1956 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1956 Texas A&M Aggies football
Southwest Conference Champions
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	#5
1956 record	9–0–1 (6–0 SWC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant
Home stadium	Kyle Field

1956 Southwest Conference football standings
	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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Texas A&M Aggies football team that competed in the Southwest Conference. They represented Texas A&M University for the 1956 college football season. The team won the Southwest Conference and compiled an overall record of 9–0–1, including a 6–0 record in conference play. The team was coached by Paul "Bear" Bryant.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 22	Villanova*	#9	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 19–0
September 29	at LSU*	#11	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	W 9–6
October 6	vs. Texas Tech*	#11	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Rivalry)	W 40–7
October 13	at Houston*	#9	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	T 14–14
October 20	#4 TCU	#14	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	W 7–6
October 27	at #8 Baylor	#7	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 19–13
November 3	Arkansas	#5	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	W 27–0
November 10	at SMU	#5	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 33–7
November 17	Rice	#5	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 21–7
November 29	at Texas	#4	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	W 34–21
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

1. Paul W. "Bear" Bryant: 1956. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 28, 2013.