1956 VMI Keydets football team

The 1956 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1956 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6–1.^[1]

1956 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–6–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	John McKenna (4th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	vs. Stetson*	Stewart Field St. Petersburg, FL	W 47–6	5,000	[2][3]
September 22	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–18	22,000	[4]
September 29	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 12–32	26,150	[5]
October 6	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 35–20	6,500	[6]
October 13	Lehigh*	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	L 20–27	4,500	[7]
October 19	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 14–40	10,000	[8]
October 27	at Davidson	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	T 13–13	5,000	[9]
November 3	vs. William & Mary	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)	W 20–6	5,000	[10]
November 10	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 6–13	12,000	[11]
November 22	vs. VPI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–45	24,000	[12]
*Non-conference game