1956 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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1956 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1956 record 4–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach Wade Walker (1st year)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
« 1955 1957 »
1956 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Tennessee $ 6 0 0     10 1 0
#4 Georgia Tech 7 1 0     10 1 0
Florida 5 2 0     6 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 0     7 3 0
Auburn 4 3 0     7 3 0
Kentucky 4 4 0     6 4 0
Tulane 3 3 0     6 4 0
Vanderbilt 2 5 0     5 5 0
Alabama 2 5 0     2 7 1
Mississippi State 2 5 0     4 6 0
LSU 1 5 0     3 7 0
Georgia 1 6 0     3 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 22 Florida Scott FieldStarkville, MS L 0–26  
September 29 at Houston* Rice StadiumHouston, TX L 7–18  
October 6 at Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 19–7  
October 13 Trinity* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 18–6  
October 20 Arkansas State* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 19–9  
October 27 at Alabama Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) L 12–13  
November 3 at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA L 14–20  
November 10 at Auburn Cliff Hare StadiumAuburn, AL L 20–27  
November 17 at LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 32–13  
December 1 at Ole Miss Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Egg Bowl) L 7–13  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015