1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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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
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
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

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

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22at West VirginiaNo. 10
W 14–1334,800[1]
September 29No. 7 SyracuseNo. 10
W 14–749,287
October 6at CaliforniaNo. 7
L 0–1431,000
October 20vs. DukeNo. 16
W 27–1426,000–27,000[2]
October 27OregonNo. 13
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–7
November 3at No. 8 MinnesotaNo. 11
L 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. 12
NBCW 14–7
December 29vs. No. 4 Georgia TechNo. 13
CBSL 14–2137,683[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff[edit]

1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Joe Walton End 2 21 Washington Redskins
Vince Scorsone Guard 4 45 Washington Redskins
Charlie Brueckman Linebacker 9 104 San Francisco 49ers
Ralph Jelic Back 10 113 Pittsburgh Steelers
Herman Canil Tackle 15 174 Pittsburgh Steelers
Dan Wisniewski Guard 17 198 Baltimore Colts
Corny Salvaterra Quarterback 17 199 Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Pollock Tackle 23 271 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References[edit]

  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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