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1956 VMI

3–⁠6–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by John McKenna.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1956, game by game: won vs. Stetson 47–6; lost at Virginia 0–18; lost at No. 16 Army 12–32; won at Richmond 35–20; lost vs. Lehigh 20–27; lost at George Washington 14–40; tied at Davidson 13–13; won vs. William & Mary 20–6; lost at West Virginia 6–13; lost vs. Virginia Tech 0–45+41−45Won 47–6 vs. Stetson+41StetsonLost 0–18 at Virginia-18VirginiaLost 12–32 at No. 16 Army-20No. 16 ArmyWon 35–20 at Richmond+15RichmondLost 20–27 vs. Lehigh-7LehighLost 14–40 at George Washington-26George Washingt…Tied 13–13 at Davidson0DavidsonWon 20–6 vs. William & Mary+14William & MaryLost 6–13 at West Virginia-7West VirginiaLost 0–45 vs. Virginia Tech-45Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsStetsonW 47–⁠680%
Sep 22atVirginiaL 0–⁠1841%
Sep 29at16ArmyL 12–⁠3213%
Oct 6atRichmondW 35–⁠2023%
Oct 13vsLehighL 20–⁠2780%
Oct 20atGeorge WashingtonL 14–⁠4018%
Oct 27atDavidsonT 13–⁠1342%
Nov 3vsWilliam & MaryW 20–⁠654%
Nov 10atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠1314%
Nov 22vsVirginia TechL 0–⁠4519%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 45–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Led the nationSam Woolwine: kickoff return yards (503 yds)

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
167–⁠220
Coach
John McKenna
Elo
1327 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.2 No. 95 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Sam WoolwineBAP-1

Second team

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

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia5–⁠06–⁠4
Virginia Tech3–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
George Washington5–⁠18–⁠1–⁠117
Furman2–⁠22–⁠8
VMI2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Richmond2–⁠54–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠33–⁠5–⁠1
William & Mary0–⁠50–⁠9–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.