1956 Pacific Tigers football team

The 1956 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific[note 1] during the 1956 college football season.

1956 Pacific Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPacific Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Miami (FL)  811
No. 16 Navy  612
No. 8 Syracuse  720
Air Force  621
Penn State  621
No. 13 Pittsburgh  731
Pacific (CA)  631
Army  531
Holy Cross  531
Villanova  540
Boston College  540
Florida State  541
Cincinnati  450
Colgate  450
Dayton  460
Drake  360
San Jose State  271
Texas Tech  271
Notre Dame  280
Boston University  152
Marquette  090
Rankings from AP Poll

Pacific competed as an independent in 1956. They played home games in Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] in Stockton, California. In their fourth season under head coach Jack Myers, the Tigers finished with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1). For the season they outscored their opponents 241–148.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Colorado A&MW 39–1415,000[1]
September 29at KansasT 27–27
October 6Cincinnati
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 21–15
October 13at Fresno StateW 21–1413,923[2]
October 20at MarquetteW 28–616,100
October 27Washington State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 33–1223,500
November 3at TulsaL 13–1415,505
November 10San Jose State
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 34–77,000
November 17Hardin–Simmons
  • Pacific Memorial Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 19–20
November 24at Arizona StateL 6–19

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Team players in the NFL

The following College of the Pacific players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
John NisbyGuard670Green Bay Packers
Galen LaackGuard9105Washington Redskins
John ThomasGuard – Tackle – Linebacker23272San Francisco 49ers

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