1956 George Washington
8–1–1 (5–1 Southern Conference), finished No. 17 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 40–14Oct 20
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Miami (OH) | W 7–6 | 34% |
| Sep 29 | at Furman | W 10–0 | 69% |
| Oct 5 | vsHardin Simmons | W 13–7 | 64% |
| Oct 13 | atBoston University | T 20–20 | 55% |
| Oct 20 | vs VMI | W 40–14 | 82% |
| Oct 26 | vs William & Mary | W 16–14 | 81% |
| Nov 3 | at West Virginia | L 0–14 | 37% |
| Nov 9 | vs Richmond | W 32–6 | 76% |
| Nov 17 | at The Citadel | W 20–0 | 76% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs UTEPSun Bowl | W 13–0 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat UTEP 13–0 in the Sun Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 4: 16
- Wk 6: 17
- Wk 7: 14
- Wk 9: 18
- Wk 10: 17
- Wk 11: 16
- Final: 17
- Record
- 8–1–1
- Conference
- 5–1 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- No. 17 peak No. 14
- Points
- 171–81
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1596 +94 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.5 No. 67 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Southern Conference
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
- Dave LiddickOTAP-1
Second team
- Mike SommerBAP-2
- Paul ThompsonEAP-2
- Ed SakachOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 5–0 | 6–4 | |
 Virginia Tech | 3–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| George Washington | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | 17 |
| Furman | 2–2 | 2–8 | |
| VMI | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 Davidson | 1–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Richmond | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
| The Citadel | 1–3 | 3–5–1 | |
| William & Mary | 0–5 | 0–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.