LSU
SEC · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare LSU head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 9–0–1 | L 6–9 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 4–6 | L 14–23 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H |  SEC | 10–1 | L 7–39 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 6–4 | L 0–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 6–3–1 | L 6–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 7–3 | L 17–46 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 3–5–2 | W 13–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 4–6 | L 13–32 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 6–4 | W 21–7 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | SEC | 6–4 | W 7–6 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Arkansas +6
- Tulane +6
- Oklahoma State +3
- Texas A&M 0
- Georgia Tech -1
- Florida -3
- Ole Miss -3
- Kentucky -4
- Rice -6
- Mississippi State -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.300 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.