1956 Pepperdine Waves football team
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| 1956 Pepperdine Waves football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| 1956 record | 6–3 |
| Head coach | John Scolinos (2nd year) |
| Home stadium | El Camino Stadium |
The 1956 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1956 College Division football season.
Pepperdine competed as an Independent in 1956. The team was led by second-year head coach John Scolinos and played home games at El Camino Stadium on the campus of El Camino College in Torrance, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3).
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22 | at Northern Arizona[note 2] | Skidmore Field • Flagstaff, AZ | W 14–12 | ||||||
| September 29 | at San Diego State | Aztec Bowl • San Diego, CA | L 7–27 | 11,000[1] | |||||
| October 6 | Cal Poly | El Camino Stadium • Torrance, CA | L 0–43 | ||||||
| October 13 | at Long Beach State[note 3] | Veterans Stadium • Long Beach, CA | L 12–26 | 6,000 | |||||
| October 27 | at Nevada | Mackay Stadium[note 4] • Reno, NV | W 40–19 | ||||||
| November 3 | Santa Barbara[note 5] | El Camino Stadium • Torrance, CA | W 21–9 | ||||||
| November 9 | San Diego NTS (CA) | El Camino Stadium • Torrance, CA | W 33–18 | ||||||
| November 16 | Los Angeles State[note 6] | El Camino Stadium • Torrance, CA ("Old Shoe" Rivalry) | W 15–14 | ||||||
| November 24 | Whittier | El Camino Stadium • Torrance, CA | W 23–13 | 1,800 | |||||
 Homecoming. |
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Team players in the NFL[edit]
No Pepperdine players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[4][5]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937–1970. More commonly it was simply called Pepperdine College. See: Pepperdine
- ^ Northern Arizona University was known as Northern Arizona State College at Flagstaff from 1945–1957. See: Northern Arizona
- ^ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Long Beach State
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944–1956. See: UC Santa Barbara
- ^ California State University, Los Angeles was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947–1963. See: Cal State LA
References[edit]
- ^ Howard Hagen (September 30, 1956). "Aztecs Shine In Home Debut; Lash Peps, 27-7". The San Diego Union. p. G-1.
- ^ "1956 - Pepperdine". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "1957 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
