Jump to content

1956 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1956 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football
Frontier champion
ConferenceFrontier Conference
Record8–2 (3–0 Frontier)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkidmore Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State–Flagstaff + 3 0 0 8 2 0
New Mexico Military + 3 0 0 6 3 0
New Mexico Highlands 2 2 0 5 2 1
New Mexico Western 1 3 0 5 4 0
Panhandle A&M 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1956 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff (now known as Northern Arizona University) in the Frontier Conference during the 1956 NAIA football season. In their first year under head coach Max Spilsbury, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–2 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the Frontier Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 311 to 93.[1]

The team played its home games at Skidmore Field in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Schedule

[edit]
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Fort Huachuca*Bisbee, AZW 28–6[2]
September 22Pepperdine*
L 12–14[3][4]
September 29UC Riverside*
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 60–0[5]
October 6at Westminster (UT)*Salt Lake City, UTW 29–0[6][7]
October 13La Verne*dagger
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 27–6
October 20New Mexico Highlands
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 28–13
October 27Panhandle A&M
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 47–0
November 3at New Mexico WesternSilver City, NMW 54–40
November 9at Long Beach State*L 6–7
November 17at San Diego*San Diego, CAW 20–7[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 77. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Axers Win, 28-6: ASC Upsets Ft. Huachuca". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. September 16, 1956. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fumbles Erase ASC Lead In 14-12 Pepperdine Edge". Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. September 24, 1956. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pepperdine Shades Flag". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. September 23, 1956. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ken Wayman (October 1, 1956). "Axers Score 9 TDs In Romp". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ken Wayman (October 8, 1956). "Passes Aid Lumberjacks In Win". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arizona State Wins Over Parsons". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 7, 1956. p. D7.
  8. ^ "Flagstaff Teachers Trim San Diego U". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 18, 1956. p. 10, part III. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.