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1956 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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American college football season

1956West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia $500640
VPI300721
No. 17George Washington510811
Davidson221531
Furman220280
VMI231361
Richmond250450
The Citadel130351
Washington and Lee010170
William & Mary050091
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1956 West Virginia Mountaineers football team representedWest Virginia University as a member of theSouthern Conference (SoCon) during the1956 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coachArt Lewis, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title for the fourth consecutive season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22No. 10Pittsburgh*L 13–1434,800[1]
September 29Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 30–617,000[2]
October 6atTexas*W 7–630,000[3]
October 13atSyracuse*No. 20L 20–2725,000[4]
October 20atWilliam & MaryW 20–1310,000[5]
October 27at No. 18Penn State*L 6–1627,814–29,244[6]
November 3No. 14George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 14–022,000[7]
November 10VMI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 13–612,000[8]
November 17Furmandagger
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 7–05,000[9]
November 23at No. 6Miami (FL)*L 0–1837,073[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^"Alert Pitt Panthers edge West Virginia, 14 to 13".Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 23, 1956. RetrievedJanuary 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
  2. ^"West Virginia wins, 30–6, over Spiders".Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1956. RetrievedNovember 6, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  3. ^"W. Virginia trips Texas by 7 to 6".Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 7, 1956. RetrievedApril 30, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
  4. ^"Syracuse strikes twice in last stanza to defeat West Virginia squad, 27–20".The Montgomery Advertiser. October 14, 1956. RetrievedJanuary 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^"Mountaineers edge W&M, 20–13".The Times and Democrat. October 21, 1956. RetrievedJanuary 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
  6. ^"Early Penn State drive tops West Virginia gridders, 16–6".The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1956. RetrievedJanuary 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
  7. ^Harry Keck (November 4, 1956)."West Virginia cops, 14-0, nears conference title".Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 3-1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  8. ^"West Virginia nips VMI, 13–6".The Montgomery Advertiser. November 11, 1956. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  9. ^"West Virginia barely defeats Furman, 7 to 0".Rocky Mount Telegram. November 18, 1956. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  10. ^"Miami Hurriicanes beat West Virginia".The Shreveport Journal. November 24, 1956. RetrievedJanuary 5, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
  11. ^"1956 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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