1956 Football

8-2-1 overall · 4-1-1 Big Seven Dal Ward Orange Bowl Champions Final #20

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1956 Passing Statistics

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491 yds · 6 TDs · 6 INTs · 10 games

Player

Pos

Cmp

Att

Pct

Yards

Int

Yds/A

Yds/C

QBR

Yds/G

Bob Stransky Leader

43.8%

143

8.9

20.4

139.5

14.3

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	TD	Int	QBR	Long
Oct 13	Colorado State	W 47-7	3	4	75.0%	97	1	0	361.2	—
Oct 20	Iowa State	W 52-0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
Oct 27	Nebraska	W 16-0	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
Nov 3	Oklahoma	L 19-27	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
Nov 10	Missouri	T 14-14	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
Nov 17	Utah	W 21-7	1	2	50.0%	6	0	0	75.2	—
Nov 24	Arizona	W 38-7	2	3	66.7%	31	0	0	153.5	—
Jan 1	Clemson	W 27-21	1	1	100.0%	9	0	0	175.6	—
	Totals		7	16	43.8%	143	1	—	—

Boyd Dowler

48.1%

136

5.0

10.5

104.9

13.6

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	TD	Int	QBR	Long
Sep 22	Oregon	L 0-35	1	1	100.0%	2	0	0	116.8	—
Sep 29	Kansas State	W 34-0	2	3	66.7%	18	0	0	117.1	—
Oct 6	Kansas	W 26-25	1	2	50.0%	13	0	0	104.6	—
Oct 20	Iowa State	W 52-0	1	2	50.0%	27	0	0	163.4	—
Oct 27	Nebraska	W 16-0	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
Nov 3	Oklahoma	L 19-27	1	1	100.0%	8	0	0	167.2	—
Nov 10	Missouri	T 14-14	2	4	50.0%	35	2	0	288.5	—
Nov 17	Utah	W 21-7	3	7	42.9%	28	1	2	66.5	—
Nov 24	Arizona	W 38-7	2	4	50.0%	5	0	1	10.5	—
Jan 1	Clemson	W 27-21	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
	Totals		13	27	48.1%	136	3	3	—

Howard Cook

33.3%

5.5

16.5

94.0

9.9

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	TD	Int	QBR	Long
Sep 22	Oregon	L 0-35	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
Sep 29	Kansas State	W 34-0	2	2	100.0%	63	2	0	694.6	—
Oct 6	Kansas	W 26-25	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	-200.0	—
Oct 13	Colorado State	W 47-7	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
Oct 20	Iowa State	W 52-0	3	5	60.0%	20	0	0	93.6	—
Oct 27	Nebraska	W 16-0	0	3	0.0%	0	0	1	-66.7	—
Nov 3	Oklahoma	L 19-27	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
Nov 17	Utah	W 21-7	1	1	100.0%	16	0	0	234.4	—
Jan 1	Clemson	W 27-21	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
	Totals		6	18	33.3%	99	2	2	—

Dick Hyson

16.7%

4.8

28.5

39.9

5.7

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	TD	Int	QBR	Long
Sep 22	Oregon	L 0-35	1	6	16.7%	36	0	0	67.1	—
Sep 29	Kansas State	W 34-0	0	3	0.0%	0	0	1	-66.7	—
Oct 13	Colorado State	W 47-7	1	2	50.0%	21	0	0	138.2	—
Oct 20	Iowa State	W 52-0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
	Totals		2	12	16.7%	57	—	1	—

Eddie Dove

66.7%

12.7

19.0

173.1

3.8

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	TD	Int	QBR	Long
Sep 29	Kansas State	W 34-0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
Oct 20	Iowa State	W 52-0	1	1	100.0%	24	0	0	301.6	—
Nov 17	Utah	W 21-7	1	1	100.0%	14	0	0	217.6	—
	Totals		2	3	66.7%	38	—	—	—

Bud Morley

50.0%

9.0

18.0

125.6

1.8

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	TD	Int	QBR	Long
Sep 22	Oregon	L 0-35	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
Jan 1	Clemson	W 27-21	1	1	100.0%	18	0	0	251.2	—
	Totals		1	2	50.0%	18	—	—	—

Gene Worden

0.0%

0.0

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	TD	Int	QBR	Long
Oct 27	Nebraska	W 16-0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
	Totals		0	1	0.0%	0	—	—	—

John Bayuk

0.0%

0.0

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	TD	Int	QBR	Long
Nov 17	Utah	W 21-7	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	—
	Totals		0	1	0.0%	0	—	—	—

Team Totals

38.8%

491

6.1

15.8

100.1

49.1