1956 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1956 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1956 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In its third year under head coach Andy Pilney, Tulane compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 in conference games), finished in seventh place in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 123.^[1]

1956 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Pilney (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

The team gained an average of 222.8 rushing yards and 46.7 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 190.3 rushing yards and 72.9 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual leaders included Gene Newton with 280 passing yards, Ronny Quillian with 625 rushing yards, and Will Billon with 140 receiving yards.^[2]

The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	VPI*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–14	30,000	[3]
September 29	Texas*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–7	35,000	[4]
October 6	at Northwestern*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 20–13	32,000	[5]
October 13	No. 14 Navy*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–6	45,000	[6]
October 20	at No. 6 Ole Miss	No. 19	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 10–3	28,000	[7]
October 27	at No. 3 Georgia Tech	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–40	40,000	[8]
November 3	Mississippi State		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 20–14		[9]
November 10	Alabama		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–13	30,000	[10]
November 17	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 13–6	22,000	[11]
December 1	LSU		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 6–7	60,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game