1956–57 NCAA football bowl games

The 1956–57 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1956 and January 1957 to end the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. A total of seven team-competitive games,^[1] and four all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Gator Bowl on December 29, 1956, and concluded on January 5, 1957, with the season-ending Senior Bowl all-star game.

1956–57 NCAA football bowl games
Season	1956
Number of bowls	7
All-star games	Blue–Gray Football Classic East–West Shrine Game North–South Shrine Game Senior Bowl
Bowl games	December 29, 1956 – January 1, 1957^[a]
Champions	Oklahoma (AP, Coaches, FWAA)
Bowl record by conference Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll Independents 3 0–3 (0.000) SWC 2 2–0 (1.000) Border 2 1–1 (0.500) SEC 2 1–1 (0.500) Big Seven 1 1–0 (1.000) Big Ten 1 1–0 (1.000) SoCon 1 1–0 (1.000) ACC 1 0–1 (0.000) PCC 1 0–1 (0.000)
←1955–56 Bowl game 1957–58→

Schedule

The following table lists bowl games involving University Division teams; bowl games at lower levels are listed in the See also section.

Date	Game	Site	Time^[2] (US EST)	TV	Matchup (pre-game record)	AP pre-game rank	UPI (Coaches) pre-game rank
12/29	Gator Bowl	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida	2:00 p.m.	CBS	Georgia Tech 7 (9–1) (SEC), Pittsburgh 14 (7–2–1) (Independent)	#4 #13	#4 #12
1/1	Cotton Bowl Classic	Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas	2:00 p.m.	NBC	TCU 28 (7–3) (SWC), Syracuse 27 (7–1) (Independent)	#14 #8	#14 #8
1/1	Orange Bowl	Burdine Stadium Miami	2:00 p.m.	CBS	Colorado 27 (7–2–1) (Big Seven), Clemson 21 (7–1–1) (ACC)	#20 #19	#18 NR
1/1	Sugar Bowl	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana	2:00 p.m.	ABC	Baylor 13 (8–2) (SWC), Tennessee 7 (10–0) (SEC†)	#11 #2	#11 #2
1/1	Sun Bowl	Kidd Field El Paso, Texas	4:30 p.m.	—	George Washington 13 (7–1–1) (SoCon), Texas Western 0 (9–1) (Border†)	#17 NR	NR NR
1/1	Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	5:00 p.m.	NBC	Iowa 35 (8–1) (Big Ten†), Oregon State 19 (7–2–1) (PCC†)	#3 #10	#3 #13
1/1	Tangerine Bowl	Tangerine Bowl (stadium) Orlando, Florida	8:00 p.m.	—	West Texas State 20 (7–2) (Border), Mississippi Southern 13 (7–1–1) (Independent)	NR n/a	NR n/a

† denotes conference champion

See also

• Aluminum Bowl
• Burley Bowl
• Prairie View Bowl
• Refrigerator Bowl

Notes

1. Excludes all-star games.

References

1. "1956 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
2. "Today's Bowl Schedule". Albuquerque Journal. January 1, 1957. p. 6. Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via newspapers.com.