1956 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 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 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers complied an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29No. 11 Texas A&M*
L 6–961,000[2]
October 6at Rice*
L 14–2355,000[3]
October 13at No. 3 Georgia Tech
L 7–3939,500[4]
October 20at Kentucky
L 0–14[5]
October 27Floridadagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–2135,000[6]
November 3Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 17–4635,000[7]
November 10Oklahoma A&M*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 13–022,000[8]
November 17Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 13–3225,000[9]
November 24Arkansas*
W 21–728,000[10]
December 1Tulane
W 7–660,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1956 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Aggies squeeze Tigers by 9–6". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Frank Ryan engineers Rice to 23–14 victory over LSU". Victoria Advocate. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech wallops LSU as offense clicks". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU gambles fail, Kentucky captures 14–0 decisiion over winless Bengals". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida stops LSU". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Johnny Rebs saturate LSU with last half TDs, win 46–17". The Atlanta Journal. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU bounces Ags, 13–0". Blackwell Journal-Tribune. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mississippi State ends LSU's one-game winning streak, 32–13". Fort Myers News-Press. November 18, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU belts Arkansas, 21–7, in upset at Fair Grounds". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Taylor's buck kick gives LSU 7–6 win over Wave". The Daily Advertiser. December 2, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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