1956 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team

1956 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–5–2 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach	Cliff Speegle (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Kansas State*	Memorial Stadium Manhattan KS	W 27–7	15,000
September 29	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 7–19
October 6	at Wichita	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 32–6
October 13	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, Oklahoma (rivalry)	T 14–14	19,391
October 20	Houston	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 0–13	25,000
October 26	Kansas*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 13–21	14,000
November 3	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	T 13–13	17,000
November 10	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–13
November 17	Detroit	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 25–7
December 1	at No. 1 Oklahoma*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	L 0–53	36,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

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

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