1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Neil Martin
  • Ted Souter
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Hardin–Simmons*
W 21–6
September 29Oklahoma A&M*
W 19–7
October 6at No. 8 TCU
L 6–4128,000[3]
October 13No. 10 Baylor
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 7–1420,000
October 20at Texas
W 32–1440,000[4]
October 27No. 10 Ole Miss*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
W 14–035,500[5]
November 3at No. 5 Texas A&M
L 0–27
November 10Rice
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 27–12
November 17SMU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 27–1334,000
November 24at LSU*
L 7–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "1956 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Flem Hall, "TCU Onslaught Mauls Hogs, 41–6: Curtis, Wineburg Spark Powerful Frog Attack," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Oct. 7, 1956, sect. 2, pp. 1, 4.
  4. ^ "Late Porker rally overpowers Texas". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Porker spurts upset Ole Miss". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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