Virginia Football Team History
Virginia Cavaliers
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Founded: 1819 Stadium: Scott Stadium Capacity: 62,500 Colors: Navy Blue & Orange Coach: Ben Martin Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1956 Season Highlights
Ben Martin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Virginia.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Virginia Military Institute
18
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Duke
7
40
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Wake Forest
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
South Carolina
13
27
L
@ Richmond, VA
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Lehigh
24
12
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Virginia Tech
7
14
L
@ Roanoke, VA
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Vanderbilt
2
6
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
North Carolina
7
21
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Navy
7
34
L
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Clemson
0
7
L
1956 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 92
Scoring Average 9.2
Points Allowed 167
Defense Average 16.7
Opponents Record 41-29
Conference Record 1-4
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-3
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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