1956 Texas Longhorns football team
| 1956 Texas Longhorns football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (0–6 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 NCAA University Division 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 |
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| September 22 | No. 15 USC* | L 20–44 | 47,000 | [4] | |
| September 29 | at New Orleans, LA | W 7–6 | 35,000 | [5] | |
| October 6 | West Virginia* |
| L 6–7 | 30,000 | [6] |
| October 13 | vs. No. 1 rivalry) | L 0–45 | 75,504 | [7] | |
| October 20 | Arkansas |
| L 14–32 | 40,000 | [8] |
| October 27 | at Rice | L 7–28 | 67,000 | [9] | |
| November 3 | SMU |
| L 19–20 | 36,000 | [10] |
| November 10 | at Baylor | L 7–10 | 21,000 | [11] | |
| November 17 | at TCU | L 0–46 | 30,000 | [12] | |
| November 29 | No. 5 Texas A&M |
| L 21–34 | 61,000 | [13] |
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References
- ^ "1956 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Reedy, Vince (November 30, 1956). "Aggies Conquer Texas and Memorial Stadium". The Victoria Advocate, via Google News.
- Houston, Texas, p. Special, page 25, retrieved September 26, 2007
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