Mississippi State
SEC · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 6–3–1 | L 0–26 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND MVC | 7–2–1 | L 7–18 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 3–6–1 | W 19–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 | TRINITY (TEXAS) | Unranked | — | W 18–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 | ARKANSAS STATE | Unranked | — | W 19–9 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 2–7–1 | L 12–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | SEC | 6–4 | L 14–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 7–3 | L 20–27 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 3–7 | W 32–13 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 7–3 | L 7–13 |
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).
- Georgia +3
- LSU +3
- Houston -2
- Florida -3
- Auburn -3
- Ole Miss -3
- Tulane -4
- Alabama -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.400 Win % · No change
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.