1956 Tampa Spartans football team

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1956 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadium Phillips Field
Seasons
  1955
1957  
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Alfred   8 0 0
Northern Michigan   7 0 1
St. Norbert   8 1 0
Carthage   8 2 0
Tampa   7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas   6 2 0
Mississippi Southern   7 2 1
Wabash   6 2 1
Hawaii   7 3 0
Hofstra   7 3 0
Xavier   7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall   5 2 1
Louisville   6 3 0
Pepperdine   6 3 0
Washington University   6 3 0
La Verne   6 4 0
Buffalo   5 3 0
Drexel   5 3 0
Long Beach State   5 3 0
Delaware   5 3 1
Memphis State   5 4 1
Arkansas State   5 4 0
Chattanooga   5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace   4 5 0
Washington & Jefferson   3 4 1
Rose Poly   3 4 0
Bucknell   3 5 0
Carnegie Tech   3 5 0
Temple   3 5 0
Howard (AL)   2 5 2
Sewanee   1 6 1
UC Riverside   1 6 0

The 1956 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa as an independent during the 1956 college football season. It was the Spartans' 20th season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22 Morris Harvey W 16–0
September 29 Troy State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 32–19 [1]
October 6at Southeastern Louisiana L 6–40
October 20 Presbyterian
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 19–7
October 27 Delta State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 21–12
November 2at Chattanooga L 0–33 [2]
November 10 Western Carolina
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 41–9
November 14 Missouri Valley
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 31–14
November 17 Appalachian State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 21–7

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References

  1. "Tampa beats Troy in wild game 32–19". News-Press. September 30, 1956. Retrieved November 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Chattanooga blanks Tamas". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1956. Retrieved September 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.