1956 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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1956 Mississippi State Maroons football team - Wikipedia

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1956 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Wade Walker (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	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 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1956 college football season. In their first year under head coach Wade Walker, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and placed tied for eighth in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Florida	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–26		^[2]
September 29	at Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–18	56,000	^[3]
October 6	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 19–7	20,000	^[4]
October 13	Trinity (TX)*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 18–6	9,000	^[5]
October 20	Arkansas State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 19–9		^[6]
October 27	at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 12–13	26,000	^[7]^[8]
November 3	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–20		^[9]
November 10	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 20–27	32,000	^[10]
November 17	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 32–13	25,000	^[11]
December 1	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 7–13	34,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "1956 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ "Gators rout State 26–0 on pass interceptions". The Huntsville Times. September 23, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Don Flynn leads UH". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi State whips Georgia's Bulldogs, 19–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi State rallies to beat stubborn Trinity". The El Paso Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi State is winner 19 to 9". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Land, Charles (October 28, 1956). "Tide gives Whit first win as State falls, 13–12". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
^ Cox, Don (October 28, 1951). "Tide wins, 13 to 12". The Gadsden Times. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
^ "Tulane scores late, beats Maroons 20–14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers clip MS, 27–20". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. 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.
^ "Rebels edge State 13–7 on thrilling comeback". The Clarion-Ledger. December 2, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Venues	Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1990)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama LSU Ole Miss: Egg Bowl
Culture & lore	Bully "Hail State" Famous Maroon Band
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