1956 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONOklahoma10–0 overall
HEISMANPaul HornungNotre Dame · QB
#1 PICKPaul HornungNotre Dame · Green Bay Packers, 1957 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1957Orange BowlColorado 27, Clemson 21
Jan 1, 1957Sugar BowlBaylor 13, Tennessee 7
Jan 1, 1957Rose BowlIowa 35, Oregon State 19
Jan 1, 1957Cotton BowlTCU 28, Syracuse 27

1956 STANDINGS

11 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

South Carolina finished atop the 1956 ACC standings at 5–2 in conference play (7–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
South Carolina5–27–3–
Clemson4–0–17–2–2COLO 27–21 CLEM
Duke4–15–4–1–
NC State2–43–7–
Maryland2–2–12–7–1–
North Carolina2–3–12–7–1–
Virginia1–43–7–
Wake Forest1–5–12–5–3–

BIG 7

Oklahoma finished atop the 1956 Big 7 standings at 6–0 in conference play (10–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma6–010–0–
Colorado4–1–18–2–1COLO 27–21 CLEM
Nebraska3–34–6–
Missouri3–2–14–5–1–
Kansas2–43–6–
Kansas State2–42–7–
Iowa State0–61–8–

BIG TEN

Iowa finished atop the 1956 Big Ten standings at 5–1 in conference play (9–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Iowa5–19–1IOWA 35–19 ORST
Michigan5–27–2–
Michigan State4–27–2–
Minnesota4–1–26–1–2–
Ohio State4–26–3–
Northwestern3–3–14–4–1–
Purdue1–4–23–4–2–
Indiana1–52–6–
Illinois1–4–22–5–2–
Wisconsin0–4–30–5–3–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

UTEP finished atop the 1956 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 5–0 in conference play (8–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
UTEP5–08–1–
Arizona State3–17–1–
Arizona1–24–6–
Texas Tech0–02–7–1–
New Mexico State0–40–8–

MAC

Miami (OH) finished atop the 1956 MAC standings at 2–0.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Miami (OH)0–02–0
Bowling Green0–01–0
Ohio0–00–1

OVC

Middle Tennessee finished atop the 1956 OVC standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Middle Tennessee0–00–1

PACIFIC COAST

Oregon State finished atop the 1956 Pacific Coast standings at 6–1–1 in conference play (7–3–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oregon State6–1–17–3–1IOWA 35–19 ORST
USC5–28–2–
UCLA5–27–3–
Washington4–45–5–
Stanford3–44–6–
Oregon3–3–24–4–2–
Washington State2–5–13–5–1–
California2–53–7–

SEC

Georgia Tech finished atop the 1956 SEC standings at 7–1 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Georgia Tech7–110–1GT 21–14 PITT
Tennessee6–010–1BAY 13–7 TENN
Florida5–26–3–1–
Ole Miss4–27–3–
Auburn4–37–3–
Kentucky4–45–4–
Tulane3–36–4–
Vanderbilt2–55–5–
Mississippi State2–53–6–
Alabama2–52–7–1–
Georgia1–63–6–1–
LSU1–53–7–

SKYLINE

Wyoming finished atop the 1956 Skyline standings at 7–0 in conference play (9–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wyoming7–09–0–
Utah5–14–5–
Utah State4–35–4–
New Mexico2–44–5–
Colorado State2–4–12–4–1–
BYU1–5–12–5–1–

SOUTHERN

West Virginia finished atop the 1956 Southern standings at 5–0 in conference play (5–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
West Virginia5–05–4–
Virginia Tech3–07–2–1–

SOUTHWEST

Texas A&M finished atop the 1956 Southwest standings at 6–0 in conference play (9–0–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas A&M6–09–0–1–
TCU5–18–3TCU 28–27 SYR
Baylor4–29–2BAY 13–7 TENN
Arkansas3–36–4–
SMU2–44–6–
Rice1–54–6–
Texas0–61–9–

INDEPENDENTS

Miami finished atop the 1956 independents at 8–1–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Miami8–1–1–
Pittsburgh7–3–1GT 21–14 PITT
Navy6–1–2–
Syracuse6–2TCU 28–27 SYR
Florida State5–4–1–
Houston5–2–1–
Army5–3–1–
Penn State5–2–1–
North Texas5–2–
Tulsa3–2–1–
Rutgers3–7–
Fresno State2–1–
Notre Dame2–8–
San José State2–5–1–
Boston College2–2–
Southern Miss1–2–1TBD 20–13 USM
Cincinnati1–3–
Hawai'i1–1–
Delaware1–0–
UConn1–1–
Oklahoma State1–5–2–
Air Force0–1–
Louisville0–1–
San Diego State0–2–1–
North Dakota State0–1–
Memphis0–1–
East Carolina0–2–
Arkansas State0–1–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

2 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1957Postseason gameTBD 20, Southern Miss 13
Dec 29, 1956Postseason gameGeorgia Tech 21, Pittsburgh 14