1956 Arkansas State Indians football team

1956 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumKays Stadium
1956 Southern non-major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tampa   –   7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   7 – 2 – 1
Louisville   –   6 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 1
Memphis State   –   5 – 4 – 1
Arkansas State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   2 – 5 – 2
Sewanee   –   1 – 6 – 1

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Concordia (NE)
W 56–0
October 6at Florence State
W 39–13[1]
October 13Louisiana Tech
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 21–13[2]
October 20at Mississippi State
L 9–19[3]
October 27at Murray State
W 28–27[4]
November 3at Memphis State
L 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

  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.
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