1956 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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)

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 Field • Starkville, MS		L 0–26
September 29		at Houston*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 7–18
October 6		at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		W 19–7
October 13		Trinity*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 18–6
October 20		Arkansas State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 19–9
October 27		at Alabama		Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)		L 12–13
November 3		at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		L 14–20
November 10		at Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		L 20–27
November 17		at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		W 32–13
December 1		at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 7–13
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#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