Texas A&M Football Team History
Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Founded: 1876 Stadium: Kyle Field Capacity: 80,200 Colors: Maroon & White Coach: Paul W. Bear Bryant Conference: Southwest-
1956 Season Highlights
Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas A&M.
The Aggies won the Southwest Conference Championship.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Villanova
19
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Louisiana State
9
6
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Texas Tech
40
7
W
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Houston
14
14
T
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Texas Christian
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Baylor
19
13
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Arkansas
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Southern Methodist
33
7
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Rice
21
7
W
Thu., Nov. 29 @
Texas
34
21
W
1956 Season Totals
Record 9-0
-1
Points Scored 223
Scoring Average 22.3
Points Allowed 81
Defense Average 8.1
Opponents Record 44-46
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 5-0
-1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
5 9-0-1
AP
5 9-0-1
Coaches
5 9-0-1
INS
5 9-0-1
UP
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
The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.