1956 SMU Mustangs football team
American college football season
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The 1956 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by Woody Woodard in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWC. SMU played home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Bill Livingstone and Smitty Keller were the team captains.
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 SWC)
Headcoach
- Woody Woodard (4th season)
Captains
- Bill Livingstone
- Smitty Keller
| 1956 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (2–4 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22 | No. 3 Notre Dame* | W 19–13 | 61,000 | [1] | ||
| September 29 | No. 2 Georgia Tech* | No. 5 |
| L 7–9 | 46,500 | [2] |
| October 6 | at Missouri* | No. 12 | W 33–27 | 25,000 | [3] | |
| October 13 | at Duke* | No. 19 | L 6–14 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| October 20 | at Rice | W 14–13 | 47,000 | [5] | ||
| November 3 | at Texas | W 20–19 | 35,000 | [6] | ||
| November 10 | No. 5 Texas A&M |
| L 7–33 | 62,500 | [7] | |
| November 17 | at Arkansas | L 13–27 | 34,000 | [8] | ||
| November 24 | No. 16 Baylor |
| L 0–26 | 28,000 | [9] | |
| December 1 | No. 14 TCU |
| L 6–21 | 32,500 | [10] | |
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