1956 VPI Gobblers football team

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1956 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1956 record7–2–1 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VPI 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 17 George Washington 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Davidson 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Furman 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Richmond 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Washington and Lee 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 158:00 p.m.vs. East Carolina*
W 37–26,000[2][3]
September 22Tulane*
L 14–2130,000[4]
September 292:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 NC State*
W 35–610,000[5][4]
October 68:00 p.m.at Florida State*
W 20–7[6]
October 13William & Marydagger
W 34–7
October 202:30 p.m.at RichmondNo. 18
W 46–14[7]
October 27vs. Virginia*No. 16
W 14–7
November 32:00 p.m.at No. 13 Clemson*No. 15
L 6–2123,000[8][9]
November 10Wake Forest*
  • Miles Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
T 13–137,000[4]
November 22vs. VMI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 45–024,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings[]

See also: 1956 NCAA University Division football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR 18 16 15 NR NR NR NR NR

Players[]

The following players were members of the 1956 football team according to the roster published in the 1957 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.[4]

VPI 1956 roster
Quarterbacks
  • Raymond Donald Divers
  • Frank H. Eastman
  • Billy Holsclaw
  • Jim Lugar
  • Bob McCoy

Guards

  • Warren Leroy Belcher
  • James Alexander Burks
  • Pat Luis Carpenito
  • Bill Daley
  • James Holloway
  • Bernard Frank Schmidt

Tackles

  • Robert J. Cruickshank
  • Thomas John Dalzell
  • Russell Sidney Moon
  • Ted Uzelac
 Centers
  • John Rufus Hall
  • Hillmer John "Swede" Olson
  • Frank Webster

Ends

  • Ed Brinkley
  • Carroll Dale
  • James Lupton Hedrick
  • Grover Cleveland Jones III
  • Nicholas M. Mihalas
  • John Stewart Moody
  • Billy Tilling

Halfbacks

  • Corbin Bailey
  • Hugh David Ebert
  • Ray England
  • Barry Frazee
  • Harry Keast
  • Dick Ringer
  • Jay N. Whitesell
  • Bobby Wolfenden
 Fullbacks
  • Bobby Conner
  • Jim Randall
  • Albert Sebest

Substitutes

  • Tom Betz
  • William C. Cranwell
  • Charles Cuba
  • John Herndon
  • William Edward Jamerson
  • Kuruc
  • Doug Mullins
  • Bobby Seal
  • Ronnie Settles

Coaching Staff[]

The following coaches were members of the 1956 football team according to the roster published in the 1957 edition of The Bugle.[4]

VPI 1956 coaches' roster
Head Coach

Assistant Coach

Trainer
  • Ed Motley

Equipment Manager

  • Luke Lindon

References[]

  1. ^ "1956 Virginia Tech Hokies". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  2. ^ "Coal Bowl: V.P.I. vs. E.C.C." ECU Football Programs. East Carolina University. September 15, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "East Carolina routed by Tech in opener, 37–2". The Progress-Index. September 16, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e "The Bugle 1957" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1957. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "VPI Gobblers vs N.C. State Wolfpack - Good Neighbor Bowl". VPI vs. NC State Football Program. 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Tribe Set to Ambush Gobblers". Florida Flambeau. Florida State University. October 5, 1956. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  7. ^ "Semples, Mingis, Davis; Other Spider Stars Ready to "Gobble" Tech". The Collegian. University of Richmond. October 19, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Clemson - VPI Football Game Program". Clemson University. November 3, 1956. p. 29. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "Bengals Rout Virginia Tech In Homecoming Game, 21-6". The Tiger. Clemson University. November 8, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "Virginia Tech Gobblers blank Virginia Military, 45–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 23, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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