1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1956

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field

| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV

| score = 14–13

| attend = 34,800

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-alert-pitt-panthers-ed/138140648/|work=Tampa Sunday Tribune|title=Alert Pitt Panthers edge West Virginia, 14 to 13|date=September 23, 1956|accessdate=January 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 10

| opponent = Syracuse

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 14–7

| attend = 49,287

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 7

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| score = 0–14

| attend = 31,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time =

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| rank = 16

| opponent = Duke

| site_stadium = Foreman Field

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename = Oyster Bowl

| score = 27–14

| attend = 26,000–27,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-pitt-turns-back-duke/138158029/|work=Norfolk Virginian-Pilot|title=Pitt turns back Duke in Oyster Bowl, 27 to 14|date=October 21, 1956|accessdate=January 6, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 13

| opponent = Oregon

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 14–7

| attend = 36,872

| source = George Kiseda, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-pitt-defeats-st/162384837/ "Pitt Defeats Stubborn Oregon, 14–7: Theodore, Walton Tally: Pair of Fumbles Hurt Webfoots,"] Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, section 3, pp. 1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-pitt-edges-oreg/162384976/ 5].

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 11

| opponent = Minnesota

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| score = 6–9

| attend = 63,158

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 20

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 26–13

| attend = 58,697

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 16

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 20–7

| attend = 55,639

| source = George Kiseda, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-pitts-last-hal/162385248/ "Pitt's Last Half Rally Trips Army, 20–7: Salvaterra Star in Big Victory,"] Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Nov. 18, 1956, section 3, pp. 1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-pitt-trips-army/162385424/ 4].

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| time =

| w/l = t

| rank = 14

| opponent = Penn State

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–7

| attend = 51,308

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 8

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| tv = NBC

| score = 14–7

| attend = 38,243

| source = Morris McLemore, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-pitts-last-half-drive-st/162387583/ "Pitt's Last Half Drive Stuns U-M, 14–7: Panther Comeback Erases U-M Lead,"] Miami News, Dec. 9, 1956, pp. 1B-[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-pitt-beats-u-miami-147/162387716/ 2B].

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 29

| time =

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| rank = 13

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium

| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL

| gamename = Gator Bowl

| tv = CBS

| score = 14–21

| attend = 37,683

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-huntsville-times-georgia-tech-outlas/133057281/|work=The Huntsville Times|title=Georgia Tech outlasts Pitt, 21 to 14, in Gator Bowl|date=December 30, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

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colspan="10" style="background:gold; color:dark blue; text-align: center;" | 1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
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valign="top" | | style="font-size: 110%;" valign="top" | Coaching staff John Michelosen – head coach Jack Wiley – head line coach Victor Fusia – backfield coach Robert Timmons – end coach Ernie Hefferle – offensive line coach Steve Petro – freshman coach Walter Cummins– assistant freshman coach | width="25" |   | valign="top" | | style="font-size: 110%;" valign="top" | Support staff Thomas J. Hamilton – athletic director Walter P. Cummins – assistant athletic director Carroll Cook– athletic publicity director Frank Carver – graduate manager Howard Waite – trainer Roger McGill – assistant trainer Edward Schultz – student manager

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