1956 McNeese State Cowboys football team
American college football season
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The 1956 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State College (now known as McNeese State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1956 college football season. In their second year under head coach John Gregory, the team compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the GSC. In October, McNeese announced it would forfeit all Gulf States games after an ineligible player competed to start the season.[1]
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record3–7 (0–5 GSC)
Headcoach
- John Gregory (2nd season)
HomestadiumWildcat Stadium
| 1956 McNeese State Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (0–5 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | Wildcat Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 22 | Southwestern State (OK)* |
| W 24–7 | [2] |
| September 29 | at Northwestern State |
| L 20–13 (forfeit) | [3] |
| October 6 | at Louisiana Tech |
| L 0–6 | [4] |
| October 13 | Louisiana College* |
| W 25–6 | [5] |
| October 20 | Northeast Louisiana State |
| L 12–0 (forfeit) | [6] |
| October 27 | at Lamar Tech* | L 14–18 | [7] | |
| November 3 | at Sam Houston State* | L 6–14 | [8] | |
| November 10 | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 0–34 | [9] | |
| November 17 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| L 33–35 | [10] |
| November 29 | at Southern State (AR)* | W 34–14 | [11] | |
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