1956 Richmond
4–5 (2–5 Southern Conference), coached by Edwin Merrick. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Randolph Macon 38–0Sep 21
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsRandolph Macon | W 38–0 | 89% |
| Sep 29 | at West Virginia | L 6–30 | 29% |
| Oct 6 | vs VMI | L 20–35 | 77% |
| Oct 12 | vs The Citadel | W 7–3 | 66% |
| Oct 20 | vs 18Virginia Tech | L 14–46 | 37% |
| Nov 3 | at Davidson | L 0–7 | 56% |
| Nov 9 | atGeorge Washington | L 6–32 | 24% |
| Nov 17 | vs East Carolina | W 45–7 | 84% |
| Nov 22 | vs William & Mary | W 6–0 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat William & Mary 6–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 2–5 7th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 142–160
- Coach
- Edwin Merrick
- Elo
- 1396 −90 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −25.1 No. 104 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Dave May and Duke Thacker
All-Southern Conference
1 second teamSecond team
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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.