1956 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1956 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1956. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1956 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1956 record2–6–1 (1–3–1 FWC)
Head coach
  • Gus Manolis (3rd season)
Home stadiumCollege Field
1956 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Humboldt State + 4 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Cal Aggies + 4 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
San Francisco State + 4 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Chico State 1 –3 –1  2 –6 –1
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  3 –5 –1
Nevada 0 –4 –1  0 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1956 Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Gus Manolis. Chico State finished the season with a record of two wins, six losses and one tie (2–6–1, 1–3–1 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 123–142 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22Naval Air Station Alameda[note 2]*
W 26–0
September 29Los Angeles State[note 3]*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 0–7
October 6at Southern Oregon[note 4]*
L 6–27
October 13Nevada
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
T 6–6
October 20Lewis & Clark*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 26–28
October 27at Sacramento State[note 5]
W 21–7
November 3at Humboldt State[note 6]
L 6–7[1]
November 10Cal Aggies[note 7]
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 7–13
November 16at San Francisco State[note 8]
L 25–47
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes
  1. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. Naval Air Station Alameda was an Naval Air Station from 1940 to 1997. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
  3. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  4. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  5. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  6. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
  7. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  8. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. "'Jacks Down 'Cats; Nevada Next Grid Opponent". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 5, 1956. p. 31. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1956 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "1957 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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