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1956 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record4–6 (1–3 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumParramore Stadium
Seasons← 19551957 →
1956 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Western $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
West Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Arizona 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Mexico A&M 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1956 college football season. In its second season under head coach Sammy Baugh, the team compiled a 4–6 record (1–3 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 217 to 164. The team played its home games at Parramore Stadium, also known as Parramore Field, in Abilene, Texas.

No Hardin-Simmons players were named to the 1956 All-Border Conference football team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Arkansas*L 6–21
September 29at Wichita*W 20–7
October 5at George Washington*L 7–1310,000
October 20Arizona StateL 13–26
October 27at TulsaL 0–2713,944
November 3at Texas WesternL 13–51
November 10West Texas State
  • Parramore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 6–20
November 17at Pacific (CA)W 20–19
November 243:00 p.m.vs. New Mexico A&MW 38–19> 2,000
December 1Texas Tech
  • Parramore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 41–145,000

References

  1. "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. "1956 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  3. "1956 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  4. 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
  5. Don Oliver (October 6, 1956). "George Washington Nips Cowboys, 13–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 9A – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "College Clubs To Work Out Here Friday". Carlsbad Current-Argus. Carlsbad, New Mexico. November 21, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved June 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Cowboys Dump Aggies 38-19". Current-Argus. November 25, 1956. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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