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1956 Florida State

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Thomas Nugent.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1956, game by game: won vs. Ohio 47–7; lost at Georgia 0–3; lost vs. Virginia Tech 7–20; won at NC State 14–0; tied vs. Wake Forest 14–14; won at Villanova 20–13; lost at No. 9 Miami 7–20; won vs. Furman 42–7; won vs. Southern Miss 20–19; lost at Auburn 7–13+40−13Won 47–7 vs. Ohio+40OhioLost 0–3 at Georgia-3GeorgiaLost 7–20 vs. Virginia Tech-13Virginia TechWon 14–0 at NC State+14NC StateTied 14–14 vs. Wake Forest0Wake ForestWon 20–13 at Villanova+7VillanovaLost 7–20 at No. 9 Miami-13No. 9 MiamiWon 42–7 vs. Furman+35FurmanWon 20–19 vs. Southern Miss+1Southern MissLost 7–13 at Auburn-6Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsOhioW 47–⁠757%
Sep 29atGeorgiaL 0–⁠344%
Oct 6vsVirginia TechL 7–⁠2046%
Oct 13atNC StateW 14–⁠040%
Oct 20vsWake ForestT 14–⁠1458%
Oct 27atVillanovaW 20–⁠1352%
Nov 2at9MiamiL 7–⁠2021%
Nov 10vsFurmanW 42–⁠784%
Nov 17vsSouthern MissW 20–⁠1973%
Nov 24atAuburnL 7–⁠1330%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
178–⁠116
Coach
Thomas Nugent
Elo
1483 +39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.3 No. 39 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Joe Holt and Buck Metts