1956 VPI Gobblers football team

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

1956 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2–1 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
1956 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia $ 5 –0 –06 –4 –0
VPI 3 –0 –07 –2 –1
No. 17 George Washington 5 –1 –08 –1 –1
Davidson 2 –2 –15 –3 –1
Furman 2 –2 –02 –8 –0
VMI 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Richmond 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
The Citadel 1 –3 –03 –5 –1
Washington and Lee 0 –1 –01 –7 –0
William & Mary 0 –5 –00 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 14–716,000
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.
— = Not ranked.
Week
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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 May 15, 2016.
  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. "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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