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1956 Tampa Spartans football team

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1956 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumPhillips Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alfred     8 0 0
Northern Michigan     7 0 1
St. Norbert     8 1 0
Carthage     8 2 0
Tampa     7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas     6 2 0
Mississippi Southern     7 2 1
Wabash     6 2 1
Hawaii     7 3 0
Hofstra     7 3 0
Xavier     7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 2 1
Louisville     6 3 0
Pepperdine     6 3 0
Washington University     6 3 0
La Verne     6 4 0
Buffalo     5 3 0
Drexel     5 3 0
Long Beach State     5 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Memphis State     5 4 1
Arkansas State     5 4 0
Chattanooga     5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     3 4 1
Rose Poly     3 4 0
Bucknell     3 5 0
Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
Temple     3 5 0
Howard (AL)     2 5 2
Sewanee     1 6 1
UC Riverside     1 6 0

The 1956 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa as an independent during the 1956 college football season. It was the Spartans' 20th season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Morris HarveyW 16–0
September 29Troy State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 32–19[1]
October 6at Southeastern LouisianaL 6–40
October 20Presbyterian
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 19–7
October 27Delta State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 21–12
November 2at ChattanoogaL 0–33[2]
November 10Western Carolina
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 41–9
November 14Missouri Valley
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 31–14
November 17Appalachian State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 21–76,500[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tampa beats Troy in wild game 32–19". News-Press. September 30, 1956. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Chattanooga blanks Tamas". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1956. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spartans roll over Appalachian, 21–7". The Tampa Tribune. November 18, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.