| 1956Baylor Bears football | |
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Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 13–7 vs.Tennessee | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 9–2 (4–2 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| No. 5Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14TCU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1956 Baylor Bears football team representedBaylor University as a member of theSouthwest Conference (SWC) during the1956 college football season. Led by first-year head coachSam Boyd, the Bears compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the SWC. Baylor was invited to theSugar Bowl, where the Bears defeatedTennessee. The team played home games atBaylor Stadium inWaco, Texas.
GuardBill Glass was a consensus selection to theCollege Football All-America Team. Glass, halfbackDel Shofner and end Jerry Marcontell were selected to theAll-Southwest Conference team.[1]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | atCalifornia* | W 7–6 | 36,000 | [2] | ||
| September 29 | Texas Tech* | W 27–0 | 15,000 | [3] | ||
| October 6 | atMaryland* | No. 16 | W 14–0 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| October 13 | atArkansas | No. 10 | W 14–7 | 20,000 | [5] | |
| October 27 | No. 7Texas A&M | No. 8 |
| L 13–19 | 49,500 | [6] |
| November 3 | atTCU | No. 15 | L 6–7 | 20,000 | [7] | |
| November 10 | Texas |
| W 10–7 | 21,000 | [8] | |
| November 17 | atNebraska* | No. 16 | W 26–7 | 31,775 | [9] | |
| November 24 | atSMU | No. 16 | W 26–0 | 28,000 | [10] | |
| December 1 | Rice | No. 15 |
| W 46–13 | 20,000 | [11] |
| January 1, 1957 | vs. No. 2Tennessee* | No. 11 | W 13–7 | 81,000 | [12] | |
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