1956 Auburn Tigers football team

1956 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1956 record	7–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium

1956 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Tennessee $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#4 Georgia Tech	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Alabama	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Georgia	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1956 college football season. It was the Tigers' 65th overall and 24th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3 overall, 4–3 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 29	Tennessee		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	L 7–35
October 6	Furman*		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 41–0
October 13	at Kentucky		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 13–0
October 20	at #3 Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 7–28
October 27	Houston*		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 12–0
November 3	at Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)	L 0–20
November 10	Mississippi State		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 27–20
November 17	vs. Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 20–0
November 24	Florida State*		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 13–7
December 1	vs. Alabama		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	W 34–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

• Source: 1956 Auburn football schedule