1956 Grambling Tigers football team

1956 Grambling Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record8–1 (1–1 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 4 0 0 10 0 0
No. 3 Grambling 1 1 0 8 1 0
No. 7 Jackson State 1 1 0 6 2 2
No. 14 Central State (OH) 1 1 1 4 3 1
Lincoln (MO) 1 2 0 5 4 0
Kentucky State 0 3 1 3 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier[1]

The 1956 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1956 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–1 and a mark of 1–1 in conference play.

  1. ^ "Courier Rates Top Football Teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 15, 1956. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.