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The 1956 NAIA football season was the first season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics .
The season was played from August to December 1956, culminating in the inaugural NAIA Football National Championship , played at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas . Saint Joseph's (IN) and Montana State played to a 0–0 tie in the championship game known as the 1956 Aluminum Bowl .[1]
Conference standings [ ]
1956 Badger-Illini Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Milton $
5
–
0
–
0
6
–
0
–
0
Lakeland
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
4
–
0
Northwestern (WI)
3
–
2
–
0
?
–
?
–
?
Wisconsin Tech
3
–
2
–
0
?
–
?
–
?
Concordia (IL)
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
6
–
0
St. Procopius
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
5
–
0
1956 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central (IA) $
7
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Simpson
5
–
2
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Luther
5
–
2
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Iowa Wesleyan
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Buena Vista
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Dubuque
3
–
3
–
2
3
–
3
–
2
Parsons
3
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Upper Iowa
1
–
6
–
1
2
–
6
–
2
Wartburg
0
–
7
–
1
0
–
7
–
1
1956 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Kearney State $
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
0
Hastings
5
–
1
–
0
5
–
2
–
0
Peru State
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Chadron State
3
–
2
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Nebraska Wesleyan
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Doane
2
–
4
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Midland
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Wayne State (NE)
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1956 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Huron $
7
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Southern State
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Northern State
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Black Hills
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Dakota Wesleyan
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Yankton
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
4
–
1
General Beadle
1
–
3
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
South Dakota Mines
0
–
6
–
1
0
–
7
–
1
Sioux Falls
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion Northern state forfeited wins over Huron and Southern State.
1956 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Eau Claire State +
7
–
0
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Platteville State +
5
–
0
–
0
5
–
1
–
0
River Falls State
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Stevens Point State
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Whitewater State
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Superior State
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
La Crosse State
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Oshkosh State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
4
–
0
Stout State
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Milwaukee
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
Postseason [ ]
1956 Aluminum Bowl [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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