Arkansas Football Team History
Arkansas Razorbacks
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Founded: 1871 Stadium: Donald W. Reynolds Stadium Capacity: 72,656 Colors: Cardinal & White Coach: Jack Mitchell Conference: Southwest-
1956 Season Highlights
Jack Mitchell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Arkansas.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Hardin-Simmons
21
6
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Oklahoma State
19
7
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Texas Christian
6
41
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Baylor
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Texas
32
14
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Mississippi
14
0
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Texas A&M
0
27
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Rice
27
12
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Southern Methodist
27
13
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Louisiana State
7
21
L
@ Shreveport, LA
1956 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 160
Scoring Average 16.0
Points Allowed 155
Defense Average 15.5
Opponents Record 48-41
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 1-3
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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