1956 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1956 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrant Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Humboldt State + 4 1 0 9 2 0
Cal Aggies + 4 1 0 7 2 0
San Francisco State + 4 1 0 5 5 0
Chico State 1 3 1 2 6 1
Sacramento State 1 4 0 3 5 1
Nevada 0 4 1 0 7 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1956 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by Dave Strong in his third and final season as head coach, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the FWC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 178 to 128. The Hornets played home games at Grant Stadium in Sacramento, California.