1956 Tulane Green Wave football team

1956 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Pilney (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium

1956 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Tennessee $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Georgia Tech	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Alabama	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Georgia	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1956 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their third year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	VPI*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–14	30,000
September 29	Texas*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–7	35,000
October 6	at Northwestern*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 20–13	32,000
October 13	No. 14 Navy*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–6	45,000
October 20	at No. 6 Ole Miss	No. 19	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 10–3	28,000
October 27	at No. 3 Georgia Tech	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–40	40,000
November 3	Mississippi State		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 20–14
November 10	Alabama		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–13	30,000
November 17	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 13–6	22,000
December 1	LSU		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 6–7	60,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game