1956 Richmond Spiders football team

1956 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dave May
  • Duke Thacker
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1956 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia $ 5 0 06 4 0
VPI 3 0 07 2 1
No. 17 George Washington 5 1 08 1 1
Davidson 2 2 15 3 1
Furman 2 2 02 8 0
VMI 2 3 13 6 1
Richmond 2 5 04 5 0
The Citadel 1 3 03 5 1
Washington and Lee 0 1 01 7 0
William & Mary 0 5 00 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 4–5 record, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, finishing in seventh place in the SoCon.