1956 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1956 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by Woody Woodard in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWC. SMU played home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Bill Livingstone and Smitty Keller were the team captains.

1956 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–6 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	Woody Woodard (4th season)
Captains	Bill Livingstone Smitty Keller
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl
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	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	No. 3 Notre Dame*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 19–13	61,000	[1]
September 29	No. 2 Georgia Tech*	No. 5	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–9	46,500	[2]
October 6	at Missouri*	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 33–27	25,000	[3]
October 13	at Duke*	No. 19	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 6–14	25,000	[4]
October 20	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 14–13	47,000	[5]
November 3	at Texas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 20–19	35,000	[6]
November 10	No. 5 Texas A&M		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–33	62,500	[7]
November 17	at Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 13–27	34,000	[8]
November 24	No. 16 Baylor		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–26	28,000	[9]
December 1	No. 14 TCU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 6–21	32,500	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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