1956 LSU Tigers football team

The 1956 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1956 college football season. In their second year under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers complied an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished ninth in the SEC.

1956 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1956 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Tennessee $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Georgia Tech	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Alabama	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Georgia	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	No. 11 Texas A&M*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–9	61,000
October 6	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–23	55,000
October 13	at No. 3 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–39	39,500
October 20	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–14
October 27	Florida	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–21	35,000
November 3	Ole Miss	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 17–46	35,000
November 10	Oklahoma A&M*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–0	22,000
November 17	Mississippi State	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 13–32	25,000
November 24	Arkansas*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	W 21–7	28,000
December 1	Tulane	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 7–6	60,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game