1956 Texas Longhorns football team

1956 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	1–9 (0–6 SWC)
Head coach	Ed Price (6th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1956 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	No. 15 USC*	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 20–44	47,000	[4]
September 29	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 7–6	35,000	[5]
October 6	West Virginia*	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 6–7	30,000	[6]
October 13	vs. No. 1 Oklahoma*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 0–45	75,504	[7]
October 20	Arkansas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 14–32	40,000	[8]
October 27	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–28	67,000	[9]
November 3	SMU	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 19–20	36,000	[10]
November 10	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 7–10	21,000	[11]
November 17	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 0–46	30,000	[12]
November 29	No. 5 Texas A&M	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 21–34	61,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1956 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
2. Reedy, Vince (November 30, 1956). "Aggies Conquer Texas and Memorial Stadium". The Victoria Advocate, via Google News.
3. 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
4. "Trojans batter Texans". Santa Barbara News-Press. September 23, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "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.
6. "W. Virginia trips Texas by 7 to 6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 7, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "OU stampedes Steers, 45–0, for 33rd straight". Tulsa Sunday World. October 14, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Late Porker rally overpowers Texas". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rice rolls past Steers by 28–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "SMU evades Texas upset, wins 20 to 19". Wichita Falls Times. November 4, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Baylor field goal clips Texas, 10 to 7". The American-Statesman. November 11, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Texas Christian tramples Texas, 46–0". The Odessa American. November 18, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Aggies blast jinx, whip Steers, 34–21". The Austin American. November 30, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.