| 1956USC Trojans football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 8–2 (5–2 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10Oregon State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18USC | 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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The1956 USC Trojans football team represented theUniversity of Southern California (USC) in the1956 college football season. In their sixth and final year under head coachJess Hill, the Trojans compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for second place in thePacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 218 to 126.[1] The team was ranked No. 15 in the finalUnited PressCoaches Poll and No. 18 in the finalAP poll. Total attendance for all 10 games was 469,762.[2]
Frank Hall led the team in passing with 10 of 23 passes completed for 196 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. C. R. Roberts led the team in rushing with 120 carries for 775 yards and five touchdowns. Tony Ortega was the leading receiver with seven catches for 223 yards and one touchdown.Ernie Zampese rushed for 500 yards and passed for 166 yards.[3]
Two Trojans received first-team honors from theAssociated Press or theUnited Press (UP) on the1956 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team: backs C. R. Roberts (AP-1; UP-1 [fullback]) andJon Arnett, USC (UP-1 [halfback]).[4][5]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | atTexas* | No. 15 | W 44–20 | 47,000 | [6] | |
| September 28 | Oregon State | No. 6 | W 21–13 | 53,714 | ||
| October 6 | atWisconsin* | No. 10 | W 13–6 | 52,944 | [7] | |
| October 20 | Washington | No. 9 |
| W 35–7 | 44,749 | |
| October 27 | atStanford | No. 6 | L 19–27 | 70,000 | ||
| November 3 | atWashington State | No. 20 | W 28–12 | 13,000 | ||
| November 10 | California | No. 16 |
| W 20–7 | 41,628 | |
| November 17 | atOregon | No. 14 | L 0–7 | 14,480 | ||
| November 24 | atUCLA |
| W 10–7 | 63,709 | ||
| December 1 | Notre Dame* | No. 17 |
| W 28–20 | 64,538 | |
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The following players were members of the 1956 USC football team.[11]
