1956 UCLA Bruins football team
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| 1956 UCLA Bruins football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 PCC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Oregon State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a 7–3 record (5–2 in PCC, third). Entering the season, UCLA had won three consecutive conference titles.
UCLA's offensive leaders were Doug Bradley with 293 passing yards, Barry Billington with 399 rushing yards, and Dick Wallen with 308 receiving yards.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Utah* | No. 17 | W 13–7 | 37,038 | ||
| September 29 | at No. 13 Michigan* | L 13–42 | 70,159 | |||
| October 5 | Oregon |
| W 6–0 | 32,097 | ||
| October 13 | Washington State |
| W 28–0 | 27,192 | ||
| October 20 | at California | W 34–20 | 48,000 | |||
| October 27 | at Oregon State | L 7–21 | 17,080 | |||
| November 3 | No. 10 Stanford |
| W 14–13 | 76,505 | ||
| November 10 | at Washington | No. 19 | W 13–9 | 27,950 | ||
| November 17 | Kansas* |
| W 13–0 | 21,913 | ||
| November 24 | USC |
| L 7–10 | 63,709 | ||
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Personnel
Players
- Bob Bergdahl
- Barry Billington, fullback
- Don Birren
- Doug Bradley, halfback
- Dick Butler, center
- Jim Dawson, tackle
- Preston Dills, senior
- Dennis Dressel, center, sophomore
- Don Duncan, halfback, sophomore
- Bob Dutcher
- Lou Elias, wingback
- Bob Enger, quarterback, junior
- Steve Gertsman, quarterback
- Edison Griffin, safety/halfback junior
- Joe Harper, guard
- Esker Harris, guard
- Chuck Holloway, halfback
- Bill Leeka, sophomore
- Don Long
- Jim Matheny, junior
- Pete O'Garro, end
- Phil Parslow, halfback
- Jerry Penner, tackle
- Dan Peterson
- Dave Peterson, fullback
- Pat Pinkston, end
- Don Shinnick
- Hal Smith, junior
- Dick Wallen, end
- Clint Whitfield, guard, sophomore
- Kirk Wilson, punter
- Gary Yurosek, tackle
Coaching staff
- Head coach - Red Sanders
- Assistant coaches - Bill Barns, Deke Brackett, Ray Nagle, George Dickerson, Jim Myers, Johnny Johnson
Other personnel
- Managers - Ted Manos, Frances Helstein, Jim Walker, Ted Dallas, and Barry Snooke
- Head trainer - Ducky Drake
References
- ^ "1956 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ "1956 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ Hyland, D. (September 22, 1956). "LISTLESS BRUINS HOLD OFF UTAH, 13-7". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "UCLA beats california on interceptions". The Washington Post and Times-Herald. October 21, 1956.
- ^ Hyland, D. (November 4, 1956). "UCLA UPSETS TRIBE, 14-13, BEFORE 76,505". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "UCLA beats kansas, 13-0". The Washington Post and Times-Herald. November 18, 1956.
- ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ a b UCLA Southern Campus 1957, p. 222.
- ^ UCLA Southern Campus 1957, p. 223.
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