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1956 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team

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1956 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–5–2 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Houston $ 4 0 0 7 2 1
Tulsa 2 1 1 7 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 1 1 3 5 2
Wichita 1 3 0 4 7 0
Detroit 0 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1956 college football season. This was the 56th year of football at A&M and the second under Cliff Speegle. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 3–5–2, 2–1–1 in their final season in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Kansas State*W 27–715,000
September 29at Arkansas*L 7–19
October 6at WichitaW 32–6
October 13at TulsaT 14–1419,391
October 20HoustondaggerL 0–1325,000
October 26Kansas*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 13–2114,000
November 3at Texas Tech*T 13–1317,000
November 10at LSU*L 0–13
November 17Detroit
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 25–7[2]
December 1at No. 1 Oklahoma*
L 0–5336,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

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The 1957 NFL draft was held on January 31, 1957. The following Cowboy was selected.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
13 149 Dwaine Underwood Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers

References

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  1. ^ "1956 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma A&M Sophomore Backs Ruin Titans, 25-7: Two Long Runs Are Enough". Detroit Free Press. November 18, 1956. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1957 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.