1956 Florida State Seminoles football team

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.

1956 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22OhioW 47–7
September 29at GeorgiaL 0–3[1]
October 68:00 p.m.VPI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 7–20[2]
October 13at NC StateW 14–010,000[3]
October 20Wake Forest
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
T 14–1414,000[4]
October 27at VillanovaW 20–13
November 2at No. 9 Miami (FL)L 7–20
November 10Furman
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 42–79,000[5]
November 17Mississippi Southern
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 20–1912,200[6]
November 24at AuburnL 7–1310,000[7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "Late field goal gives 'Dogs win". The Knoxville Journal. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tribe Set to Ambush Gobblers". Florida Flambeau. Florida State University. October 5, 1956. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Corso sparks FSU to 14–0 win over N.C. State". St. Petersburg Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida State rallies to tie Wake Forest, 14–14 in mud". The Times and Democrat. October 21, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Florida State outclasses Furman, 42 to 7". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 11, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Seminoles stop Southern streak 20–19". Tampa Bay Times. November 18, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "FSU real handful; Auburn wins 13–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 25, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.