1956 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1956 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–6–1 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach	Wally Butts (18th season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium

1956 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Tennessee $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 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 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–14
September 29	Florida State*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 3–0
October 6	Mississippi State	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–19
October 13	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 26–12
October 19	at No. 11 Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	T 7–7
October 27	Kentucky	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–14
November 3	at Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	W 16–13
November 10	vs. No. 13 Florida	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	L 0–28
November 17	vs. Auburn	A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 0–20
December 1	No. 4 Georgia Tech	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	L 0–35
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

• Source: GeorgiaDogs.com: 1956 football schedule

Roster

• E Ken Cooper