1956 LSU Tigers football team

1956 LSU Tigers football
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Conference	Southeastern Conference
1956 record	3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (2nd year)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1956 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Tennessee $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#4 Georgia Tech	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Alabama	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Georgia	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1956 college football season. Under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers had a record of 3–7 with an SEC record of 1–5. It was Dietzel's second season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	#11 Texas A&M*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	L 6–9	60,000
October 6	at Rice*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 14–23
October 13	at #3 Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 7–39
October 20	at Kentucky		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 0–14
October 27	Florida		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	L 6–21
November 3	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	L 17–46
November 10	Oklahoma A&M*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–0
November 17	Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 13–32
November 24	Arkansas*		State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Rivalry)	W 21–7
December 1	Tulane		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 7–6	60,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

• Source: LSUSports.net: 1956 LSU football schedule