1956 Gator Bowl

1956 Gator Bowl
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Pittsburgh Panthers
(9–1) (7–2–1)
SEC Independent
21 14
Head coach: 
Bobby Dodd		 Head coach: 
John Michelosen
APCoaches
44
APCoaches
1312
1234Total
Georgia Tech 777021
Pittsburgh 077014
DateDecember 29, 1956
Season1956
StadiumGator Bowl Stadium
LocationJacksonville, Florida
MVPQB Wade Mitchell (Georgia Tech)
QB Corny Salvaterra (Pittsburgh)
RefereeJohn Coles (EAIFO;
split crew: EAIFO, SEC)
Attendance37,683

The 1956 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 29, 1956, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The game pitted the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Pittsburgh Panthers.

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