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1956 Arkansas State Indians football team

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1956 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumKays Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alfred     8 0 0
Northern Michigan     7 0 1
St. Norbert     8 1 0
Carthage     8 2 0
Tampa     7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas     6 2 0
Mississippi Southern     7 2 1
Wabash     6 2 1
Hawaii     7 3 0
Hofstra     7 3 0
Xavier     7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 2 1
Louisville     6 3 0
Pepperdine     6 3 0
Washington University     6 3 0
La Verne     6 4 0
Buffalo     5 3 0
Drexel     5 3 0
Long Beach State     5 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Memphis State     5 4 1
Arkansas State     5 4 0
Chattanooga     5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     3 4 1
Rose Poly     3 4 0
Bucknell     3 5 0
Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
Temple     3 5 0
Howard (AL)     2 5 2
Sewanee     1 6 1
UC Riverside     1 6 0

The 1956 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gene Harlow, the Indians compiled a record of 5–4.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Concordia (NE)
W 56–0
October 6at Florence StateW 39–13[1]
October 13Louisiana Tech
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 21–13[2]
October 20at Mississippi StateL 9–19[3]
October 27at Murray State
W 28–27[4]
November 3at Memphis StateL 0–34[5]
November 10Tennessee Tech
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 6–26[6]
November 17Austin Peay
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 27–13[7]
November 23at Arkansas TechRussellville, ARL 7–25

References

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  1. ^ "Floerence State loses". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ark. State smashes La. Tech by 21–13". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi State is winner 19 to 9". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Murray bows to Arkansas State 28–27". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Memphis State romps over Arkansas State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TPI emerges 26–6 victor". The Nashville Tennessean. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas State overtakes Govs". The Nashville Tennessean. November 18, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.