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Primary source: ''2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide''.<ref name=ufmediaguide/>
Primary source: ''2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide''.<ref name=ufmediaguide/>

==Roster==
*QB Jimmy Dunn, So.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:00, 9 December 2018

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1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1956 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1956 college 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]

Schedule

September 22Mississippi State

W 26–0 September 29Clemson*No. 19

T 20–20 October 6Kentucky

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

L 8–17 October 13Rice*

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

W 7–0 October 20Vanderbilt

W 21–7 October 27LSU

W 21–6 November 3Auburndagger

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

W 20–0 November 10GeorgiaNo. 13

W 28–0 November 24No. 5 Georgia TechNo. 13

  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, Florida

L 0–28 December 1No. 6 Miami (FL)*No. 18

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

L 7–20

Template:CFB Schedule End 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. ^ a b 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.