1956 Season

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Record: 8-2
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Head Coach: Lee Tressel (1st year)
Record To-Date at Massillon: 8-2

Team Captains: Richard Whitfield, Mike Hershberger

All-Ohio: Mike Hershberger (1st), Jim Mercer (2nd)

AP State Poll:
1. Canton McKinley (10-0) (UPI, INS State Champion) – defeated Massillon
2. Fremont Ross (10-0)
3. Mansfield (9-0) – defeated Massillon
4. Cleveland St. Ignatius (9-1)
5. Youngstown Ursuline (10-0)
6. Cleveland Benedictine (6-2) – lost to Massillon
7. Lorain (7-1-1)
8. Massillon (8-2) – defeated Cleveland Benedictine; lost to Canton McKinley, Mansfield
9. Troy (9-0)
10. East Liverpool (8-2)

All-Time Record: 374-127-29
Series Record vs. Canton McKinley: 29-27-5

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Coach Lee Tressel won his 39th consecutive game with a 27-18 victory over Cleveland Benedictine.
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