1956 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football team

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1956 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
1956 record7–3 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Gulf States Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southeastern Louisiana $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Northwestern State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Louisiana Tech 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Northeast Louisiana State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Northeast Louisiana State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana State College (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) in the Gulf States Conference during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Devone Payne, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 15at Southeastern Louisiana
L 0–35[1]
September 22Stephen F. Austin*
W 21–7[2]
September 29at Delta State*
W 20–12[3]
October 6at Southwestern Louisiana
W 45–19[4]
October 13Southern State*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 33–7[5]
October 20at McNeese State
L 0–12[6]
October 27Livingston State*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 53–7[7]
November 3Northwestern State
L 7–24[8]
November 10at Louisiana College
W 34–32[9]
November 17Louisiana Tech
W 7–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Lions down Indians, 35–0". Monroe Morning World. September 16, 1956. p. 13A. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northeast strikes fast to drop S.F. Austin, 21 to 7". Monroe Morning World. September 23, 1956. p. 10A. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delta State loses 20–12 battle to Northeast LA". Clarion-Ledger. September 30, 1956. p. 12. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Northeast State defeats SLI in wild 45–19 game". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northeast wallops Southern State, 33–7". Monroe Morning World. October 14, 1956. p. 10A. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "McNeese defeats Northeast by 12–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1956. p. 11. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Northeast steamrollers Livingston Tigers, 53 to 7". Monroe Morning World. October 28, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Northwestern State shackles Northeast Indians by 24 to 7". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1956. p. 2D. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Northeast is 34–32 victor over Wildcats". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1956. p. 2D. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Inspired Northeast upsets Louisiana Tech, 7 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 18, 1956. p. 13A. Retrieved January 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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