1956 William & Mary Indians football team

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1956 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1956 record0–9–1 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJack Yohe
Home stadiumCary Field
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 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Wake Forest*
L 0–398,500
September 29at Navy*
L 14–39
October 6Boston University*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
T 18–18
October 13at VPI
L 7–34
October 20West Virginia
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 13–20
October 26at No. 17 George Washington
L 14–166,000[2]
November 3vs. VMI
L 6–205,000[3]
November 10at Army*
L 6–34
November 17at Rutgers*
L 6–203,000[4]
November 22at Richmond
L 0–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1956 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ Hank Maloney (October 27, 1956). "GW Gains 16-Point Lead, Fights Off William & Mary For 16–14 Win". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Indians beaten by Keydets, 20–6". The Progress-Index. November 4, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Gleason, Jim (November 18, 1956). "William and Mary Upended by Rutgers, 20-6". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.


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