Georgia Tech
SEC · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Georgia Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 6–4 | W 14–6 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 4–6 | W 9–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 3–7 | W 39–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 7–3 | W 28–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | SEC | 6–4 | W 40–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 5–4–1 | W 7–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 10–1 | L 0–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 2–7–1 | W 27–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 6–3–1 | W 28–0 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 3–6–1 | W 35–0 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | W 21–14 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Auburn +7
- Pittsburgh +7
- Kentucky +6
- Tulane +6
- Florida +6
- Duke +5
- SMU +4
- LSU +3
- Georgia +3
- Alabama +2
- Tennessee -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.909 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.