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1956 West Virginia Mountaineers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VPI 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 17 George Washington 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Davidson 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Furman 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Richmond 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Washington and Lee 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1956 college 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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22No. 10 Pittsburgh*
L 13–1434,800[1]
September 29Richmond
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 30–617,000[2]
October 6at Texas*
W 7–630,000[3]
October 13at Syracuse*No. 20
L 20–2725,000[4]
October 20at William & Mary
W 20–1310,000[5]
October 27at No. 18 Penn State*
L 6–1627,814–29,244[6]
November 3No. 14 George Washington
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 14–022,000[7]
November 10VMI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 13–612,000[8]
November 17Furmandagger
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 7–05,000[9]
November 23at No. 6 Miami (FL)*
L 0–1837,073[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Alert Pitt Panthers edge West Virginia, 14 to 13". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "West Virginia wins, 30–6, over Spiders". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. Virginia trips Texas by 7 to 6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 7, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Syracuse strikes twice in last stanza to defeat West Virginia squad, 27–20". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mountaineers edge W&M, 20–13". The Times and Democrat. October 21, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Early Penn State drive tops West Virginia gridders, 16–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Harry Keck (November 4, 1956). "West Virginia cops, 14-0, nears conference title". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 3-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Virginia nips VMI, 13–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "West Virginia barely defeats Furman, 7 to 0". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 18, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Miami Hurriicanes beat West Virginia". The Shreveport Journal. November 24, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1956 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results".
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