1956 Florida Gators football team

The 1956 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The season was the seventh for Bob Woodruff as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators were led by All-American tackle John Barrow, quarterback Jimmy Dunn, two-way halfbacks Joe Brodsky, Bernie Parrish, Jim Rountree and Jackie Simpson, and defensive back John Symank. The highlights of the season included conference road wins over the Mississippi State Maroons (26–0) in Starkville, Mississippi, the Vanderbilt Commodores 21–7 in Nashville, Tennessee, and the LSU Tigers 21–6 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a shutout homecoming victory over the Auburn Tigers (20–0), and a second consecutive win over the Georgia Bulldogs (28–0). Woodruff's 1956 Florida Gators started a promising 6–1–1, but lost their final two games to finish 6–3–1 overall and 5–2 in the Southeastern Conference, placing third in the SEC among twelve teams.[2]

1956 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1956 record6–3–1 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFlorida Field
(Capacity: 39,800)[1]
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 0 0  10 1 0
No. 4 Georgia Tech 7 1 0  10 1 0
Florida 5 2 0  6 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 0  7 3 0
Auburn 4 3 0  7 3 0
Kentucky 4 4 0  6 4 0
Tulane 3 3 0  6 4 0
Vanderbilt 2 5 0  5 5 0
Alabama 2 5 0  2 7 1
Mississippi State 2 5 0  4 6 0
LSU 1 5 0  3 7 0
Georgia 1 6 0  3 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 22at Mississippi StateW 26–0
September 29Clemson*No. 19T 20–20
October 6Kentucky
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
L 8–17
October 13Rice*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 7–0
October 20at VanderbiltW 21–7
October 27at LSUW 21–6
November 3Auburn
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 20–0
November 10vs. GeorgiaNo. 13W 28–0
November 24vs. No. 5 Georgia TechNo. 13
  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL
L 0–28
December 1No. 6 Miami (FL)*No. 18
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 7–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]

Roster

  • QB Jimmy Dunn, So.

References

  1. Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1956 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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