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George Washington

SOCON · 1956 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–1–1
0.850 Win %
Conference
1st
5–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
33
1908–1966
All-Time Record
138–147–14
0.485 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1908
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25MIAMI (OH)Unranked—W 7–6
6Week 6 · Oct 2Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON2–8W 10–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2HIND BOR4–6W 13–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI1–5–2T 20–20
9Week 9 · Oct 23Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1W 40–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON0–9–1W 16–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 0–14
12Week 12 · Nov 13Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 32–6
13Week 13 · Nov 20Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON3–5–1W 20–0
15Final · Jan 8UTEPH2HIND BOR9–2W 13–0

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
1.721
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-4+25
  • UTEP +9
  • Hardin Simmons +4
  • Richmond +4
  • Virginia Military Institute +3
  • Citadel +3
  • Furman +2
  • Boston University 0
  • William & Mary 0
  • West Virginia -4

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 #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 9thBetter than 94%

0.850 Win % · Change 8

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28W14#25Regular Season Final#25Post-Season W1#25Post-Season W4#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+10
+6
0
+26
+2
-14
+26
+20
+13

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

Final Rank by Season
#921951#331952#551953#991954#601955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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