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Oregon

PAC · 1956 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
4–4–2
0.500 Win %
Conference
4th
3–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
655–473–34
0.578 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2012
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 25
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B88–2–1W 35–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Idaho (IDAHO)H2HPAC4–5W 21–14
7Week 7 · Oct 9UCLAH2HPAC7–3L 0–6
8Week 8 · Oct 16Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–5L 7–20
9Week 9 · Oct 23Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC4–6L 7–21
10Week 10 · Oct 30Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1L 7–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–7W 28–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–6–1T 7–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20USCH2HPAC8–2W 7–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC7–3–1T 14–14

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
2.845
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-17+23
  • Colorado +8
  • USC +8
  • Idaho +4
  • California +3
  • Washington State 0
  • Oregon State 0
  • UCLA -3
  • Pittsburgh -3
  • Washington -5
  • Stanford -6

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 #44Better than 69%
Win % Place 53rdBetter than 62%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#44W14#44Regular Season Final#44Post-Season W1#44Post-Season W4#44Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
+7
-6
-13
-14
-7
+22
0
+7
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#1021951#931952#691953#461954#441955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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