1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach	Jack Mitchell (2nd season)
Captains	Neil Martin Ted Souter
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Razorbacks compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 160 to 155.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Hardin–Simmons*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 21–6
September 29	Oklahoma A&M*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 19–7
October 6	at No. 8 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 6–41
October 13	No. 10 Baylor	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–14	20,000
October 20	at Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 32–14	40,000	^[3]
October 27	No. 10 Ole Miss*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	W 14–0	35,500	^[4]
November 3	at No. 5 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 0–27
November 10	Rice	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 27–12
November 17	SMU	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 27–13	34,000
November 24	at LSU*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	L 7–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
^ "1956 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
^ "Late Porker rally overpowers Texas". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Porker spurts upset Ole Miss". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Arkansas Razorbacks football
Venues	The Hill (1894–1937) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) Quigley Stadium (alternate, 1932–1947) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band 1969 "Game of the Century" 2001 Ole Miss game 2003 Kentucky game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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