1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1956 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Razorbacks compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 160 to 155.^[1]

1956 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach	Jack Mitchell (2nd season)
Captains	Neil Martin Ted Souter
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Hardin–Simmons*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 21–6	19,000	[2]
September 29	Oklahoma A&M*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 19–7	32,000	[3]
October 6	at No. 8 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 6–41	28,000	[4]
October 13	No. 10 Baylor	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–14	20,000	[5]
October 20	at Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 32–14	40,000	[6]
October 27	No. 10 Ole Miss*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	W 14–0	35,500	[7]
November 3	at No. 5 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 0–27	27,000	[8]
November 10	Rice	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 27–12	24,000	[9]
November 17	SMU	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 27–13	34,000	[10]
November 24	at LSU*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	L 7–21	28,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game