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American college football season
The 1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the
University of Pittsburgh in the
1956 NCAA University Division football season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | at
West Virginia | No. 10 | | | W 14–13 | 34,800 |
[1] |
September 29 | No. 7
Syracuse | No. 10 | | | W 14–7 | 49,287 | |
October 6 | at
California | No. 7 | | | L 0–14 | 31,000 | |
October 20 | vs.
Duke | No. 16 | | | W 27–14 | 26,000–27,000 |
[2] |
October 27 |
Oregon | No. 13 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 14–7 | | |
November 3 | at No. 8
Minnesota | No. 11 | | | L 6–9 | 63,158 | |
November 10 |
Notre Dame | No. 20 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 26–13 | 58,697 | |
November 17 |
Army | No. 16 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA
| | W 20–7 | | |
November 24 |
Penn State | No. 14 | - Pitt Stadium
- Pittsburgh, PA (
rivalry)
| | T 7–7 | 51,308 | |
December 8 | at No. 6
Miami (FL) | No. 12 | |
NBC | W 14–7 | | |
December 29 | vs. No. 4
Georgia Tech | No. 13 | |
CBS | L 14–21 | 37,683 |
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- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Coaching staff
1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
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Coaching staff
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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References
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"Alert Pitt Panthers edge West Virginia, 14 to 13". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pitt turns back Duke in Oyster Bowl, 27 to 14". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia Tech outlasts Pitt, 21 to 14, in Gator Bowl". The Huntsville Times. December 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from
the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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