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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Hardin–Simmons* | W 21–6 | 19,000 | [2] | |
| September 29 | Oklahoma A&M* | W 19–7 | 32,000 | [3] | |
| October 6 | at No. 8 TCU | L 6–41 | 28,000 | [4] | |
| October 13 | No. 10 Baylor |
| L 7–14 | 20,000 | [5] |
| October 20 | at Texas | W 32–14 | 40,000 | [6] | |
| October 27 | No. 10 Ole Miss* |
| W 14–0 | 35,500 | [7] |
| November 3 | at No. 5 Texas A&M | L 0–27 | 27,000 | [8] | |
| November 10 | Rice |
| W 27–12 | 24,000 | [9] |
| November 17 | SMU |
| W 27–13 | 34,000 | [10] |
| November 24 | at LSU* | L 7–21 | 28,000 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1956 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Porkers finally trim Cowboys". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tiny Razorback back leads team to win over Cowboys". The Marshall News Messenger. September 30, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bears trip Porkers, 14–7". Tulsa Daily World. October 14, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Aggie power subdues Arkansas eleven, 27–0". The Kilgore News Herald. November 4, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Razorbacks zoom past Rice, 27–12". Tulsa Daily World. November 11, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Porkers crush SMU by 27–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU belts Arkansas, 21–7, in upset at Fair Grounds". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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