1955 Stanford Indians football team

1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 UCLA $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Stanford	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
No. 13 USC	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
California	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Washington State	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	7	–	2
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific Coast Conference during the 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Chuck Taylor, the Indians finished at 6–3–1 overall (3–2–1 in PCC, third), and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Pacific (CA)*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 33–14
September 24	at Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–10	24,748
October 1	No. 8 Ohio State*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 6–0	28,000
October 8	at Michigan State*	No. 20	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 14–38	47,586	^[2]
October 15	No. 9 UCLA		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 13–21	52,000
October 22	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	T 7–7	43,392
October 29	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 34–18
November 5	at No. 16 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 28–20	63,265
November 12	Oregon		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 44–7
November 19	California	No. 18	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	W 19–0	91,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Two Stanford Indians were selected in the 1956 NFL draft

Source:^[3]

Wiggin was a "future pick" and returned to play for Stanford as a senior in 1956.

^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1955–1959". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
^ George S. Alderton (October 9, 1955). "Spartans Hit 'Old Form', Shatter Stanford, 38-14: Rattle Indians With Early Rash Of Touchdowns". Lansing State Journal. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1956 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2013.

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