1956 Florida State Seminoles football team

1956 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Miami (FL)    8 1 1
No. 16 Navy    6 1 2
No. 8 Syracuse    7 2 0
Air Force    6 2 1
Penn State    6 2 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh    7 3 1
Pacific (CA)    6 3 1
Army    5 3 1
Holy Cross    5 3 1
Villanova    5 4 0
Boston College    5 4 0
Florida State    5 4 1
Cincinnati    4 5 0
Colgate    4 5 0
Dayton    4 6 0
Drake    3 6 0
San Jose State    2 7 1
Texas Tech    2 7 1
Notre Dame    2 8 0
Boston University    1 5 2
Marquette    0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Nugent, the Seminoles compiled a record of 5–4–1.