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1956 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1956
team	Florida Gators
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
record	6–3–1
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	Bob Woodruff
hc_year	7th
stadium	Florida Field

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.

Schedule

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Roster

QB Jimmy Dunn, So.

References

''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive. link. (2015-12-08 '', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.)
(September 23, 1956). "Gators rout State 26–0 on pass interceptions". The Huntsville Times.
(September 30, 1956). "Bussey leads Tigers to tie with Florida". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(October 7, 1956). "Kentucky springs upset on fumbling Florida, 17–8". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(October 14, 1956). "Florida defense preserves 7–0 win over Rice". The Orlando Sentinel.
(October 21, 1956). "Florida surprises Vandy in 21–7 shocker". The Knoxville Journal.
(October 28, 1956). "Florida stops LSU". Tallahassee Democrat.
(November 4, 1956). "Florida batters Auburn". Fort Lauderdale News.
(November 11, 1956). "Gators 2nd in SEC with 28–0 trounce of Georgia". St. Lucie News Tribune.
(November 25, 1956). "Tech downs Gators, 28–0". The Greenville News.
(December 2, 1956). "Miami rolls over Gators, 20–7". The Bradenton Herald.

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