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 college football season
The 1956 college football season was the 88th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. It finished with five teams having claim to a national championship:
* Oklahoma compiled a 10–0 record in their 10th season under Bud Wilk ...
. A total of seven team-competitive games,
and four all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the
Gator Bowl
The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game held in Jacksonville, Florida, usually contested on or around New Year's Day. It has been held continuously since 1946, making it the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first televise ...
on December 29, 1956, and concluded on January 5, 1957, with the season-ending
Senior Bowl
The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played annually in late January or early February in Mobile, Alabama, which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility. Pr ...
all-star game.
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Schedule
The following table lists bowl games involving University Division teams; bowl games at lower levels are listed in the ''
See also
See also may refer to:
* Citation signal
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'' section.
denotes conference champion
See also
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Aluminum Bowl
The Aluminum Bowl was a one-time postseason college football bowl game held in 1956 as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship game. It featured the Montana State University-Bozeman and St. Joseph's College. Mon ...
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Burley Bowl The Burley Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played from 1945 through 1956. It was held each year on Thanksgiving Day in Johnson City, Tennessee, at the city's Memorial Stadium, which was demolished in July 2010. The game was part of ...
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Prairie View Bowl The Prairie View Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game normally held on New Year's Day in Houston, Texas. The game was first held following the 1928 season. The annual game matched Prairie View A&M against a team from another historica ...
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Refrigerator Bowl
The Refrigerator Bowl was an American college football bowl game played annually from 1948 until 1956 in Evansville, Indiana. The game was held at the Reitz Bowl, located at F. J. Reitz High School on the west side of Evansville. The stadium open ...
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References
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