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1956 Kearney State Antelopes football team

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The 1956 Kearney State Antelopes football team was an American football team that represented Kearney State Teachers College (later renamed University of Nebraska at Kearney) as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1956 NAIA football season. In their second season under head coach Allen H. Zikmund, the Antelopes compiled a perfect 9–0 record (7–0 against NCC opponents), won the NCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 255 to 66.[1]

Record9–0 (7–0 NCC)
Headcoach
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1956 Kearney State Antelopes football
NCC champion
ConferenceNebraska College Conference
Record9–0 (7–0 NCC)
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Seasons
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1956 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Kearney State $7–0–09–0–0
Hastings5–1–05–2–0
Peru State5–2–06–3–0
Chadron State3–2–15–2–1
Nebraska Wesleyan3–4–03–7–0
Doane2–4–14–4–1
Midland1–6–02–6–0
Wayne State (NE)0–7–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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The 1956 season was one of four perfect seasons in the history of the Kearney football program, along with the 1941, 1958, and 1967 seasons.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 14at McPherson*McPherson, KSW 52–7[2]
September 21at Fort Hays State*Kearney, NEW 18–6[3]
September 29Peru StateKearney, NEW 14–12[4]
October 6at Midland
W 26–0[5]
October 12at DoaneCrete, NEW 27–7[6][7]
October 19HastingsKearney, NEW 13–7[8][9]
October 26Chadron StateKearney, NEW 44–6[10][11]
November 3at Wayne State (NE)Wayne, NEW 26–0[12]
November 9Nebraska WesleyanKearney, NEW 35–21[13]
  • *Non-conference game
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