1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Gator Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
Seasons
←  1955
1957  →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Miami (FL)  – 8 –1 –1
No. 16 Navy  – 6 –1 –2
No. 8 Syracuse  – 7 –2 –0
Air Force  – 6 –2 –1
Penn State  – 6 –2 –1
No. 13 Pittsburgh  – 7 –3 –1
Pacific (CA)  – 6 –3 –1
Army  – 5 –3 –1
Holy Cross  – 5 –3 –1
Villanova  – 5 –4 –0
Boston College  – 5 –4 –0
Florida State  – 5 –4 –1
Cincinnati  – 4 –5 –0
Colgate  – 4 –5 –0
Dayton  – 4 –6 –0
Drake  – 3 –6 –0
San Jose State  – 2 –7 –1
Texas Tech  – 2 –7 –1
Notre Dame  – 2 –8 –0
Boston University  – 1 –5 –2
Marquette  – 0 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1956 college football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22at West Virginia No. 10
W 14–1334,800 [1]
September 29No. 7 Syracuse No. 10
W 14–749,287
October 6at California No. 7
L 0–1431,000
October 20vs. Duke No. 16
W 27–1426,000–27,000 [2]
October 27 Oregon No. 13
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–7
November 3at No. 8 Minnesota No. 11
L 6–963,158
November 10 Notre Dame No. 20
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 26–1358,697
November 17 Army No. 16
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 20–7
November 24 Penn State No. 14
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
T 7–751,308
December 8at No. 6 Miami (FL) No. 12
 NBC W 14–7
December 29vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech No. 13
 CBS L 14–2137,683 [3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Joe Walton End221 Washington Redskins
Vince ScorsoneGuard445 Washington Redskins
Charlie Brueckman Linebacker9104 San Francisco 49ers
Ralph JelicBack10113 Pittsburgh Steelers
Herman CanilTackle15174Pittsburgh Steelers
Dan WisniewskiGuard17198 Baltimore Colts
Corny SalvaterraQuarterback17199Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob PollockTackle23271Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

  1. ↑ "Alert Pitt Panthers edge West Virginia, 14 to 13". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Pitt turns back Duke in Oyster Bowl, 27 to 14". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Georgia Tech outlasts Pitt, 21 to 14, in Gator Bowl". The Huntsville Times. December 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2018.


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