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1956 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team

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1956 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–5–2 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
(Capacity: 39,000)
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Houston $ 4 0 0 7 2 1
Tulsa 2 1 1 7 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 1 1 3 5 2
Wichita 1 3 0 4 7 0
Detroit 0 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. This was the 56th year of football at A&M and the second under Cliff Speegle. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 3–5–2, 2–1–1 in their final season in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22at Kansas State*W 27–7
September 29at Arkansas*L 7–19
October 6at WichitaWichita, KansasW 32–6
October 13at TulsaT 14–14
October 20HoustonL 0–13
October 26at Kansas*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
L 13–21
November 3at Texas Tech*T 13–1317,000
November 10at LSU*L 0–13
November 17Detroit
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 25–7
December 1at No. 1 Oklahoma*
L 0–53
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1956 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.