1956 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1956 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Art 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.

1956 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22No. 10 Pittsburgh*
L 13–1429,244
September 29Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 30–617,000[1]
October 6at Texas*
W 7–630,000[2]
October 13at Syracuse*No. 20
L 20–2725,000
October 20at William & Mary
W 20–13
October 27at No. 18 Penn State*
L 6–1629,244
November 3No. 14 George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 14–022,000[3]
November 10VMI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 13–612,000[4]
November 17Furman
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 7–05,000[5]
November 23at No. 6 Miami (FL)*
L 0–18
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "West Virginia wins, 30–6, over Spiders". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "W. Virginia trips Texas by 7 to 6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 7, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Harry Keck (November 4, 1956). "West Virginia cops, 14-0, nears conference title". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 3-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "West Virginia nips VMI, 13–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "West Virginia barely defeats Furman, 7 to 0". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 18, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1956 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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