1956 Texas Longhorns football team

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1956 Texas Longhorns football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record1–9 (0–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1955
1957  →
1956 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Texas A&M $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –1
No. 14 TCU 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 11 Baylor 4 –2 –09 –2 –0
Arkansas 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
SMU 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Rice 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Texas 0 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ed Price, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 1–9, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWC. [1]

In 1956, the Texas A&M Aggies were the first Aggie football team to beat the Texas Longhorns at Memorial Stadium. [2] [3] The win was Bear Bryant's only victory over a Texas Longhorns team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22No. 15 USC *
L 20–4447,000 [4]
September 29at Tulane *
W 7–635,000 [5]
October 6 West Virginia *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 6–730,000 [6]
October 13vs. No. 1 Oklahoma *
L 0–4575,504 [7]
October 20 Arkansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 14–3240,000 [8]
October 27at Rice
L 7–2867,000 [9]
November 3 SMU
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 19–2036,000 [10]
November 10at Baylor
L 7–1021,000 [11]
November 17at TCU
L 0–4630,000 [12]
November 29No. 5 Texas A&M
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 21–3461,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1956 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Reedy, Vince (November 30, 1956). "Aggies Conquer Texas and Memorial Stadium". The Victoria Advocate, via Google News.
  3. ↑ Feigen, Jonathan (August 29, 1993), "Football '93/A state of war/UT—A&M transcends football", Houston Chronicle , Houston, Texas, p. Special, page 25, retrieved September 26, 2007
  4. ↑ "Trojans batter Texans". Santa Barbara News-Press. September 23, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Clements' clutch pass gives Texas 7–6 win despite Tulane Green Wave edge in statistics". The American-Statesman. September 30, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "W. Virginia trips Texas by 7 to 6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 7, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "OU stampedes Steers, 45–0, for 33rd straight". Tulsa Sunday World. October 14, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Late Porker rally overpowers Texas". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rice rolls past Steers by 28–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "SMU evades Texas upset, wins 20 to 19". Wichita Falls Times. November 4, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Baylor field goal clips Texas, 10 to 7". The American-Statesman. November 11, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Texas Christian tramples Texas, 46–0". The Odessa American. November 18, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Aggies blast jinx, whip Steers, 34–21". The Austin American. November 30, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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