1956 Saint Joseph's Pumas football team

1956 Saint Joseph's Pumas football
NAIA national co-champion
ICC champion
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record8–1–1 (6–0 ICC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Joseph's (IN) $^ 6 0 0 8 1 1
Butler 5 1 0 6 2 0
Valparaiso 4 2 0 6 4 0
Evansville 3 3 0 4 5 0
Ball State 2 4 0 4 4 0
DePauw 1 5 0 1 6 1
Indiana State 0 6 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff (Aluminum Bowl) participant

The 1956 Saint Joseph's Pumas football team was an American football team that represented Saint Joseph's College of Rensselaer, Indiana as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1956 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bob Jauron, the Pumas compiled an 8–1–1 record (6–0 against ICC opponents), won the ICC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 360 to 32. Saint Joseph's tied with Montana State in the 1956 Aluminum Bowl. The two teams were declared co-winners of the 1956 NAIA football national championship.