Record: 8-1-1, .850 W-L% (9th of 111) ▪ Rank: 17th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Southern
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bo Sherman (8-1-1)
PS/G: 17.1 (46th of 111) ▪ PA/G: 8.1 (10th of 111)
SRS: 2.77 (52nd of 111) ▪ SOS: -7.04 (87th of 111)
Bowl Game: Won Sun Bowl 13-0 versus Texas-El Paso
| Pre | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 22, 1956 | Sat | George Washington | @ | Miami (OH) | Non-Major | W | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 29, 1956 | Sat | George Washington | @ | Furman | Southern | W | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Oct 5, 1956 | Fri | George Washington | Hardin-Simmons | BIAA | W | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 13, 1956 | Sat | (16) George Washington | @ | Boston University | Ind | T | 20 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 5 | Oct 20, 1956 | Sat | George Washington | Virginia Military Institute | Southern | W | 40 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 26, 1956 | Fri | (17) George Washington | William & Mary | Southern | W | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Nov 3, 1956 | Sat | (14) George Washington | @ | West Virginia | Southern | L | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 9, 1956 | Fri | George Washington | Richmond | Southern | W | 32 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 17, 1956 | Sat | (18) George Washington | @ | Citadel | Southern | W | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 10 | Jan 1, 1957 | Tue | (16) George Washington | @ | Texas-El Paso | BIAA | W | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | W 3 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |