1956 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1956
| team = South Dakota State Jackrabbits
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 3–3
| head_coach = Ralph Ginn
| hc_year = 10th
| captain =
| stadium = State Field
}}
{{1956 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1956 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State University in the North Central Conference during the 1956 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Ralph Ginn, the team compiled a 4–5 record, finished in a tie for fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 212 to 137.{{cite web|title=2007 South Dakota State Football Media Guide|publisher=South Dakota State University|year=2007|page=77|url=https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=football-guides|accessdate=April 24, 2019}}
Schedule
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|September 15|at|Montana State
|September 22||{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Northwest Missouri State Bearcats|title=Northwest Missouri State}}
|September 29||Arizona
|October 6||{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}|State Field|Brookings, SD|L 20-21|6,800|
|October 13||North Dakota|State Field|Brookings, SD|W 14-13||{{cite news|title=Jacks Edge Sioux, 14-13|newspaper=Sioux City Journal|date=October 14, 1956|page=IV-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98064326/jacks-edge-sioux-14-13/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20|at|South Dakota||Vermillion, SD (Dakota Day, rivalry)|L 14-19|7,000|{{cite news|title=Fourth-Period Touchdown Wins for Coyotes |newspaper=Sioux Falls Argus-Leader |author= |date=October 14, 1956 |pages=1B |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117006226/fourth-period-touchdown-wins-for-coyotes/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27|at|North Dakota State|Dacotah Field|Fargo, ND (rivalry)|L 9-26||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86683087/nodak-state-bison-trample-jacks-269/|work=The Daily Plainsman|title=NoDak State Bison trample Jacks 26–9|date=October 28, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 3||{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Morningside Maroons|title=Morningside}}|State Field|Brookings, SD|W 28-13||
|November 10||{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Iowa State Teachers Panthers|title=Iowa State Teachers}}|Latham Stadium|Cedar Falls, IA|W 31-27||
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (South Dakota State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/649/stats/12710 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 24, 2022 }}
References
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