1956 Florida State Seminoles football team
American college football season
The 1956 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Nugent, the Seminoles compiled a record of 5–4–1.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | | Ohio | | W 47–7 | | |
September 29 | | at Georgia | | L 0–3 | | [1] |
October 6 | 8:00 p.m. | VPI | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| L 7–20 | | [2] |
October 13 | | at NC State | | W 14–0 | 10,000 | [3] |
October 20 | | Wake Forest | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| T 14–14 | 14,000 | [4] |
October 27 | | at Villanova | | W 20–13 | | |
November 2 | | at No. 9 Miami (FL) | | L 7–20 | | |
November 10 | | Furman | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| W 42–7 | 9,000 | [5] |
November 17 | | Mississippi Southern | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| W 20–19 | 12,200 | [6] |
November 24 | | at Auburn | | L 7–13 | 10,000 | [7] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ "Late field goal gives 'Dogs win". The Knoxville Journal. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tribe Set to Ambush Gobblers". Florida Flambeau. Florida State University. October 5, 1956. p. 3. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ "Corso sparks FSU to 14–0 win over N.C. State". St. Petersburg Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida State rallies to tie Wake Forest, 14–14 in mud". The Times and Democrat. October 21, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida State outclasses Furman, 42 to 7". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 11, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles stop Southern streak 20–19". Tampa Bay Times. November 18, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU real handful; Auburn wins 13–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 25, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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