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1956 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1956 Texas A&M Aggies football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record9–0–1 (6–0 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Texas A&M $ 6 0 0 9 0 1
No. 14 TCU 5 1 0 8 3 0
No. 11 Baylor 4 2 0 9 2 0
Arkansas 3 3 0 6 4 0
SMU 2 4 0 4 6 0
Rice 1 5 0 4 6 0
Texas 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1956 college football season. The team won the Southwest Conference and compiled an overall record of 9–0–1, including a 6–0 record in conference play. However, the Aggies were on probation and not allowed to play in a bowl game.[1] The team was coached by Paul "Bear" Bryant.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Villanova*No. 9W 19–0
September 29at LSU*No. 11W 9–661,000[3]
October 6vs. Texas Tech*No. 11W 40–732,500
October 13at Houston*No. 9T 14–1467,009
October 20No. 4 TCUNo. 14
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 7–6
October 27at No. 8 BaylorNo. 7W 19–1349,500
November 3ArkansasNo. 5
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 27–0
November 10at SMUNo. 5
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 33–762,500
November 17RiceNo. 5
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 21–7
November 29at TexasNo. 4W 34–2161,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1956".
  2. ^ Paul W. "Bear" Bryant: 1956 Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Aggies squeeze Tigers by 9–6". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies blast jinx, whip Steers, 34–21". The Austin American. November 30, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.