1956 Langston Lions football team
American college football season
| 1956 Langston Lions football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2–4 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Anderson Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 27th-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | at Southwestern State (OK)* |
| L 20–40 | 6,000 | [1] |
| September 21 | at Central State (OK)* |
| L 7–21 | [2] | |
| September 29 | at Tennessee A&I* | L 7–46 | 3,500 | [3] | |
| October 6 | Texas College |
| W 19–13 | [4] | |
| October 13 | vs. Lincoln (MO)* |
| W 14–7 | 4,500 | [5] |
| October 20 | at Southern | L 0–8 | [6] | ||
| October 27 | vs. Texas Southern | L 7–50 | 3,000 | [7] | |
| November 3 | at Wiley |
| L 2–12 | [8] | |
| November 10 | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 19–6 | 3,500 | [9] |
| November 17 | Prairie View A&M |
| L 0–12 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "Bulldogs blaze past Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. September 16, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bronchs' third period burst trips Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State clobbers Langston". The Nashville Tennessean. September 30, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston tips Texans, 19–13". The Daily Oklahoman. October 7, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston downs Lincoln 14–7 in Okla-Mo Classic". The Call. October 19, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats nip Langston Lions 8–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 27, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers swamp Langston, 50–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley bashes Langston, 12–2". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston tops Arkansas Ags". The Daily Oklahoman. November 11, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View wins, 12–0". The Norman Transcript. November 18, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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