1956 Utah State Aggies football team

1956 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
1956 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Utah 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Denver 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Colorado A&M 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
New Mexico 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
BYU 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Montana 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University in the Skyline Conference during the 1956 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ev Faunce, the Aggies compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 against Skyline opponents), tied for third place in the Skyline Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 221 to 199.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Drake*
W 39–3313,000[3]
September 22Denver
W 18–139,000[4]
September 29at New Mexico
L 19–2712,000[5]
October 6at Arizona*
W 12–720,500[6]
October 13at Montana
W 27–137,500[7]
October 20Colorado A&M
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 46–75,000[8]
October 27BYU
W 33–710,000[9]
November 3Wyoming
L 0–219,000[10]
November 10vs. Idaho*
L 20–428,000[11][12][13]
November 22at Utah
L 7–2918,169[14]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1956 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 190, 195. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Utah Staters defeat Drake". The Sunday Oregonian. September 16, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lyn Larson (September 23, 1945). "Aggies Defeat Denver in Conference Opener". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lobos surprising in 27–19 victory". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 30, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah State in victory over Arizona". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 7, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah State beats Grizzlies 27–13". The Independent Record. October 14, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utags Swamp Colorado A&M With 2nd-Half Rush, 46–7". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 21, 1956. p. 14.
  9. ^ "Utah State runs over BYU, 33–7". The Montana Standard. October 28, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cowboys romp over Utah Aggies, 21–0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 4, 1956. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Stahley names traveling unit for Utag game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 9, 1956. p. 13.
  12. ^ "Idaho scores in every period to dump Utah State 42–20". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 11, 1956. p. 10.
  13. ^ Boni, Bill (November 11, 1956). "Idaho blasts Utags in 42–20 crusher". Spokesman-Review. p. 2, sports.
  14. ^ "Aroused Utah scores 29–7 win over rival Aggies". Great Falls Tribune. November 23, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1956–57 Schedule/Results (Utah State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
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