1956 Army Cadets football team

The 1956 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their 16th year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 223 to 153.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets tied the Midshipmen by a 7 to 7 score. The Cadets also lost to Michigan, Syracuse, and Pittsburgh.[2]

1956 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainEd Szvetecz
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Miami (FL)    8 1 1
No. 16 Navy    6 1 2
No. 8 Syracuse    7 2 0
Air Force    6 2 1
Penn State    6 2 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh    7 3 1
Pacific (CA)    6 3 1
Army    5 3 1
Holy Cross    5 3 1
Villanova    5 4 0
Boston College    5 4 0
Florida State    5 4 1
Cincinnati    4 5 0
Colgate    4 5 0
Dayton    4 6 0
Drake    3 6 0
San Jose State    2 7 1
Texas Tech    2 7 1
Notre Dame    2 8 0
Boston University    1 5 2
Marquette    0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Army guard Stan Slater was honored by the United Press as a third-team player on the 1956 College Football All-America Team.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 29VMINo. 16W 32–1226,150[4]
October 6Penn StateNo. 15
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 14–724,195
October 13at MichiganNo. 15L 14–4893,402[5]
October 20at SyracuseL 0–740,053
October 27at ColumbiaW 60–020,000[6]
November 3Colgate
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 55–4628,000[7]
November 10William & Mary
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 34–6
November 17at PittsburghL 7–20
December 11:15 p.m.vs. No. 13 NavyNBCT 7–7

Roster

1956 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB Pete Dawkins So
G Stan Slater
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. "Army Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
    2. "1956 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
    3. Norman Miller (November 29, 1956). "Tubbs, Parker, Kramer Steal All-America Show: Three Linmen Get Most Attention In United Press' Poll". The Daily News. Huntingdon and Mount Union, PA.
    4. "Army shakes off VMI". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 30, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    5. Tommy Devine (October 14, 1956). "M Runs Army Right Out of Stadium, 48-14". Detroit Free Press. pp. F1, F3 via Newspapers.com.
    6. Effrat, Louis (October 28, 1956). "Cadets Conquer Columbia in Finale of Series, 60-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
    7. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 4, 1956). "Cadets Vanquish Colgate, 55 to 46". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.


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