1956 Colorado A&M Aggies football team

The 1956 Colorado A&M Aggies football team represented Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the Skyline Conference during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Don Mullison, the Aggies compiled a 2–7–1 record (2–4–1 against Skyline opponents), finished fifth in the Skyline Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 314 to 156.[1][2] On defense, the team gave up an average of 31.4 points per game, ranking 110 out of 111 major college teams in scoring defense.[1]

1956 Colorado A&M Aggies football
Conference	Skyline Conference
1956 record	2–7–1 (2–4–1 Skyline)
Head coach	Don Mullison (1st season)
Home stadium	Colorado Field

1956 Skyline Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wyoming	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Utah	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Denver	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado A&M	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
New Mexico	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
BYU	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Montana	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Center Bob Weber received all-conference honors in 1956.[3] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Callahan with 342 passing yards, Wayne Walter with 471 rushing yards, and Ron McClary with 188 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Pacific*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 14–39	15,000	[5]
September 29	BYU	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	T 0–0
October 6	Wyoming	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	L 12–20
October 13	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 7–47
October 20	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–46
October 27	Montana	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	W 34–20
November 3	at Xavier*	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 14–27
November 10	Utah	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 27–49
November 22	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 13–39
December 1	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 28–27
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1956 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
2. "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
3. 2017 Media Guide, p. 174.
4. "1956 Colorado State Rams Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
5. Phil Norman (September 23, 1956). "Bass Sensational in Debut; Tigers Triumph". The San Francisco Examiner. p. II-13 – via Newspapers.com.