1956 Florida State Seminoles football team

1956 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4–1
Head coach	Tom Nugent (4th season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (capacity: 19,000)

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

The 1956 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Nugent, the Seminoles compiled a record of 5–4–1.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		Ohio	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 47–7
September 29		at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–3
October 6	8:00 p.m.	VPI	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 7–20
October 13		at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 14–0
October 20		Wake Forest	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	T 14–14	14,000
October 27		at Villanova	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 20–13
November 2		at No. 9 Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium Miami FL (rivalry)	L 7–20
November 10		Furman	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 42–7	9,000
November 17		Mississippi Southern	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 20–19	12,200
November 24		at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 7–13
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game