1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Gator Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
Record	7–3–1
Head coach	John Michelosen (2nd season)
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)

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 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22	at West Virginia	No. 10	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 14–13
September 29	No. 7 Syracuse	No. 10	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 14–7
October 6	at California	No. 7	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–14
October 20	vs. Duke	No. 16	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	W 27–14	26,000
October 27	Oregon	No. 13	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 14–7
November 3	at No. 8 Minnesota	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 6–9	63,158
November 10	Notre Dame	No. 20	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 26–13	58,697
November 17	Army	No. 16	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 20–7
November 24	Penn State	No. 14	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	T 7–7
December 8	at No. 6 Miami (FL)	No. 12	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 14–7
December 29	vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech	No. 13	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	L 14–21
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
	Coaching Staff John Michelosen – Head Coach

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Joe Walton	End	2	21	Washington Redskins
Vince Scorsone	Guard	4	45	Washington Redskins
Charlie Brueckman	Linebacker	9	104	San Francisco 49ers
Ralph Jelic	Back	10	113	Pittsburgh Steelers
Herman Canil	Tackle	15	174	Pittsburgh Steelers
Dan Wisniewski	Guard	17	198	Baltimore Colts
Corny Salvaterra	Quarterback	17	199	Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Pollock	Tackle	23	271	Pittsburgh Steelers