, 1957). "Potent Iowa Speeds to 35–19 Win Over Oregon State in Rose Bowl: Beavers Stunned by Hawks' Speed". Los Angeles Times. pp. IV–1, IV–4 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Game program: Oregon State at Washington State – October 20, 1956
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