California
PAC · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare California head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 9–2 | L 6–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 2–5–2 | L 20–32 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | W 14–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 7–3–1 | L 13–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 7–3 | L 20–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 5–5 | W 16–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H | PAC | 4–4–2 | L 6–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  USCH2H | PAC | 8–2 | L 7–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H | PAC | 3–6–1 | L 13–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 4–6 | W 20–18 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Pittsburgh +7
- Washington +5
- Stanford +4
- Baylor -2
- USC -2
- Oregon State -3
- UCLA -3
- Oregon -4
- Illinois -5
- Washington State -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.300 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.