The 1956 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. This was the 56th year of football at A&M and the second under Cliff Speegle. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 3–5–2, 2–1–1 in their final season in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]
| 1956 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–5–2 (2–1–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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| Houston $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Kansas State* | W 27–7 | 15,000 | ||
| September 29 | at Arkansas* | L 7–19 | |||
| October 6 | at Wichita | W 32–6 | |||
| October 13 | at Tulsa | T 14–14 | 19,391 | ||
| October 20 | Houston | L 0–13 | 25,000 | ||
| October 26 | Kansas* |
| L 13–21 | 14,000 | |
| November 3 | at Texas Tech* | T 13–13 | 17,000 | ||
| November 10 | at LSU* | L 0–13 | |||
| November 17 | Detroit |
| W 25–7 | [2] | |
| December 1 | at No. 1 Oklahoma* |
| L 0–53 | 36,500 | |
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After the season edit
The 1957 NFL Draft was held on January 31, 1957. The following Cowboy was selected.[3]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 13 | 149 | Dwaine Underwood | Tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References edit
- ^ "1956 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Oklahoma A&M Sophomore Backs Ruin Titans, 25-7: Two Long Runs Are Enough". Detroit Free Press. November 18, 1956. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1957 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.