1955-56 West Virginia Mountaineers — schedule and results

The 1955-56 West Virginia Mountaineers went 21-9 (10-2 in the Southern) under head coach Fred Schaus. The team peaked at #14 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: -1.26.

Game-by-game results (30 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1955-12-03vs Carnegie MellonW 92–79Stansbury Hall
1955-12-06vs Furman PaladinsW 85–71Stansbury Hall
1955-12-09neutral washington leeW 80–71Fayetteville West Virginia
1955-12-13at George Washington RevolutionariesL 79–94Uline Arena
1955-12-17at NC State WolfpackL 71–92Reynolds Coliseum
1955-12-20vs Richmond SpidersW 89–74Stansbury Hall
1955-12-28neutral Florida StateW 78–69Miami Beach Florida
1955-12-29neutral Columbia LionsW 70–60Miami Beach Florida
1955-12-30at Miami (FL) HurricanesW 83–78Miami Beach Florida
1956-01-03vs washington leeW 98–84Stansbury Hall
1956-01-06at Villanova WildcatsL 53–54Villanova Field House
1956-01-07at La Salle ExplorersL 71–87The Palestra
1956-01-09vs VMI KeydetsW 89–65Stansbury Hall
1956-01-11at Carnegie MellonL 66–68Skibo Gymnasium
1956-01-13vs Penn State Nittany LionsW 81–79Stansbury Hall
1956-01-18at Pittsburgh PanthersW 84–70Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
1956-01-28neutral Furman PaladinsW 76–73Charlotte Coliseum (I)
1956-01-30neutral VMI KeydetsW 103–68Bluefield Auditorium
1956-02-04at Richmond SpidersL 78–84Richmond Arena
1956-02-06vs Memphis TigersL 69–84Stansbury Hall
1956-02-08at Penn State Nittany LionsW 76–73Rec Hall
1956-02-11vs Virginia Tech HokiesW 84–62Stansbury Hall
1956-02-13neutral William & Mary TribeW 105–90Municipal Auditorium
1956-02-16at St. John's Red StormW 82–75Madison Square Garden (III)
1956-02-22vs William & Mary TribeW 97–88Stansbury Hall
1956-02-25vs Pittsburgh PanthersL 77–94Stansbury Hall
1956-03-01neutral Davidson WildcatsW 59–53Richmond Arena
1956-03-02neutral Furman PaladinsW 77–74Richmond Arena
1956-03-03at Richmond SpidersW 58–56Richmond Arena
1956-03-13neutral Dartmouth Big GreenL 59–61Madison Square Garden (III)

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