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American college football season
The 1956 SMU Mustangs football team represented
Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the
Southwest Conference (SWC) during the
1956 NCAA University Division 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.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | No. 3
Notre Dame* | | | W 19–13 | 61,000 | |
September 29 | No. 2
Georgia Tech* | No. 5 | | L 7–9 | 46,500 |
[1] |
October 6 | at
Missouri* | No. 12 | | W 33–27 | 25,000 | |
October 13 | at
Duke* | No. 19 | | L 6–14 | 25,000 |
[2] |
October 20 | at
Rice | | | W 14–13 | 47,000 | |
November 3 | at
Texas | | | W 20–19 | 35,000 |
[3] |
November 10 | No. 5
Texas A&M | | | L 7–33 | 62,500 | |
November 17 | at
Arkansas | | | L 13–27 | 34,000 | |
November 24 | No. 16
Baylor | | | L 0–26 | 28,000 | |
December 1 | No. 14
TCU | | | L 6–21 | 32,500 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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