The 1956 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1956 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jack Freeman the Indians compiled an overall record of 0–9–1 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished tenth in the SoCon. William & Mary played home games at Cary Field in Williamsburg, Virginia.
| 1956 William & Mary Indians football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 0–9–1 (0–5 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Jack Yohe |
| Home stadium | Cary Field |
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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 22 | Wake Forest* | L 0–39 | 8,500 | [1] | |
| September 29 | at Navy* | L 14–39 | 14,051 | [2] | |
| October 6 | Boston University* |
| T 18–18 | [3] | |
| October 13 | at VPI | L 7–34 | 12,000 | [4] | |
| October 20 | West Virginia |
| L 13–20 | 10,000 | [5] |
| October 26 | at No. 17 George Washington | L 14–16 | 6,000 | [6] | |
| November 3 | vs. VMI | L 6–20 | 5,000 | [7] | |
| November 10 | at Army* | L 6–34 | 16,835 | [8] | |
| November 17 | at Rutgers* | L 6–20 | 3,000 | [9] | |
| November 22 | at Richmond | L 0–6 | 5,000 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Barnes' long runs spark Deacons, 39–0". The Pensacola News Journal. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy rallies to beat W&M, 39–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BU rallies to knot William and Mary". The Portland Press Herald. October 7, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gobblers rout Indians". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers edge W&M, 20–13". The Times and Democrat. October 21, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hank Maloney (October 27, 1956). "GW Gains 16-Point Lead, Fights Off William & Mary For 16–14 Win". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians beaten by Keydets, 20–6". The Progress-Index. November 4, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army's 2nd half attack routs W-M". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gleason, Jim (November 18, 1956). "William and Mary Upended by Rutgers, 20-6". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders end Indian jinx". The Virginian-Pilot. November 23, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1956 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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