1956 Memphis State Tigers football team

1956 Memphis State Tigers football
Burley Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumCrump Stadium
1956 Southern non-major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tampa     7 2 0
Mississippi Southern     7 2 1
Louisville     6 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Memphis State     5 4 1
Arkansas State     5 4 0
Chattanooga     5 4 0
Howard (AL)     2 5 2
Sewanee     1 6 1

The 1956 Memphis State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1956 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Ralph Hatley, Memphis State compiled a 5–4–1 record and won the Burley Bowl.