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1956 Pacific Coast Conference Year Summary

Record: 45-41-4, .522 W-L% (5th of 12) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 7.18 (4th of 12) ▪ SOS: 6.62 (4th of 12)

Conference Champion: Oregon State

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Southern California, Stanford and UCLA)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Oregon State and Southern California)

Standings

	Overall				Conference				Pts/G		SRS
School	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
Oregon State	7	3	1	.682	6	1	1	.813	18.5	15.1	12.37	8.64
Southern California	8	2	0	.800	5	2	0	.714	21.8	12.6	14.67	5.47
UCLA	7	3	0	.700	5	2	0	.714	14.8	12.2	10.99	7.59
Oregon	4	4	2	.500	3	3	2	.500	13.3	10.2	9.78	7.88
Washington	5	5	0	.500	4	4	0	.500	23.2	20.6	10.10	8.20
Stanford	4	6	0	.400	3	4	0	.429	21.8	21.3	6.63	7.83
Washington State	3	6	1	.350	2	5	1	.313	16.3	24.7	-2.48	4.92
California	3	7	0	.300	2	5	0	.286	13.5	18.1	4.99	10.29
Idaho	4	5	0	.444	0	4	0	.000	22.0	23.9	-2.45	-1.23

AP Poll Summary

School	Pre	9/24	10/1	10/8	10/15	10/22	10/29	11/5	11/12	11/19	11/26	Final
Oregon State							17	14	11	11	11	10
Southern California	15	6	10	8	9	6	20	16	14		17	18
Oregon		18
Stanford	14	12					10	20
UCLA	17							19

1 Bowl Game

Date	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
1957-01-01	Rose Bowl	Iowa	35	Oregon State	19	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions

1.	John Brodie (STAN)	139
2.	Joe Kapp (CA)	52
3.	Joe Francis* (ORST)	37
4.	Joe Contestabile (CA)	27
5.	Doug Bradley (UCLA)	22
	Jack Douglas (STAN)	22
7.	Al Ferguson (WA)	20
8.	Don Long (UCLA)	19
9.	Gus Gianulias (CA)	17
10.	Kirk Wilson (UCLA)	15

Pass Attempts

1.	John Brodie (STAN)	240
2.	Joe Kapp (CA)	112
3.	Joe Francis* (ORST)	62
4.	Jack Douglas (STAN)	48
	Doug Bradley (UCLA)	48
	Joe Contestabile (CA)	48
7.	Kirk Wilson (UCLA)	44
8.	Al Ferguson (WA)	41
9.	Don Long (UCLA)	38
10.	Gus Gianulias (CA)	36

Pass Completion Percentage

John Brodie (STAN)

57.9

Passing Yards

1.	John Brodie (STAN)	1633
2.	Joe Kapp (CA)	667
3.	Joe Francis* (ORST)	507
4.	Al Ferguson (WA)	418
5.	Jack Douglas (STAN)	318
6.	Joe Contestabile (CA)	310
7.	Paul Lowe* (ORST)	293
	Doug Bradley (UCLA)	293
9.	Don Long (UCLA)	243
10.	Kirk Wilson (UCLA)	230

Passing Yards Per Attempt

John Brodie (STAN)

6.8

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

John Brodie (STAN)

5.2

Passing Touchdowns

1.	John Brodie (STAN)	12
2.	Joe Francis* (ORST)	5
3.	Al Ferguson (WA)	3
	Jack Douglas (STAN)	3
	Doug Bradley (UCLA)	3
6.	Gus Gianulias (CA)	2
	Joe Contestabile (CA)	2
	C.R. Roberts (SCA)	2
	Frank Hall (SCA)	2

Passing Interceptions

1.	John Brodie (STAN)	14
2.	Joe Kapp (CA)	13
3.	Joe Francis* (ORST)	5
	Joe Contestabile (CA)	5
	Ernie Zampese (SCA)	5
6.	Kirk Wilson (UCLA)	4
	Doug Bradley (UCLA)	4
8.	Gus Gianulias (CA)	3
	Bill Snider (WA)	3
	Paul Lowe* (ORST)	3

Passing Efficiency Rating

John Brodie (STAN)

119.9

Rush Attempts

1.	Tom Berry* (ORST)	143
2.	Joe Francis* (ORST)	130
3.	Paul Lowe* (ORST)	124
4.	Lou Valli (STAN)	120
	C.R. Roberts (SCA)	120
6.	Ernie Zampese (SCA)	106
	Barry Billington (UCLA)	106
8.	Jon Arnett (SCA)	99
9.	Gordy Young (STAN)	98
10.	Herb Jackson (CA)	97

Rushing Yards

1.	C.R. Roberts (SCA)	775
2.	Lou Valli (STAN)	628
3.	Jon Arnett (SCA)	625
4.	Earnel Durden* (ORST)	533
5.	Tom Berry* (ORST)	507
6.	Ernie Zampese (SCA)	500
7.	Luther Carr (WA)	469
8.	Herb Jackson (CA)	462
9.	Joe Francis* (ORST)	447
10.	Credell Green (WA)	445

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Earnel Durden* (ORST)	7.2
2.	C.R. Roberts (SCA)	6.5
3.	Jon Arnett (SCA)	6.3
4.	Luther Carr (WA)	6.3
5.	Lou Valli (STAN)	5.2
6.	Jim Jones (WA)	4.9
7.	Herb Jackson (CA)	4.8
8.	Ernie Zampese (SCA)	4.7
9.	Credell Green (WA)	4.7
10.	Dean Derby (WA)	4.5

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Tom Berry* (ORST)	8
2.	Dean Derby (WA)	7
3.	Paul Lowe* (ORST)	6
	Jon Arnett (SCA)	6
5.	C.R. Roberts (SCA)	5
	Jack Hart (CA)	5
7.	Earnel Durden* (ORST)	4
	Ernie Zampese (SCA)	4
	Mike McCluskey (WA)	4
	Luther Carr (WA)	4
	Credell Green (WA)	4

Receptions

1.	Paul Camera (STAN)	28
2.	Carl Isaacs (STAN)	25
3.	Dick Wallen (UCLA)	23
4.	Norm Becker (CA)	22
5.	Lou Valli (STAN)	21
6.	Ben Robinson (STAN)	17
7.	Gary Van Galder (STAN)	15
8.	Roger Ramseier (CA)	13
9.	Joel Freis (STAN)	12
10.	Doug Dick (STAN)	11
	Bob DeGrant* (ORST)	11
	Ron Wheatcroft (CA)	11

Receiving Yards

1.	Paul Camera (STAN)	350
2.	Carl Isaacs (STAN)	348
3.	Norm Becker (CA)	313
4.	Dick Wallen (UCLA)	308
5.	Tony Ortega (SCA)	223
6.	Ben Robinson (STAN)	211
7.	Roger Ramseier (CA)	209
8.	Earnel Durden* (ORST)	205
9.	Joel Freis (STAN)	182
10.	Lou Valli (STAN)	176

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Norm Becker (CA)	14.2
2.	Carl Isaacs (STAN)	13.9
3.	Dick Wallen (UCLA)	13.4
4.	Paul Camera (STAN)	12.5
5.	Lou Valli (STAN)	8.4

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	Carl Isaacs (STAN)	5
2.	Hillard Hill (SCA)	3
	Norm Becker (CA)	3
4.	Ben Robinson (STAN)	2
	Mike McCluskey (WA)	2
	Mickey Raftery (STAN)	2
	Dick Wallen (UCLA)	2
	Paul Camera (STAN)	2
	Earnel Durden* (ORST)	2

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Tom Berry* (ORST)	144
2.	Lou Valli (STAN)	141
3.	Joe Francis* (ORST)	130
4.	C.R. Roberts (SCA)	125
	Paul Lowe* (ORST)	125
6.	Gordy Young (STAN)	108
7.	Ernie Zampese (SCA)	106
	Barry Billington (UCLA)	106
9.	Herb Jackson (CA)	105
10.	Jon Arnett (SCA)	101

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	C.R. Roberts (SCA)	827
2.	Lou Valli (STAN)	804
3.	Earnel Durden* (ORST)	738
4.	Jon Arnett (SCA)	663
5.	Luther Carr (WA)	605
6.	Herb Jackson (CA)	521
7.	Tom Berry* (ORST)	518
8.	Ernie Zampese (SCA)	500
9.	Dean Derby (WA)	492
10.	Gordy Young (STAN)	487

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Tom Berry* (ORST)	8
2.	Dean Derby (WA)	7
3.	Jack Hart (CA)	6
	Paul Lowe* (ORST)	6
	Mike McCluskey (WA)	6
	Earnel Durden* (ORST)	6
	Jon Arnett (SCA)	6
8.	Carl Isaacs (STAN)	5
	C.R. Roberts (SCA)	5
	Luther Carr (WA)	5

Total Plays

1.	John Brodie (STAN)	295
2.	Joe Francis* (ORST)	192
3.	Joe Kapp (CA)	167
4.	Paul Lowe* (ORST)	151
5.	Tom Berry* (ORST)	143
6.	Ernie Zampese (SCA)	132
7.	C.R. Roberts (SCA)	123
8.	Lou Valli (STAN)	120
9.	Jon Arnett (SCA)	110
10.	Barry Billington (UCLA)	106

Total Yards

1.	John Brodie (STAN)	1642
2.	Joe Francis* (ORST)	954
3.	Joe Kapp (CA)	819
4.	C.R. Roberts (SCA)	804
5.	Jon Arnett (SCA)	758
6.	Paul Lowe* (ORST)	720
7.	Ernie Zampese (SCA)	666
8.	Lou Valli (STAN)	628
9.	Earnel Durden* (ORST)	533
10.	Tom Berry* (ORST)	507

Total Touchdowns

1.	John Brodie (STAN)	12
2.	Tom Berry* (ORST)	8
	Joe Francis* (ORST)	8
4.	Dean Derby (WA)	7
	Jon Arnett (SCA)	7
	C.R. Roberts (SCA)	7
7.	Paul Lowe* (ORST)	6
8.	Ernie Zampese (SCA)	5
	Jack Hart (CA)	5
10.	Credell Green (WA)	4
	Luther Carr (WA)	4
	Mike McCluskey (WA)	4
	Frank Hall (SCA)	4
	Earnel Durden* (ORST)	4
	Kirk Wilson (UCLA)	4
	Doug Bradley (UCLA)	4

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