1955 Humboldt State Lumberjacks Football Team
The 1955 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC, and outscored their opponents 254–171 for the season. The team played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Schedule Notes References {{Humboldt State Lumberjacks football navbox Humboldt State Humboldt State Lumberjacks football seasons Humboldt State Lumberjacks football The Humboldt State Lumberjacks football program represented Humboldt State University, known since January 2022 as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, in college football and played its home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, Calif ...

Northern California Athletic Conference
The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was an NCAA Division II college athletic association that sponsored American football that was founded in 1925. It disbanded in 1998 after the majority of its member schools were forced to drop football. History The NCAC was founded as the Far Western Conference (FWC) in 1925 by its charter member schools: California State University, Fresno, Fresno State, Saint Mary's College of California, Saint Mary's, University of California, Davis, UC Davis, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, San Jose State University, San Jose State and University of the Pacific (United States), Pacific. Nevada's departure from the conference in 1940 left the conference with only four members; Chico State, Fresno State, College of the Pacific and UC Davis. The conference looked to four nominees in Humboldt State, San Francisco State, Santa Barbara State and California Poly of San Luis Obispo. Shortly after World War II, all of these charter members, with ...
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1955 San Francisco State Gators Football Team
The 1955 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Joe Verducci, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. For the season the team outscored its opponents 171 to 142. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco. Schedule Notes References {{San Francisco State Gators football navbox San Francisco State San Francisco State Gators football seasons San Francisco State Gators football The San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University (formerly San Francisco State Teacher's College) from the 1931 through 1994 seasons. The Gators originally competed as an independent prior to World War II, th ...

1955 Far Western Conference Football Season
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1955 Pepperdine Waves Football Team
The 1955 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970. as an independent during the 1955 college football season. The team was led by first-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 5–5. Schedule Notes References {{Pepperdine Waves football navbox Pepperdine Pepperdine Waves football seasons Pepperdine Waves football The Pepperdine Waves football program represented Pepperdine University, then located in Los Angeles, California, in college football. Pepperdine discontinued football in 1961, citing cost concerns. History The program began in 1946. The school ...

Chico, California
Chico ( ; Spanish for "little") is the most populous city in Butte County, California. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 101,475 in the 2020 census, reflecting an increase from 86,187 in the 2010 Census. Chico is the cultural and economic center of the northern Sacramento Valley, as well as the largest city in California north of the capital city of Sacramento. The city is known as a college town, as the home of California State University, Chico, and for Bidwell Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world. History The first known inhabitants of the area now known as Chico—a Spanish word meaning "little"—were the Mechoopda Maidu Native Americans. The City of Chico was founded in 1860 by John Bidwell, a member of one of the first wagon trains to reach California in 1843. During the American Civil War, Camp Bidwell (named for John Bidwell, by then a brigadier general of the California Militia), was es ...
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Chico High School
Chico High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Chico, Caliornia, United States. , Chico High School has 2,083 students. Founded in 1902, it predominantly serves as the public school for graduates of Chico Junior High School. In 1966, Chico High School became a California Distinguished School recognized by the California Department of Education. In 1998 and 1999, it was given the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, in 2001 it received the National Service-Learning Leader School, and in 2003–2005 it received National Smaller Learning Communities School award. In 2008, for the first time, Chico High ended off-campus lunch privileges for freshman students. Since 1967, the school has competed with cross-town rival Pleasant Valley High School at the annual Almond Bowl in junior varsity and varsity football. The game was unnamed in the schools' first three meetings, but local businessmen led by KPAY-AM radio executive Frank Mertz named the ...
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1955 Chico State Wildcats Football Team
The 1955 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gus Manolis, Chico State compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, placing first in the FWC, although no conference championship was awarded. The team outscored its opponents 194 to 108 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at Chico High School Stadium in Chico, California. Schedule Notes References {{Chico State Wildcats football navbox Chico State Chico State Wildcats football seasons Chico State Wildcats football The Chico State Wildcats (also CSU Chico Wildcats and Cal State Chico Wildcats) are the athletic teams that represent California State University, Chico, located in Chico, California, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Wildcats compet ...

1955 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Team
The 1955 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1955 college football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by first-year head coach Gordon McEachron and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. Schedule References {{Nevada Wolf Pack football navbox Nevada Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football The Nevada Wolf Pack football program represents the University of Nevada, Reno (commonly referred to as "Nevada" in athletics) in college football. The Wolf Pack competes in the Mountain West Conference at the Football Bowl Subdivision level of ...

1955 Sacramento State Hornets Football Team
The 1955 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Dave Strong, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six tams in the FWC. After going winless in their first season, in 1954, the Hornets won their first game ever in the 1955 opener against . For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 176 to 70. The Hornets played home games at Grant Stadium in Sacramento, California. Schedule References {{Sacramento State Hornets football navbox Sacramento State California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, it is the eleventh oldest school in the 23-campus ...
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San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of California cities by population, fourth most populous in California and List of United States cities by population, 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the County statistics of the United States, fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and '' ...
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Cox Stadium
Cox Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium on the campus of San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California. Tenants SFSU men's and women's soccer and track and field teams use Cox Stadium. The school's athletic teams, called the Gators, compete in the California Collegiate Athletic Association Division II of the NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an .... Cox Stadium also hosts the university's annual commencement celebration. Additionally, the stadium is open to the campus and surrounding community for recreational purposes. References External links SFSU Cox Stadium {{San Francisco State Gators football navbox San Francisco State Gators football American football venues in San Francisco Athletics (track and field) venues in San Francisco College ...
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Ashland, Oregon
Ashland is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It lies along Interstate 5 approximately 16 miles (26 km) north of the California border and near the south end of the Rogue Valley. The city's population was 21,360 at the 2020 census. The city is the home of Southern Oregon University (SOU) and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF). These are important to Ashland's economy, which also depends on restaurants, galleries, and retail stores that cater to tourists. Lithia Park along Ashland Creek, historic buildings, and a paved intercity bike trail provide additional visitor attractions. Ashland, originally called "Ashland Mills", was named after Ashland County, Ohio, the original home of founder Abel Helman, and secondarily for Ashland, Kentucky, where other founders had family connections. Ashland has a council-manager government assisted by citizen committees. Historically, its liberal politics have differed, often sharply, with much of the rest of southwest Oreg ...
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