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1956 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Team ...
The 1956 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Wolf Pack were led by second-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 College football winless 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Chico State Wildcats Football Team ...
The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Gus Manolis, Chico State compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 1–3–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 142 to 123 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevada Wolf Pack Football Seasons
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 the NCAA Division I. It was founded on October 24, 1896, as the Sagebrushers in Reno, Nevada. The Wolf Pack's home field is Mackay Stadium, located at the north end of its campus in Reno, having been moved from it original location which opened on October 23, 1909. The "new" Mackay Stadium saw its first game on October 1, 1966 with a seating capacity of 7,500 and has undergone several renovations. The stadium seats 27,000 and has played to crowds in excess (see attendance records), but decreased its capacity from 30,000 to 26,000 by the 2016 season to increase the quality of the experience in the stadium and later increased its capacity to 27,000 by the 2017 season. The elevation of its playing field is above sea level. Nevada has ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Far Western Conference Football Season
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine. * January 25– 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14– 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Moscow. * February 16 – The 1956 World Figure Skating Championships open in Garmisch, West Germany. * February 22 – Elvis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Humboldt State Lumberjacks Football Team
The 1956 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982. The 1956 Lumberjacks were led by sixth-year head coach Phil Sarboe. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished in a three-way tie for the conference championship, with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 4–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 269–149 for the season. Schedule Notes References {{Northern California Athletic Conference football champion navbox Humboldt State Humboldt State Lumberjacks football seasons Northern California Athletic Conference football champion seasons Humboldt State Lumberjacks football The Humboldt State Lumberjacks football program repre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Sacramento State Hornets Football Team
The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Dave Strong in his third and final season as head coach, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the FWC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 178 to 128. The Hornets played home games at Grant Stadium in Sacramento, California. Schedule Notes References {{Sacramento State Hornets football navbox Sacramento State Sacramento State Hornets football seasons Sacramento State Hornets football The Sacramento State Hornets football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the California State University, Sacramento located in Sacramento, California. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Pepperdine Waves Football Team ...
The 1956 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine CollegePepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970. as an independent during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. 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 6–3. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Los Angeles State Diablos Football Team
The 1956 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles State College—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Leonard Adams, Los Angeles State compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 0–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the CCAA. The Diablos played six home games at three separate sites: three games at Snyder Stadium in Los Angeles, two games East Los Angeles College Stadium in Monterey Park, California, and one game at Reseda High School in Reseda, Los Angeles. Schedule References {{Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football navbox Los Angeles State California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is a public university in Los Angeles, California. It is part of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system. Cal State LA offers 142 bachelor's degree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Cal Aggies Football Team
The 1956 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Will Lotter, who for returned for his second season as head coach and helming the team in 1954, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with Humboldt State and San Francisco State. The team outscored its opponents 146 to 78 for the season. The Cal Aggies played home games at Aggie Field in Davis, California Davis is the most populous city in Yolo County, California. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 66,850 in 2020, not including the on-campus population of the University of California, Da .... Schedule Notes References {{Northern California Athletic Conference football champion navbox Cal Aggies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon McEachron
Gordon Townsand McEachron (January 19, 1919 – April 23, 1993) was an American college football coach and United States Army Air Forces officer. He served as the head football coach at Pepperdine University from 1953 to 1954 and the University of Nevada 1955 to 1958, compiling a career coaching record of 15–31–1. Biography A native of Los Angeles, McEachon was born on January 19, 1919, and served in the United States Army Air Forces. ''The Los Angeles Times'' described him as "tall, blondish, personable, and a convincing speaker." In 1945, at the rank of captain, he was held as a prisoner of war in Nazi Germany. He attended Pepperdine College in Malibu, California and graduated in 1948.Dowell Is Happy ''The Modesto Bee'', January 22, 1953. McEachron then joined the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
