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 their third year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

1956 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Pilney (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tulane 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	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	VPI*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–14	30,000
September 29	Texas*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–7	35,000
October 6	at Northwestern*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 20–13	32,000
October 13	No. 14 Navy*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–6	45,000
October 20	at No. 6 Ole Miss	No. 19	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 10–3	28,000
October 27	at No. 3 Georgia Tech	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–40	40,000
November 3	Mississippi State		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 20–14
November 10	Alabama		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–13	30,000
November 17	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 13–6	22,000
December 1	LSU		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 6–7	60,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game