1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1956 record | 6–4 (3–3 SWC) |
| Head coach | Jack Mitchell (2nd year) |
| Captain | Neil Martin |
| Captain | Ted Souter |
| Home stadium |
Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
| 1956 Southwest Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #5 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #14 TCU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11 Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1956 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Razorbacks compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 160 to 155.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| September 22, 1956 | Hardin-Simmons* | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 21–6 | ||||||
| September 29, 1956 | Oklahoma A&M* | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 19–7 | ||||||
| October 6, 1956 | at No. 8 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX | L 6–41 | ||||||
| October 13, 1956 | No. 10 Baylor | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 7–14 | ||||||
| October 20, 1956 | at Texas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 32–14 | ||||||
| October 27, 1956 | No. 10 Ole Miss* | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 14–0 | ||||||
| November 3, 1956 | at No. 5 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | L 0–27 | ||||||
| November 10, 1956 | Rice | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 27–12 | ||||||
| November 17, 1956 | SMU | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 27–13 | ||||||
| November 24, 1956 | at LSU* | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Rivalry) | L 7–21 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "1956 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
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