1956 Southern Jaguars football team

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1956 Southern Jaguars football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Municipal Stadium
University Stadium
Seasons
  1955
1957  
1956 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Southern + 5 1 09 2 0
Wiley + 5 1 06 3 1
Southern 4 2 05 5 0
Prairie View A&M 4 2 05 5 0
Langston 2 4 03 7 0
Arkansas AM&N 0 5 12 6 1
Texas College 0 5 12 6 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1956 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by Ace Mumford in his 21st season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22vs. Texas Southern
L 7–19 [1]
September 29at Alcorn A&M *W 26–13 [2]
October 6 Xavier (LA) *
L 13–14 [3]
October 13at Arkansas AM&N
W 16–12 [4]
October 20 Langston
W 8–0 [5]
October 27at Texas College
W 39–20 [6]
November 3at Tennessee A&I *L 6–52 [7]
November 10 Wiley
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–13 [8]
November 17 Florida A&M *
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 6–34 [9]
November 24at Prairie View A&M
L 6–14 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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