1956 VPI Gobblers football team

1956 VPI Gobblers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1956 record	7–2–1 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Moseley (6th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium
Seasons

1956 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia †	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
George Washington	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Davidson	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Furman	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Richmond	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Washington & Lee	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	8:00 p.m.	vs. East Carolina*		Mitchell Stadium Bluefield, WV	W 37–2
September 22		Tulane*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–21	30,000
September 29	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 NC State*		Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	W 35–6	10,000
October 6	8:00 p.m.	at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 20–7
October 13		William & Mary		Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 34–7
October 20	2:30 p.m.	at Richmond	No. 18	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 46–14
October 27		vs. Virginia*	No. 16	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 14–7
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Clemson*	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 6–21	23,000
November 10		Wake Forest*		Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	T 13–13	7,000
November 22		vs. VMI		Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 45–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: HokieSports.com: 1956 Virginia Tech football schedule

Players

The following players were members of the 1956 football team according to the roster published in the 1957 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.

VPI 1956 roster
	Corbin Bailey Warren Leroy Belcher Tom Betz Ed Brinkley James Alexander Burks Pat Luis Carpenito Bobby Conner William C. Cranwell Robert J. Cruickshank Charles Cuba Carroll Dale Bill Daley Thomas John Dalzell Raymond Donald Divers Frank H. Eastman		Hugh David Ebert Ray England Barry Frazee John Rufus Hall James Lupton Hedrick John Herndon James Holloway Billy Holsclaw William Edward Jamerson Grover Cleveland Jones III Harry Keast Kuruc Jim Lugar Bob McCoy Nicholas M. Mihalas		John Stewart Moody Russell Sidney Moon Doug Mullins Hillmer John "Swede" Olson Jim Randall Dick Ringer Bernard Frank Schmidt Bobby Seal Albert Sebest Ronnie Settles Billy Tilling Ted Uzelac Frank Webster Jay N. Whitesell Bobby Wolfenden

Coaching Staff

The following coaches were members of the 1956 football team according to the roster published in the 1957 edition of The Bugle.

VPI 1956 coaches' roster
	Head Coach Frank Moseley Assistant Coach Buck Chapman Macauley McEver George Preas Alf Satterfield		Trainer Ed Motley Equipment Manager Luke Lindon