1956 William & Mary Indians football team

1956 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	0–9–1 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Jack Freeman (5th season)
Captain	Jack Yohe
Home stadium	Cary Field

1956 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VPI	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
No. 17 George Washington	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Davidson	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Furman	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Richmond	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Washington and Lee	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jack Freeman the Indians compiled an overall record of 0–9–1 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished tenth in the SoCon. William & Mary played home games at Cary Field in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Wake Forest*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 0–39	8,500
September 29	at Navy*	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 14–39	14,051
October 6	Boston University*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	T 18–18
October 13	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–34	12,000
October 20	West Virginia	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 13–20	10,000
October 26	at No. 17 George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 14–16	6,000
November 3	vs. VMI	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)	L 6–20	5,000
November 10	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 6–34	16,835
November 17	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–20	3,000
November 22	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–6	5,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game