1956
| H/A/N | Games | Wins | Losses | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Home | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Away | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| Date | Rank | Opponent | Opp. Rank | Conf. | Site | Location | H/A | OTs | WVU | Opp | W/L | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | Pitt | 10 | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 13 | 14 | L | 34,800 | |||
| Sep 29 | Richmond | * | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 30 | 6 | W | 17,000 | |||
| Oct 6 | Texas | Texas Memorial Stadium | Austin, TX | A | 7 | 6 | W | 30,000 | ||||
| Oct 13 | 20 | Syracuse | Archbold Stadium | Syracuse, NY | A | 20 | 27 | L | 24,645 | |||
| Oct 20 | William & Mary | * | Cary Field | Williamsburg, VA | A | 20 | 13 | W | 10,000 | |||
| Oct 27 | Penn State | 18 | Beaver Field | University Park, PA | A | 6 | 16 | L | 27,814 | |||
| Nov 3 | George Washington | 14 | * | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 14 | 0 | W | 22,000 | ||
| Nov 10 | VMI | * | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 13 | 6 | W | 12,000 | |||
| Nov 17 | Furman | * | Old Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | H | 7 | 0 | W | 15,000 | |||
| Nov 23 | Miami, FL | 6 | Orange Bowl | Miami, FL | A | 0 | 18 | L | 37,073 |
| Rushing | GP | No. | Rg | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 487 | 2049 | 258 | 1791 | 15 | 0 | 179.1 |
| Larry Krutko | 9 | 124 | 593 | 9 | 584 | 4 | 64.9 | |
| Noel Whipkey | 10 | 69 | 344 | 7 | 337 | 4 | 33.7 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 10 | 49 | 248 | 4 | 244 | 1 | 24.4 | |
| Bob Snider | 10 | 48 | 183 | 5 | 178 | 2 | 17.8 | |
| Ralph Anastasio | 10 | 48 | 159 | 18 | 141 | 0 | 14.1 | |
| Sammy Sizemore | 9 | 33 | 143 | 28 | 115 | 0 | 12.8 | |
| Paul Shepherd | 8 | 21 | 108 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 13.5 | |
| Max Cosper | 2 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 16.0 | |
| Bill McClure | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 | |
| Mickey Trimarki | 8 | 39 | 78 | 53 | 25 | 3 | 3.1 | |
| Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | |
| Jim Haught | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| Bob Connolly | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Ronnie Santicola | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Bill McCrea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | |
| Dick Longfellow | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 0 | -1.2 | |
| Alex Szuch | 9 | 25 | 71 | 81 | -10 | 1 | -1.1 | |
| Chuck Howley | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | -27 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Passing | GP | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked | Avg./g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 58 | 154 | 19 | 847 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 84.7 |
| Mickey Trimarki | 8 | 33 | 98 | 16 | 419 | 1 | 52.4 | ||
| Alex Szuch | 9 | 16 | 35 | 3 | 315 | 3 | 35.0 | ||
| Dick Longfellow | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 113 | 1 | 40 | 22.6 | |
| Bob Connolly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | ||
| Paul Shepherd | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Bill McClure | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Receiving | GP | No. | Yds | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 58 | 864 | 14.9 | 5 | 40 | 86.4 |
| Joe Kopnisky | 10 | 18 | 271 | 15.1 | 1 | 27.1 | |
| Bruce McClung | 10 | 9 | 129 | 14.3 | 1 | 12.9 | |
| Sammy Sizemore | 9 | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 1 | 40 | 12.8 |
| Ralph Anastasio | 10 | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 0 | 10.9 | |
| John Bowles | 8 | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 1 | 12.3 | |
| Roger Chancey | 10 | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 0 | 8.8 | |
| Paul Shepherd | 8 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 2.8 | |
| Bob Snider | 10 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Dennis Jones | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Larry Krutko | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37 | 440 | 0 | 26 | 522 | 0 | 11 | 152 | 0 |
| Jack Rabbits | 12 | 177 | 1 | 24 | |||||
| Ralph Anastasio | 9 | 74 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Paul Shepherd | 5 | 81 | 1 | 20 | |||||
| Sammy Sizemore | 4 | 58 | 3 | 125 | 2 | 43 | |||
| Bob Snider | 3 | 15 | 12 | 231 | 2 | 48 | |||
| Joe Kopnisky | 2 | 18 | 1 | 12 | |||||
| Ronnie Santicola | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Bill McClure | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| Mickey Trimarki | 2 | 11 | 4 | 44 | |||||
| Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 1 | 26 | |||||||
| Chuck Howley | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Noel Whipkey | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Roger Chancey | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| Jim Haught | 1 | 24 | |||||||
| Dick Longfellow | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Larry Krutko | 1 | 2 |
| # | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Letter | Captain | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Alex Szuch | QB | 5' 10" | 170 | Sr | * | Logan, WV | |
| 11 | Dick Longfellow | QB | 5' 9" | 175 | So | Spencer, WV | ||
| 12 | Bob Connolly | QB | 6' 0" | 185 | So | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| 15 | Mickey Trimarki | QB | 6' 1" | 195 | Jr | * | Burgettstown, PA | |
| 21 | Paul Shepherd | HB | 5' 11" | 168 | Sr | * | St. Marys, WV | |
| 22 | Jack Rabbits | HB | 5' 9" | 162 | Sr | * | Jeannette, PA | |
| 24 | Ralph Anastasio | HB | 5' 11" | 165 | Jr | * | Follansbee, WV | |
| 25 | Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | HB | 5' 9" | 190 | Jr | Follansbee, WV | ||
| 26 | Bob Snider | HB | 5' 11" | 185 | Sr | * | Elizabeth, WV | |
| 33 | Max Cosper | FB | 5' 9" | 195 | Sr | St. Marys, WV | ||
| 34 | Noel Whipkey | FB | 5' 10" | 200 | So | * | Charleston, WV | |
| 35 | Bill McCrea | FB | 6' 1" | 190 | So | Darlington, PA | ||
| 41 | Sammy Sizemore | HB | 5' 10" | 170 | So | * | Princeton, WV | |
| 42 | Jim Haught | HB | 6' 2" | 180 | So | Carmichaels, PA | ||
| 43 | Ronnie Santicola | HB | 5' 11" | 180 | Jr | Oakmont, PA | ||
| 44 | Bill McClure | HB | 6' 0" | 180 | So | Charleston, WV | ||
| 45 | Terry Fairbanks | E | 6' 1" | 200 | So | Parsons, WV | ||
| 49 | Larry Krutko | FB | 6' 1" | 210 | Jr | * | Carmichaels, PA | |
| 52 | Harry McFeater | C | 5' 11" | 190 | Jr | Swissvale, PA | ||
| 53 | Ron Klim | C | 6' 1" | 220 | Sr | Carnegie, PA | ||
| 54 | Tom Domen | C | 5' 11" | 205 | Jr | * | Fredericktown, PA | |
| 55 | Barry Blake | G | 6' 1" | 215 | Sr | * | Mt. Hope, WV | |
| 56 | Chuck Billak | C | 5' 11" | 190 | So | Ronco, PA | ||
| 60 | Bill Ford | G | 5' 11" | 202 | So | Centerville, PA | ||
| 61 | Joe Nicely | G | 6' 1" | 220 | Jr | * | Rupert, WV | |
| 63 | Bob Guenther | G | 6' 0" | 195 | Jr | * | Clairton, PA | |
| 64 | Gene Lathey | G | 5' 10" | 192 | Sr | * | Dunbar, WV | |
| 65 | Jerry Urda | G | 6' 0" | 215 | Sr | Carmichaels, PA | ||
| 66 | Chuck Howley | G | 6' 2" | 220 | Jr | * | Wheeling, WV | |
| 72 | Paul Sharkady | T | 6' 1" | 225 | Jr | * | Centerville, PA | |
| 73 | Bill Underdonk | T | 6' 2" | 220 | Sr | * | Moundsville, WV | |
| 74 | Jim Pickett | T | 6' 3" | 230 | Jr | * | Jeannette, PA | |
| 75 | Jim Hillen | T | 6' 1" | 230 | So | * | Smock, PA | |
| 77 | Dick Guesman | T | 6' 4" | 245 | So | * | Brownsville, PA | |
| 78 | Steve Edwards | T | 6' 1" | 225 | So | St. Albans, WV | ||
| 79 | Ed Sommer | G | 5' 11" | 210 | So | Point Pleasant, WV | ||
| 82 | Dick Kleckner | E | 6' 1" | 220 | So | New Castle, DEL | ||
| 83 | John Bowles | E | 6' 2" | 200 | So | * | Bluefield, WV | |
| 84 | Joe Kopnisky | E | 6' 2" | 210 | Sr | * | * | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 85 | Bruce McClung | E | 6' 4" | 205 | So | * | Rupert, WV | |
| 86 | Tony Tallarico | E | 6' 2" | 180 | So | Lorado, WV | ||
| 87 | Roger Chancey | E | 6' 2" | 225 | Jr | * | Pomeroy, OH | |
| 89 | Dennis Jones | E | 6' 2" | 205 | Jr | Monongah, WV |
Southern Conference Standings
| # | Team | Conf. Games | W | L | T | % | Overall | W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
| 3 | George Washington | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 |
| 4 | Furman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 |
| 5 | Davidson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 |
| 6 | VMI | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 |
| 7 | Richmond | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
| 8 | Citadel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 |
| 9 | Washington & Lee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
| 10 | William & Mary | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .050 |