1956 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football team

1956 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	8–2 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach	Devone Payne (3rd season)
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southeastern Louisiana $	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Northwestern State	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Louisiana Tech	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Northeast Louisiana State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1956 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana State College (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) in the Gulf States Conference during the 1956 college football season. In their third year under head coach Devone Payne, the team compiled a 8–2 record. In October, McNeese State announced it would forfeit all Gulf States games after an ineligible player competed to start the season. This included their October 20 victory over the Indians. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 15	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 0–35	[2]
September 22	Stephen F. Austin *	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 21–7	[3]
September 29	at Delta State *	Delta Field Cleveland, MS	W 20–12	[4]
October 6	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	W 45–19	[5]
October 13	Southern State (AR) *	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 33–7	[6]
October 20	at McNeese State	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 0–12 (forfeit victory)	[7]
October 27	Livingston State *	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 53–7	[8]
November 3	Northwestern State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 7–24	[9]
November 10	at Louisiana College	Alumni Stadium Pineville, LA	W 34–32	[10]
November 17	Louisiana Tech	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	W 7–0	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "McNeese to forfeit all GSC victories". The Shreveport Journal. October 30, 1956. Retrieved March 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Lions down Indians, 35–0". Monroe Morning World. September 16, 1956. p. 13A. Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Northeast strikes fast to drop S.F. Austin, 21 to 7". Monroe Morning World. September 23, 1956. p. 10A. Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Delta State loses 20–12 battle to Northeast LA". Clarion-Ledger. September 30, 1956. p. 12. Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Northeast State defeats SLI in wild 45–19 game". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Northeast wallops Southern State, 33–7". Monroe Morning World. October 14, 1956. p. 10A. Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "McNeese defeats Northeast by 12–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1956. p. 11. Retrieved January 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Northeast steamrollers Livingston Tigers, 53 to 7". Monroe Morning World. October 28, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Northwestern State shackles Northeast Indians by 24 to 7". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1956. p. 2D. Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Northeast is 34–32 victor over Wildcats". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1956. p. 2D. Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Inspired Northeast upsets Louisiana Tech, 7 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1956. p. 13A. Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.