1956 LSU Tigers football team

1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1956 LSU Tigers football
1956 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1956 record	3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (2nd season);
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
	Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

The 1956 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers had a record of 3–7 with an SEC record of 1–5.^[1] It was Dietzel's second season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	No. 11 Texas A&M*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–9	60,000
October 6	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–23
October 13	at No. 3 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–39
October 20	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–14
October 27	Florida	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–21
November 3	Ole Miss	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 17–46
November 10	Oklahoma A&M*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–0
November 17	Mississippi State	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 13–32
November 24	Arkansas*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	W 21–7
December 1	Tulane	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 7–6	60,000	^[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References[]

^ 1957 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 200–215
^ "Taylor's buck kick gives LSU 7–6 win over Wave". The Daily Advertiser. December 2, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] 1957 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 200–215

[2] "Taylor's buck kick gives LSU 7–6 win over Wave". The Daily Advertiser. December 2, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	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