1956 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1956 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach	John Sauer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1956 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VPI	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
No. 17 George Washington	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Davidson	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Furman	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Richmond	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Washington and Lee	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1956 college football season. John Sauer served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	Newberry*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	T 20–20
September 29	Davidson	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 34–7
October 6	Stetson*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 40–6
October 12	at No. 17 Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–7
October 19	vs. Wofford*	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	L 19–23
October 27	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (Rivalry)	L 0–7
November 3	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 20–13
November 10	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–46
November 17	George Washington	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–20
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game