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Davidson

SOCON · 1956 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–3–1
0.611 Win %
Conference
4th
1–2 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
66
1902–1973
All-Time Record
248–312–40
0.447 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#19
1918
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 18 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Davidson head-to-head · History & Eras

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25CATAWBAUnranked—W 20–6
6Week 6 · Oct 2Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON3–5–1L 7–34
7Week 7 · Oct 9PRESBYTERIANUnranked—W 26–6
8Week 8 · Oct 16WASHINGTON & LEEUnranked—W 48–6
9Week 9 · Oct 23STETSONUnranked—W 43–7
10Week 10 · Oct 30Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1T 13–13
11Week 11 · Nov 6Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 7–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13WOFFORDUnranked—L 14–27
14Week 14 · Nov 27Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON2–8L 13–27

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.213
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-13+4
  • Richmond +4
  • Virginia Military Institute 0
  • Citadel -5
  • Furman -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #66Better than 53%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.611 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#67W14#66Regular Season Final#66Post-Season W1#66Post-Season W4#66Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-27
+20
+42
+36
0
+7
-13
-14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1141951#1091952#1101953#621954#761955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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