1956 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1956 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.[1][2]

1956 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 16
Record6–1–2
Head coach
CaptainEarle Smith
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 29William & MarydaggerW 39–14
October 6at CornellW 14–029,000[3]
October 13at TulaneL 6–2145,000[4]
October 20Cincinnati
  • Thompson Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 13–7
October 27at PennW 54–624,721[5]
November 3vs. Notre DameW 33–757,773
November 10at DukeNo. 12T 7–725,000
November 17vs. VirginiaNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 34–712,000
December 11:15 p.m.vs. ArmyNo. 13NBCT 7–7

References

  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. Danzig, Allison (October 7, 1956). "Middies Top Cornell, 14-0, on Third-Period Offensive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. "Tulane eleven spills Navy from unbeaten ranks, 21–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 14, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. McGowen, Roscoe (October 28, 1956). "8 Navy Touchdowns Rout Penn, 54 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.


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