1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–3 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 5 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 TCU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1956 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Razorbacks compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 160 to 155.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Hardin–Simmons* | W 21–6 | |||
| September 29 | Oklahoma A&M* | W 19–7 | |||
| October 6 | at No. 8 TCU | L 6–41 | |||
| October 13 | No. 10 Baylor |
| L 7–14 | 20,000 | |
| October 20 | at Texas | W 32–14 | 40,000 | [3] | |
| October 27 | No. 10 Ole Miss* |
| W 14–0 | 35,500 | [4] |
| November 3 | at No. 5 Texas A&M | L 0–27 | |||
| November 10 | Rice |
| W 27–12 | ||
| November 17 | SMU |
| W 27–13 | 34,000 | |
| November 24 | at LSU* | L 7–21 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "1956 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Late Porker rally overpowers Texas". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Porker spurts upset Ole Miss". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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