1956 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1956 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1956 record 3–7 (1–4 ACC)
Head coach Ben Martin (1st season)
Captain Henry Jordan[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 24,500)
1956 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 19 Clemson $ 4 0 1  7 2 2
Duke 4 1 0  5 4 1
South Carolina 5 2 0  7 3 0
Maryland 2 2 1  2 7 1
North Carolina 2 3 1  2 7 1
NC State 2 4 0  3 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 1  2 5 3
Virginia 1 4 0  3 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1956 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1956 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by first-year head coach Ben Martin and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last. Their win against Wake Forest was Virginia's first ACC victory as members of the conference, coming in their third year of membership.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22VMI*W 18–0 
September 29Duke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–40 
October 6Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 7–6 
October 13vs. No. 20 South CarolinaL 13–27 
October 20at Lehigh*W 24–12 
October 27vs. No. 16 VPI*L 7–14 
November 3Vanderbilt*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 2–6 
November 10North Carolina
L 7–21 
November 17at No. 15 Navy*L 7–34 
November 24at ClemsonL 0–7 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3]

References

  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
  2. "1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  3. "1956 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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