The West Texas A&M Buffaloes were 7-2 in 1956. They emerged victorious over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 20 to 13, in the Tangerine Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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USM 
1956 Border Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  UTEP | 5-0 | 9-2 |
 Arizona State | 3-1 | 9-1 | |
West Texas A&M | 2-2 | 8-2 | |
 Arizona | 1-2 | 4-6 | |
Hardin-Simmons | 1-3 | 4-6 |
1956 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 9 | 276 | 3,353 | 592 | 5.7 | 2,879 | 520 | 5.5 | 474 | 72 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 4th | 14th | 68th | 3rd | 2nd | 26th | 2nd | 95th | 104th | 38th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 83 | 2,063 | 3.7 | 1,476 | 418 | 3.5 | 587 | 134 | 4.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 68th | 14th | 20th | 20th | 13th | 38th | 15th | 55th | 10th | ||||||||||
Net | +193 | +1,290 | +592 | +1.9 | +1,403 | +102 | +2.0 | -113 | -62 | +2.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 5th | 4th | 68th | 2nd | 2nd | 11th | 2nd | 69th | 92nd | 21st |
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| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Utah State | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  JMU | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Syracuse | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Iowa State | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
LSU 
Georgia | Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Penn State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  North Texas | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delaware | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 2 |  Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | .750 |
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