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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.

CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 16
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 PCC)
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1955 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 16
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
 1954
1956 
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1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 UCLA $600920
Oregon State520630
No. 16 Stanford321631
Oregon430640
Washington431541
No. 13 USC330640
California151271
Washington State151172
Idaho040270
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Pacific (CA)*W 33–1425,000[1]
September 24at Oregon StateL 0–1024,748[2]
October 1No. 8 Ohio State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 6–028,000[3]
October 8at Michigan State*No. 20L 14–3847,586[4]
October 15No. 9 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–2152,000[5]
October 22at WashingtonT 7–747,500[6]
October 29San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 34–1833,000[7]
November 5at No. 16 USCW 28–2063,222[8]
November 12Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 44–727,000[9]
November 19CaliforniaNo. 18
W 19–091,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11][12]
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NFL draft

Two Stanford Indians were selected in the 1956 NFL draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Paul WigginDefensive end673Cleveland Browns
Jerry GustafsonQuarterback27315San Francisco 49ers
Source:[13]
  • Wiggin was a "future pick" and returned to play for Stanford as a senior in 1956.

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