1956 Florida State Seminoles football team

1956 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
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
  –   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 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Nugent, the Seminoles compiled a record of 5–4–1.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Ohio
W 47–7
September 29at Georgia
L 0–3[1]
October 68:00 p.m.VPI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 7–20[2]
October 13at NC State
W 14–010,000[3]
October 20Wake Forest
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
T 14–1414,000[4]
October 27at Villanova
W 20–1342,691
November 2at No. 9 Miami (FL)
L 7–2036,925[5]
November 10Furman
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 42–79,000[6]
November 17Mississippi Southern
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 20–1912,200[7]
November 24at Auburn
L 7–1310,000[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  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. ^ Morris McLemore, "U-M Shines Early, Then Turns Dull," Miami Daily News, Nov. 3, 1956, pp. 1B-2B.
  6. ^ "Florida State outclasses Furman, 42 to 7". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 11, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Seminoles stop Southern streak 20–19". Tampa Bay Times. November 18, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "FSU real handful; Auburn wins 13–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 25, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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