West Virginia
SOCON · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare West Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | L 13–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Richmond (RICHMOND)H2H | IND SOCON | 4–5 | W 30–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 1–9 | W 7–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–2 | L 20–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND SOCON | 0–9–1 | W 20–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–2–1 | L 6–16 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2H | IND SOCON | 8–1–1 | W 14–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2H | IND SOCON | 3–6–1 | W 13–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Furman (FURMAN)H2H | IND SOCON | 2–8 | W 7–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–1–1 | L 0–18 |
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).
- George Washington +8
- Richmond +4
- Virginia Military Institute +3
- Furman +2
- Texas +1
- William & Mary 0
- Miami -1
- Syracuse -2
- Penn State -2
- Pittsburgh -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.600 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.