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The 1956 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1956 college football season. In their second year under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]

Record3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumTiger Stadium
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1956 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
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1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $6–0–010–1–0
No. 4 Georgia Tech7–1–010–1–0
Florida5–2–06–3–1
Ole Miss4–2–07–3–0
Auburn4–3–07–3–0
Kentucky4–4–06–4–0
Tulane3–3–06–4–0
Vanderbilt2–5–05–5–0
Alabama2–5–02–7–1
Mississippi State2–5–04–6–0
LSU1–5–03–7–0
Georgia1–6–03–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29No. 11 Texas A&M*L 6–961,000[2]
October 6at Rice*L 14–2355,000[3]
October 13at No. 3 Georgia TechL 7–3939,500[4]
October 20at KentuckyL 0–14[5]
October 27Floridadagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–2135,000[6]
November 3Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 17–4635,000[7]
November 10Oklahoma A&M*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 13–022,000[8]
November 17Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 13–3225,000[9]
November 24Arkansas*W 21–728,000[10]
December 1Tulane
W 7–660,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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