1956 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1956 Florida State Seminoles football Independent 5–4–1 Tom Nugent 4th Joe Holt Buck Metts Doak Campbell Stadium The 1956 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Nugent, the Seminoles compiled a record of 5–4–1. Schedule 1956 AP September 22 w Ohio Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 47–7 18,302 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-florida-state-demolishe/199211593/ The Miami Herald Florida State demolishes Ohio University, 47 to 7 September 23, 1955 June 8, 2026 Newspapers.com September 29 l y Georgia Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 0–3 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-journal-late-field-goal-gi/133064514/ The Knoxville Journal Late field goal gives 'Dogs win September 30, 1956 October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com October 6 8:00 p.m. l VPI Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 7–20 16,783 Tribe Set to Ambush Gobblers http://fff.stparchive.com/Archive/FFF/FFF10051956p03.php Florida State University Florida Flambeau October 5, 1956 3 September 14, 2017 October 13 w y NC State Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC 14–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-corso-sparks-fsu-to-140/138161323/ St. Petersburg Times Corso sparks FSU to 14–0 win over N.C. State October 14, 1956 January 6, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 t Wake Forest Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 14–14 14,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-florida-state-ral/138161956/ The Times and Democrat Florida State rallies to tie Wake Forest, 14–14 in mud October 21, 1956 January 6, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 w y Villanova Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA 20–13 42,691 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-villanova-loses-to-flo/199211716/ The Baltimore Sun Villanova loses to Florida State October 28, 1955 June 8, 2026 Newspapers.com November 2 l y Miami (FL) 9 Burdine Stadium Miami, FL rivalry 7–20 36,925 Morris McLemore, "U-M Shines Early, Then Turns Dull," Miami Daily News, Nov. 3, 1956, pp. 1B-2B. November 10 w Furman Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 42–7 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109569164/florida-state-outclasses-furman-42-to-7/ Tampa Sunday Tribune Florida State outclasses Furman, 42 to 7 November 11, 1956 September 14, 2022 Newspapers.com November 17 w Mississippi Southern Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 20–19 12,200 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74708217/seminoles-stop-southern-streak-2019 Tampa Bay Times Seminoles stop Southern streak 20–19 November 18, 1956 March 30, 2021 Newspapers.com November 24 l y Auburn Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL 7–13 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-fsu-real-handful-a/133060347/ Tallahassee Democrat FSU real handful; Auburn wins 13–7 November 25, 1956 October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com 1956 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida-state/1956-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference June 8, 2026 Schedule/Results (1956 Florida State) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/129029 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics June 8, 2026 References Florida State Category:Florida State Seminoles football seasons Florida State Seminoles football