1956 Gator Bowl

1956 Gator Bowl
1234 Total
Georgia Tech 7770 21
Pittsburgh 0770 14
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
Gator Bowl
 < 1955  1957

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.