1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Gator Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
1956 record	7–3–1
Head coach	John Michelosen (2nd year)
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium (Capacity: 56,500)
Seasons « 1955 1957 »

The 1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1956 college football season.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 22		at West Virginia	No. 10	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 14–13
September 29		No. 7 Syracuse	No. 10	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 14–7
October 6		at California	No. 7	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		L 0–14
October 20		vs. Duke	No. 16	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)		W 27–14	26,000
October 27		Oregon	No. 13	Pittsburgh, PA • Pitt Stadium		W 14–7
November 3		at No. 8 Minnesota	No. 11	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN		L 6–9	63,158
November 10		Notre Dame	No. 20	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 26–13	58,697
November 17		Army	No. 16	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 20–7
November 24		Penn State	No. 14	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		T 7–7
December 8		at No. 6 Miami (FL)	No. 12	Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL		W 14–7
December 29		vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech	No. 12	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)		L 14–21
Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff[edit]

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

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