1956 Mississippi State Maroons football team

The 1956 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The Maroons finished 4–6 in head coach Wade Walker's first season.

1956 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1956 record4–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 35,000)
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 0 010 1 0
No. 4 Georgia Tech 7 1 010 1 0
Florida 5 2 06 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 07 3 0
Auburn 4 3 07 3 0
Kentucky 4 4 06 4 0
Tulane 3 3 06 4 0
Vanderbilt 2 5 05 5 0
Alabama 2 5 02 7 1
Mississippi State 2 5 04 6 0
LSU 1 5 03 7 0
Georgia 1 6 03 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22FloridaL 0–26
September 29at Houston*L 7–18
October 6at GeorgiaW 19–7
October 13Trinity (TX)*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 18–6
October 20Arkansas State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 19–9
October 27at AlabamaL 12–1326,000[1][2]
November 3at TulaneL 14–20[3]
November 10at AuburnL 20–27
November 17at LSUW 32–13
December 1at Ole MissL 7–13
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. Land, Charles (October 28, 1956). "Tide gives Whit first win as State falls, 13–12". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  2. Cox, Don (October 28, 1951). "Tide wins, 13 to 12". The Gadsden Times. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  3. "Tulane scores late, beats Maroons 20–14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015
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