1956 NAIA football season
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The 1956 NAIA football season was the first season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
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1956 NAIA football season | |
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Regular season | August–December 1956 |
Postseason | December 22, 1956 |
National Championship | War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, Arkansas |
Champion | Saint Joseph's (IN), Montana State |
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The season was played from August to December 1956, culminating in the inaugural NAIA Football National Championship, played at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. Saint Joseph's (IN) and Montana State played to a 0–0 tie in the championship game known as the 1956 Aluminum Bowl.[1]