1956 Arkansas State Indians football team

The 1956 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gene Harlow, the Indians compiled a record of 5–4.

1956 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumKays Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alfred     8 0 0
Northern Michigan     7 0 1
St. Norbert     8 1 0
Carthage     8 2 0
Tampa     7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas     6 2 0
Mississippi Southern     7 2 1
Wabash     6 2 1
Hawaii     7 3 0
Hofstra     7 3 0
Xavier     7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 2 1
Louisville     6 3 0
Pepperdine     6 3 0
Washington University     6 3 0
La Verne     6 4 0
Buffalo     5 3 0
Drexel     5 3 0
Long Beach State     5 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Memphis State     5 4 1
Arkansas State     5 4 0
Chattanooga     5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     3 4 1
Rose Poly     3 4 0
Bucknell     3 5 0
Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
Temple     3 5 0
Howard (AL)     2 5 2
Sewanee     1 6 1
UC Riverside     1 6 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Concordia (NE)
W 56–0
October 6at Florence StateW 39–13[1]
October 13Louisiana Tech
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 21–13[2]
October 20at Mississippi StateL 9–19[3]
October 27at Murray State
W 28–27[4]
November 3at Memphis StateL 0–34[5]
November 10Tennessee Tech
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 6–26[6]
November 17Austin Peay
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 27–13[7]
November 23at Arkansas TechRussellville, ARL 7–25

References

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  1. ^ "Floerence State loses". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ark. State smashes La. Tech by 21–13". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi State is winner 19 to 9". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Murray bows to Arkansas State 28–27". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Memphis State romps over Arkansas State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TPI emerges 26–6 victor". The Nashville Tennessean. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas State overtakes Govs". The Nashville Tennessean. November 18, 1956. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.