1956 Bucknell Bison football team

1956 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5
Head coach	Harry Lawrence (11th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

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 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its 11th season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 3–5 record.

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	at Albright		W 13–0
September 29	vs. Gettysburg	Hershey, PA	W 17–7
October 6	Lehigh		L 6–25
October 13	at Delaware		L 7–26
October 20	Lafayette		L 7–13
October 27	at Temple		W 12–6
November 3	Buffalo		L 13–31
November 10	at Colgate		L 12–26
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