1956 Mississippi State
4–6 (2–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Wade Walker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat LSU 32–13Nov 17
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs Florida | L 0–26 | 62% |
| Sep 29 | at Houston | L 7–18 | 37% |
| Oct 6 | at Georgia | W 19–7 | 41% |
| Oct 13 | vsTrinity (Texas) | W 18–6 | 83% |
| Oct 20 | vs Arkansas State | W 19–9 | 91% |
| Oct 27 | at Alabama | L 12–13 | 66% |
| Nov 3 | at Tulane | L 14–20 | 32% |
| Nov 10 | at Auburn | L 20–27 | 33% |
| Nov 17 | at LSU | W 32–13 | 47% |
| Dec 1 | at Ole Miss | L 7–13 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 13–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Led the nationBilly Stacy: punt return yards (290 yds)
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 148–152
- Coach
- Wade Walker
- Elo
- 1495 −30 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 8.3 No. 36 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-SEC
2 first teamFirst team
Ron BennettEAP-1; UP-1
Billy StacyQBAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tennessee | 6–0 | 10–1 | 2 |
 Georgia Tech | 7–1 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Florida | 5–2 | 6–3–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| Auburn | 4–3 | 7–3 | |
 Kentucky | 4–4 | 6–4 | |
| Tulane | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
 Vanderbilt | 2–5 | 5–5 | |
| Mississippi State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Alabama | 2–5 | 2–7–1 | |
| LSU | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| Georgia | 1–6 | 3–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.