1956 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1956 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

1956 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–9–1 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJack Yohe
Home stadiumCary 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Wake Forest*L 0–398,500
September 29at Navy*L 14–39
October 6Boston University*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
T 18–18
October 13at VPIL 7–34
October 20West Virginia
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 13–20
October 26at No. 17 George WashingtonL 14–166,000[2]
November 3vs. VMIL 6–205,000[3]
November 10at Army*L 6–34
November 17at Rutgers*L 6–203,000[4]
November 22at RichmondL 0–65,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1956 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results".
  2. Hank Maloney (October 27, 1956). "GW Gains 16-Point Lead, Fights Off William & Mary For 16–14 Win". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Indians beaten by Keydets, 20–6". The Progress-Index. November 4, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Gleason, Jim (November 18, 1956). "William and Mary Upended by Rutgers, 20-6". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Spiders end Indian jinx". The Virginian-Pilot. November 23, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.