Gopher Football 1956 Season

1956 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/29/1956 @ Washington (5-5) W 34-14 10/06/1956 Purdue (3-4-2) W 21-14 10/13/1956 Northwestern (4-4-1) T 0-0 10/20/1956 Illinois (2-5-2) W 16-13 10/27/1956 @ Michigan (7-2) W 20-7 11/03/1956 Homecoming Pittsburgh (7-3-1) W 9-6 11/10/1956 Iowa (9-1) L 0-7 11/17/1956 Michigan State (7-2) W 14-13 11/24/1956 @ Wisconsin (1-5-3) T 13-13

1956 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Iowa 5 1 0 .833 9 1 0 .900 Minnesota 4 1 2 .714 6 1 2 .778 Michigan 5 2 0 .714 7 2 0 .778 Michigan State 4 2 0 .667 7 2 0 .778 Ohio State 4 2 0 .667 6 3 0 .667 Northwestern 3 3 1 .500 4 4 1 .500 Purdue 1 4 2 .286 3 4 2 .444 Illinois 1 4 2 .286 2 5 2 .333 Wisconsin 0 4 3 .214 1 5 3 .278 Indiana 1 5 0 .167 3 6 0 .333

Season notes:

Coached by Murray Warmath (3rd season).

1956 Poll Results

Associated Press

United Press

1. Oklahoma 10-0-0 2. Tennessee 10-1-0 3. Iowa 9-1-0 4. Georgia Tech 10-1-0 5. Texas A&M 9-0-1 6. Miami (FL) 8-1-1 7. Michigan 7-2-0 8. Syracuse 7-2-0 9. Michigan State 7-2-0 10. Oregon State 7-3-1 11. Baylor 9-2-0 12. Minnesota 6-1-2 13. Pittsburgh 7-3-1 14. Texas Christian 8-3-0 15. Ohio State 6-3-0 16. Navy 6-1-2 17. George Washington 8-1-1 18. Southern California 8-2-0 19. Clemson 7-2-2 20. Colorado 8-2-1

1. Oklahoma 10-0-0 2. Tennessee 10-1-0 3. Iowa 9-1-0 4. Georgia Tech 10-1-0 5. Texas A&M 9-0-1 6. Miami (FL) 8-1-1 7. Michigan 7-2-0 8. Syracuse 7-2-0 9. Minnesota 6-1-2 10. Michigan State 7-2-0 11. Baylor 9-2-0 12. Pittsburgh 7-3-1 13. Oregon State 7-3-1 14. Texas Christian 8-3-0 15. Southern California 8-2-0 16. Wyoming 10-0-0 17. Yale 8-1-0 18. Colorado 8-2-1 19. Navy 6-1-2 20. Duke 5-4-1

1956 Season Big Ten Bowl Results Rose Bowl - 01/01/1957 Iowa 35, Oregon State 19 Previous season (1955) Next season (1957) Back to the football historical records page... Back to the University of Minnesota page... Back to Eric's home page...

1956 Season Bowl Results Orange Bowl - 01/01/1957 Colorado 27, Clemson 21 Sugar Bowl - 01/01/1957 Baylor 13, Tennessee 7 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1957 Texas Christian 28, Syracuse 27 Sun Bowl - 01/01/1957 George Washington 13, Texas-El Paso 0 Gator Bowl - 12/29/1956 Georgia Tech 21, Pittsburgh 14 Tangerine Bowl - 01/01/1957 West Texas A&M 20, Southern Mississippi 13