Year: | 1956 |
Team: | Oregon Ducks |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Pacific Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | PCC |
Record: | 4–4–2 |
Conf Record: | 3–3–2 |
Head Coach: | Len Casanova |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Captain: | Phil McHugh |
Stadium: | Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium |
The 1956 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 4–4–2 record (3–3–2 against PCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 133 to 102. The team played home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, and Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.
The team's statistical leaders included Tom Crabtree with 366 passing yards, Jack Morris with 519 rushing yards, and Jim Shanley with 173 receiving yards.[1]