Virginia
ACC · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2H | IND SOCON | 3–6–1 | W 18–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 5–4–1 | L 7–40 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 2–5–3 | W 7–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 7–3 | L 13–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 | LEHIGH | Unranked | — | W 24–12 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–2–1 | L 7–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 5–5 | L 2–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 2–7–1 | L 7–21 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–1–2 | L 7–34 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 7–2–2 | L 0–7 |
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).
- Virginia Military Institute +3
- Wake Forest +2
- Navy -1
- Virginia Tech -2
- Clemson -2
- South Carolina -3
- Duke -4
- Vanderbilt -5
- North Carolina -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.300 Win % · No change
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.