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1956 Tampa Spartans football
1956 Tampa Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Marcelino Huerta (5th season);
Home stadium	Phillips Field
	Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Alfred		–		8	–	0	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		7	–	0	–	1
St. Norbert		–		8	–	1	–	0
Carthage		–		8	–	2	–	0
Tampa		–		7	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas		–		6	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern		–		7	–	2	–	1
Wabash		–		6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii		–		7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra		–		7	–	3	–	0
Xavier		–		7	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		5	–	2	–	1
Louisville		–		6	–	3	–	0
Pepperdine		–		6	–	3	–	0
Washington University		–		6	–	3	–	0
La Verne		–		6	–	4	–	0
Buffalo		–		5	–	3	–	0
Drexel		–		5	–	3	–	0
Long Beach State		–		5	–	3	–	0
Delaware		–		5	–	3	–	1
Memphis State		–		5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		5	–	4	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace		–		4	–	5	–	0
Washington & Jefferson		–		3	–	4	–	1
Rose Poly		–		3	–	4	–	0
Bucknell		–		3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		3	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		3	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)		–		2	–	5	–	2
Sewanee		–		1	–	6	–	1
UC Riverside		–		1	–	6	–	0

The 1956 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa as an independent during the 1956 college football season. It was the Spartans' 20th season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Morris Harvey	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 16–0
September 29	Troy State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 32–19		^[1]
October 6	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 6–40
October 20	Presbyterian	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 19–7
October 27	Delta State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 21–12
November 2	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–33		^[2]
November 10	Western Carolina	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 41–9
November 14	Missouri Valley	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 31–14
November 17	Appalachian State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 21–7	6,500	^[3]

References

^ "Tampa beats Troy in wild game 32–19". News-Press. September 30, 1956. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Chattanooga blanks Tamas". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1956. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spartans roll over Appalachian, 21–7". The Tampa Tribune. November 18, 1956. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.