1956 LSU Tigers football team

1956 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
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 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers complied an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished ninth in the SEC. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	No. 11 Texas A&M *	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–9	61,000	[2]
October 6	at Rice *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–23	55,000	[3]
October 13	at No. 3 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–39	39,500	[4]
October 20	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–14		[5]
October 27	Florida	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–21	35,000	[6]
November 3	Ole Miss	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 17–46	35,000	[7]
November 10	Oklahoma A&M *	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–0	22,000	[8]
November 17	Mississippi State	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 13–32	25,000	[9]
November 24	Arkansas *	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	W 21–7	28,000	[10]
December 1	Tulane	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 7–6	60,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1956 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
2. "Aggies squeeze Tigers by 9–6". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Frank Ryan engineers Rice to 23–14 victory over LSU". Victoria Advocate. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tech wallops LSU as offense clicks". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "LSU gambles fail, Kentucky captures 14–0 decisiion over winless Bengals". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Florida stops LSU". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Johnny Rebs saturate LSU with last half TDs, win 46–17". The Atlanta Journal. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "LSU bounces Ags, 13–0". Blackwell Journal-Tribune. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "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.
10. "LSU belts Arkansas, 21–7, in upset at Fair Grounds". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Taylor's buck kick gives LSU 7–6 win over Wave". The Daily Advertiser. December 2, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.