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Stanford

PAC · 1956 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–6
0.400 Win %
Conference
6th
3–4 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–6–1W 40–26
6Week 6 · Oct 2Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–2L 7–21
7Week 7 · Oct 9Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB106–3L 20–32
8Week 8 · Oct 16San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND FBSI2–7–1W 40–20
9Week 9 · Oct 23Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–4–2W 21–7
10Week 10 · Oct 30USCH2HPAC8–2W 27–19
11Week 11 · Nov 6UCLAH2HPAC7–3L 13–14
12Week 12 · Nov 13Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC7–3–1L 19–20
13Week 13 · Nov 20Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–5L 13–34
14Week 14 · Nov 27California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–7L 18–20

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
3.827
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-6
-23+17
  • USC +8
  • Oregon +4
  • Washington State +3
  • San José State +2
  • Michigan State -2
  • Ohio State -3
  • UCLA -3
  • Oregon State -3
  • Washington -5
  • California -7

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 #60Better than 57%
Win % Place 65thBetter than 53%

0.400 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#62W14#59Regular Season Final#59Post-Season W1#59Post-Season W4#60Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-14
-12
+20
+14
+8
-1
-1
-21
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#121951#541952#191953#731954#81955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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