1956 Wiley Wildcats football team

The 1956 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

1956 Wiley Wildcats football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–3–1 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWiley Field
1956 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Southern + 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Wiley + 5 –1 –06 –3 –1
Southern 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Prairie View A&M 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Langston 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Arkansas AM&N 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
Texas College 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at Texas Southern
W 6–0[1]
October 6Arkansas AM&N
W 20–13[2]
October 13vs. Grambling*
L 20–51[3][4]
October 20at Alcorn A&M*
L 14–18[5]
October 27at Bishop*
  • Tiger Field
  • Marshall, TX
W 61–0[6]
November 3Langstondagger
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
W 12–2[7]
November 10at Southern
L 13–20[8]
November 17at Jackson*
T 20–20[9]
November 24at Texas College
W 20–13[10]
December 1vs. Prairie View A&M
W 27–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References
  1. "Wiley scores upset". The Marshall News Messenger. September 30, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wildcats cop lead in loop". The Marshall News Messenger. October 8, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wiley holds first place in negro loop". Austin American-Statesman. October 9, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Grambling beats Wiley at Dallas by 51–20 score". The Shreveport Journal. October 15, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Braves upset Wiley College". Jackson Advocate. October 27, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wiley stomps rivals 61–0". The Marshall News Messenger. October 28, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wiley bashes Langston, 12–2". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Jaguars rally to beat Wiley 20–13". The Louisiana Weekly. November 17, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wildcats tie Saturday foe". The Marshall News Messenger. November 18, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Wiley remains in loop race". The Marshall News Messenger. November 25, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Wiley Wildcats wallop Prairie View Cats, 27–0". The Call. December 7, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1956 – Wiley (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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