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Oregon State

PAC · 1956 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
1st
6–1 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
500–609–36
0.452 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1962
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 14
  • 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 · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Oregon State head-to-head · History & Eras

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B84–5–1W 19–13
6Week 6 · Oct 2USCH2HPAC8–2L 13–21
7Week 7 · Oct 9Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–1L 13–14
8Week 8 · Oct 16California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–7W 21–13
9Week 9 · Oct 23Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–6–1W 21–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30UCLAH2HPAC7–3W 21–7
11Week 11 · Nov 6Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–5W 28–20
12Week 12 · Nov 13Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC4–6W 20–19
13Week 13 · Nov 20Idaho (IDAHO)H2HPAC4–5W 14–10
14Week 14 · Nov 27Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–4–2T 14–14
15Final · Jan 8Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–1L 19–35

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.825
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+26
-4+30
  • UCLA +7
  • Washington +5
  • Missouri +4
  • Stanford +4
  • Idaho +4
  • California +3
  • Washington State +3
  • Oregon 0
  • Iowa -1
  • Iowa -1
  • USC -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #21Better than 85%
Win % Place 33rdBetter than 77%

0.682 Win % · Change -7

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#15W14#14Regular Season Final#15Post-Season W1#14Post-Season W4#21Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
-8
-1
+8
+21
+14
+8
+1
+4
0
-16

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#611951#851952#891953#1041954#401955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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