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1956 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.2Tennessee $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
    No.4Georgia 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 college 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[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 29No. 11Texas A&M*
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
  • L 6–961,000[2]
    October 6atRice*
  • Houston, TX
  • L 14–2355,000[3]
    October 13at No. 3Georgia Tech
  • Atlanta, GA
  • L 7–3939,500[4]
    October 20atKentucky
  • Lexington, KY
  • 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*
  • Shreveport, LA (rivalry)
  • W 21–728,000[10]
    December 1Tulane
    • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)
  • W 7–660,000[11]
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "1956 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  • ^ "Aggies squeeze Tigers by 9–6". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Frank Ryan engineers Rice to 23–14 victory over LSU". Victoria Advocate. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tech wallops LSU as offense clicks". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "LSU gambles fail, Kentucky captures 14–0 decisiion over winless Bengals". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Florida stops LSU". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Johnny Rebs saturate LSU with last half TDs, win 46–17". The Atlanta Journal. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "LSU bounces Ags, 13–0". Blackwell Journal-Tribune. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "LSU belts Arkansas, 21–7, in upset at Fair Grounds". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "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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