The 1956 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1956 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill Dole, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SoCon.[1]
| 1956 Davidson Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (2–2–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Richardson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 George Washington | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | vs. Catawba* | W 20–6 | 4,000 | [2] | |
| September 29 | at The Citadel | L 7–34 | 12,700 | [3] | |
| October 6 | at Presbyterian* | W 26–6 | 3,000 | [4] | |
| October 13 | at Washington and Lee |
| W 48–6 | [5] | |
| October 20 | Stetson* | W 43–7 | [6] | ||
| October 27 | VMI |
| T 13–13 | 5,000 | [7] |
| November 3 | Richmond |
| W 7–0 | [8] | |
| November 10 | at Wofford* |
| L 14–27 | 4,500 | [9] |
| November 23 | vs. Furman |
| L 13–27 | 1,600 | [10] |
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References
edit- ^ "1956 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Davidson is surprise: 284 yards overland". The Charlotte News. September 22, 1956. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel whips Davidson, 34–7". The State. September 30, 1956. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson defeats Blue Hose, 26–6". The Times and Democrat. October 7, 1956. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson romps in 48–6 victory over Generals". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 14, 1956. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson romps over Stetson Hatters, 43–7". The Tampa Tribune. October 21, 1956. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson, VMI play to 13–13 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders lose to Davidson by 7–0 score". The Progress-Index. November 4, 1956. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wofford's comeback tops Davidson, 27–14". Durham Sunday Herald. November 11, 1956. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman can always count on Wildcats for conference win". The Columbia Record. November 24, 1956. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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