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Virginia Military Institute

SOCON · 1956 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–6–1
0.350 Win %
Conference
6th
2–3 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
70
1904–1981
All-Time Record
306–344–34
0.472 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1920
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 6
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18STETSONUnranked—W 47–6
5Week 5 · Sep 25Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC3–7L 0–18
6Week 6 · Oct 2Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1L 12–32
7Week 7 · Oct 9Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 35–20
8Week 8 · Oct 16LEHIGHUnranked—L 20–27
9Week 9 · Oct 23George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON8–1–1L 14–40
10Week 10 · Oct 30Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON5–3–1T 13–13
11Week 11 · Nov 6William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON0–9–1W 20–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 6–13
14Week 14 · Nov 27Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON7–2–1L 0–45

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
5.530
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-13
-17+4
  • Richmond +4
  • Davidson 0
  • William & Mary 0
  • George Washington -1
  • Virginia Tech -2
  • Army -3
  • West Virginia -4
  • Virginia -7

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 #89Better than 36%
Win % Place 77thBetter than 45%

0.350 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#91W14#89Regular Season Final#89Post-Season W1#89Post-Season W4#89Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+41
-18
-20
+15
-7
-26
0
+14
-7
-45

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

Final Rank by Season
#381951#891952#711953#671954#1071955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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