1956 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1956 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.[1][2]

1956 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 16
1956 record	6–1–2
Head coach	Eddie Erdelatz (7th season)
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	William & Mary		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 39–14
October 6	at Cornell		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 14–0
October 13	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–21
October 20	Cincinnati		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 13–7
October 27	at Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 54–6
November 3	Notre Dame		Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	W 33–7	57,773
November 10	at Duke	No. 12	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	T 7–7
November 17	Virginia	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 34–7
December 1	vs. Army	No. 13	Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	T 7–7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

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