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1956 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1956
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Pacific Coast Conference
short_conf	PCC
CoachRank	15
APRank	18
record	8–2
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	Jess Hill
hc_year	6th
captain	Jon Arnett
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The 1956 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1956 college football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Jess Hill, the Trojans compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 218 to 126. The team was ranked No. 15 in the final United Press Coaches Poll and No. 18 in the final AP poll. Total attendance for all 10 games was 469,762.

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.

Two Trojans received first-team honors from the Associated Press or the United Press (UP) on the 1956 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team: backs C. R. Roberts (AP-1; UP-1 [fullback]) and Jon Arnett, USC (UP-1 [halfback]).

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Texas

C.R. Roberts 12 rushes, 251 yards

Personnel

Coaching staff

Head coach: Jess Hill
Assistant coaches: Nick Pappas (back coach), Mel Hein (line coach), George Ceithaml (back coach), Bill Fisk (end coach), Joe Margucci (JV coach), Don Clark (line coach), Bob Titchenal (freshman)
Senior football manager: Mike O'Dell

Roster

The following players were members of the 1956 USC football team.

Fabian Abram, tackle, 6'3", 215 pounds, Redondo Beach, California
Jon Arnett, senior HB (#26)
George Belotti, tackle, 6'3", 253 pounds, Oxnard, California
Ron Fletcher, tackle, 6'3", 215 pounds, Los Angeles
Walt Gurasich, guard, 6'1", 219 pounds, Sherman Oaks, California
Frank Hall, quarterback, 6'0", 175 pounds, San Francisco, California
Mike Henry, tackle, 6'2", 212 pounds, Los Angeles
Don Hickman, halfback, 5'10", 170 pounds, Monterey Park, California
Hillard Hill, end, 6'1", 188 pounds, Pasadena, California
Ells Kissinger, quarterback, 5'10, 183 pounds, York, Pennsylvania
Ben Lardizabal, guard, 5'11", 210 pounds, Los Angeles
Chuck Leimbach, end, 6'4", 193 pounds, Los Angeles
C. R. Roberts, fullback, 6'1", 206 pounds, Oceanside, California
Bob Rosendahl, end, 6'1", 178 pounds, Lynwood, California
Karl Rubke, center, 6'4", 225 pounds, Lynwood, California
Laird Willott, guard, 6'0", 205 pounds, Glendale, California
Ernie Zampese, halfback, 5'9", 166 pounds, Santa Barbara, California

References

1957 "El Rodeo" (USC yearbook), page 252.
"1956 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(December 4, 1956). "All-Pacific Coast Team Choices Reflect a Season of Upsets". Independent Journal, San Rafael, California.
(December 4, 1956). "United Press Announces All-PCC Team". Independent Journal, San Rafael, California.
(September 23, 1956). "Trojans batter Texans". Santa Barbara News-Press.
(September 29, 1956). "Oregon State beaten, but proves rugged". Valley Times.
Robert Cromie. (October 7, 1956). "Trojans Defeat Badgers; Jon Arnett Paces So. California 13–6 Triumph". Chicago Tribune.
(October 21, 1956). "44,749 watch Trojan trip Huskies 35–7". The Sunday Herald.
(October 28, 1956). "Stanford rally upsets USC, 27 to 19". The San Bernardino Sun-Telegram.
(November 4, 1956). "USC comes back to beat Cougars without Arnett". The Bellingham Herald.
(November 11, 1956). "Trojans chase Bears to lair for sixth straight time, 20–7". The Register.
(November 18, 1956). "UO grid squad drops Southern Cal". Medford Mail Tribune.
(November 25, 1956). "Kissinger's field goal nips UCLA". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
(December 2, 1956). "Spirited Irish fight hard but USC wins". The Montana Standard.
. ["Schedule/Results (1956 Southern California)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/129250). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
[https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2020/10/6/usc_trojans_football_2020_media_guide_extra_pages.pdf 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement]
1957 "El Rodeo" (USC yearbook), pages 251 and 266.
1957 "El Rodeo", page 251.
1957 "El Rodeo", pages 253-265.

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