1956 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1956 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Wade Walker (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field
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 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1956 college football season. In their first year under head coach Wade Walker, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and placed tied for eighth in the SEC. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Florida	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–26		[2]
September 29	at Houston *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–18	56,000	[3]
October 6	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 19–7	20,000	[4]
October 13	Trinity (TX) *	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 18–6	9,000	[5]
October 20	Arkansas State *	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 19–9		[6]
October 27	at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 12–13	26,000	[7] [8]
November 3	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–20		[9]
November 10	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 20–27	32,000	[10]
November 17	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 32–13	25,000	[11]
December 1	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 7–13	34,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1956 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
2. "Gators rout State 26–0 on pass interceptions". The Huntsville Times. September 23, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Don Flynn leads UH". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mississippi State whips Georgia's Bulldogs, 19–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mississippi State rallies to beat stubborn Trinity". The El Paso Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mississippi State is winner 19 to 9". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. Land, Charles (October 28, 1956). "Tide gives Whit first win as State falls, 13–12". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
8. Cox, Don (October 28, 1951). "Tide wins, 13 to 12". The Gadsden Times. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
9. "Tulane scores late, beats Maroons 20–14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tigers clip MS, 27–20". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "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.
12. "Rebels edge State 13–7 on thrilling comeback". The Clarion-Ledger. December 2, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.