The 1956 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ed Price, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 1–9, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWC.[1]
| 1956 Texas Longhorns football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (0–6 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1956, the Texas A&M Aggies were the first Aggie football team to beat the Texas Longhorns at Memorial Stadium.[2][3] The win was Bear Bryant's only victory over a Texas Longhorns team.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | No. 15 USC* | L 20–44 | 47,000 | [4] | |
| September 29 | at Tulane* | W 7–6 | 35,000 | [5] | |
| October 6 | West Virginia* |
| L 6–7 | 30,000 | [6] |
| October 13 | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma* | L 0–45 | 75,504 | [7] | |
| October 20 | Arkansas |
| L 14–32 | 40,000 | [8] |
| October 27 | at Rice | L 7–28 | 67,000 | [9] | |
| November 3 | SMU |
| L 19–20 | 36,000 | [10] |
| November 10 | at Baylor | L 7–10 | 21,000 | [11] | |
| November 17 | at TCU | L 0–46 | 30,000 | [12] | |
| November 29 | No. 5 Texas A&M |
| L 21–34 | 61,000 | [13] |
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References
edit- ^ "1956 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Reedy, Vince (November 30, 1956). "Aggies Conquer Texas and Memorial Stadium". The Victoria Advocate, via Google News.
- ^ Feigen, Jonathan (August 29, 1993), "Football '93/A state of war/UT—A&M transcends football", Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, p. Special, page 25, retrieved September 26, 2007
- ^ "Trojans batter Texans". Santa Barbara News-Press. September 23, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clements' clutch pass gives Texas 7–6 win despite Tulane Green Wave edge in statistics". The American-Statesman. September 30, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Virginia trips Texas by 7 to 6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 7, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "OU stampedes Steers, 45–0, for 33rd straight". Tulsa Sunday World. October 14, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Porker rally overpowers Texas". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice rolls past Steers by 28–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU evades Texas upset, wins 20 to 19". Wichita Falls Times. November 4, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor field goal clips Texas, 10 to 7". The American-Statesman. November 11, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Christian tramples Texas, 46–0". The Odessa American. November 18, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies blast jinx, whip Steers, 34–21". The Austin American. November 30, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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