1956 LSU Tigers football team

1956 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1956 record 3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach Paul Dietzel
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
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 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1956 college football season. Under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers had a record of 3–7 with an SEC record of 1–5.[1] It was Dietzel's second season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 29 #11 Texas A&M* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) L 6–9   60,000
October 6 at Rice* Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 14–23    
October 13 at #3 Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 7–39    
October 20 at Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY L 0–14    
October 27 Floridadagger Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) L 6–21    
November 3 Ole Miss Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) L 17–46    
November 10 Oklahoma A&M* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 13–0    
November 17 Mississippi State Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 13–32    
November 24 Arkansas* State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Rivalry) W 21–7    
December 1 Tulane Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag) W 7–6   60,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. ↑ 1957 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 200–215
  2. ↑ "1956 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved November 12, 2013.