1956 George Washington Colonials football team
| 1956 George Washington Colonials football | |
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Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 13–10 vs. Texas Western | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 8–1–1 (5–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Griffith Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as an independent during the 1956 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bo Sherman, the team compiled an 8–1–1 record (5–1 against conference records), finished third in the Southern Conference (SoCon), and was outscored by a total of 171 to 81.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Ray Looney with 262 passing yards, Pete Spera with 345 rushing yards, and Paul Thompson with 156 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | at Miami (OH) | W 7–6 | ||||||
| September 29 | at Furman | W 10–0 | ||||||
| October 5 | Hardin–Simmons | W 13–7 | 10,000 | [3] | ||||
| October 13 | at Boston University | No. 16 | T 20–20 | 9,104 | [4] | |||
| October 20 | VMI | Washington, D.C. | W 40–14 | |||||
| October 26 | William & Mary | No. 17 |
| W 16–14 | 6,000 | [5] | ||
| November 3 | at West Virginia | No. 14 | L 0–14 | |||||
| November 9 | Richmond |
| W 32–6 | 4,000 | [6] | |||
| November 17 | at The Citadel | No. 18 | W 20–0 | |||||
| January 1, 1957 | at Texas Western | No. 17 | W 13–0 | 15,000 | [7] | |||
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References
- ^ "1956 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "1956 George Washington Colonials Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Don Oliver (October 6, 1956). "George Washington Nips Cowboys, 13-7". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 9A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Holbrook (October 14, 1956). "B.U. Ties Geo. Washington, 20-20; Fennessey Scores On Run, Pass". The Boston Globe. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "GW romps by Richmond, 32-6". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1956. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chuck Whitlock (January 2, 1957). "Tough Colonials Upset Miners, 13-0: Vicious Line Play Marks Win". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.