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 college football season. A total of 7 team-competitive games,[1] and two 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.

1956–57 NCAA football bowl games
Season1956
Number of bowls7
Bowl gamesDecember 29, 1956 –
January 1, 1957
National Championship 
Location of Championship 
ChampionsOklahoma Sooners
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll

Schedule
Date Game Site Time
(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		     Georgia Tech 7 (9–1) (SEC),
Pittsburgh 14 (7–2–1) (Independent)		 #4
#13		 #4
#12
1/1 Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl (stadium)
Orlando, Florida		     West Texas State 20 (7–2) (Border Conference),
Mississippi Southern 13 (7–1–1) (Independent)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
1/1 Sun Bowl Kidd Field
El Paso, Texas		     George Washington 13 (7–1–1) (Southern Conference),
Texas Western 0 (9–1) (Border Conference Champion)		 #17
NR		 NR
NR
1/1 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas		   NBC TCU 28 (7–3) (SWC),
Syracuse 27 (7–1) (Independent)		 #14
#8		 #14
#8
1/1 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California		   NBC Iowa 35 (8–1) (Big Ten Champion),
Oregon State 19 (7–2–1) (PCC Champion)		 #3
#10		 #3
#13
1/1 Orange Bowl Burdine Stadium
Miami		   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		   ABC Baylor 13 (8–2) (SWC),
Tennessee 7 (10–0) (SEC Champion)		 #11
#2		 #11
#2

References
  1. "1956 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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