1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Gator Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Miami (FL)    8 1 1
No. 16 Navy    6 1 2
No. 8 Syracuse    7 2 0
Air Force    6 2 1
Penn State    6 2 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh    7 3 1
Pacific (CA)    6 3 1
Army    5 3 1
Holy Cross    5 3 1
Villanova    5 4 0
Boston College    5 4 0
Florida State    5 4 1
Cincinnati    4 5 0
Colgate    4 5 0
Dayton    4 6 0
Drake    3 6 0
San Jose State    2 7 1
Texas Tech    2 7 1
Notre Dame    2 8 0
Boston University    1 5 2
Marquette    0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22at West VirginiaNo. 10W 14–1334,800[1]
September 29No. 7 SyracuseNo. 10W 14–749,287
October 6at CaliforniaNo. 7L 0–1431,000
October 20vs. DukeNo. 16W 27–1426,000–27,000[2]
October 27OregonNo. 13
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–7
November 3at No. 8 MinnesotaNo. 11L 6–963,158
November 10Notre DameNo. 20
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 26–1358,697
November 17ArmyNo. 16
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 20–7
November 24Penn StateNo. 14
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
T 7–751,308
December 8at No. 6 Miami (FL)No. 12NBCW 14–7
December 29vs. No. 4 Georgia TechNo. 13CBSL 14–2137,683[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Joe WaltonEnd221Washington Redskins
Vince ScorsoneGuard445Washington Redskins
Charlie BrueckmanLinebacker9104San Francisco 49ers
Ralph JelicBack10113Pittsburgh Steelers
Herman CanilTackle15174Pittsburgh Steelers
Dan WisniewskiGuard17198Baltimore Colts
Corny SalvaterraQuarterback17199Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob PollockTackle23271Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

  1. "Alert Pitt Panthers edge West Virginia, 14 to 13". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Pitt turns back Duke in Oyster Bowl, 27 to 14". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia Tech outlasts Pitt, 21 to 14, in Gator Bowl". The Huntsville Times. December 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2018.


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