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 NCAA University Division football season. A total of seven team-competitive games, and four 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 all-star game.

1956–57 NCAA football bowl games
Season1956
Number of bowls7
All-star gamesBlue–Gray Football Classic
East–West Shrine Game
North–South Shrine Game
Senior Bowl
Bowl gamesDecember 29, 1956 –
January 1, 1957
ChampionsOklahoma (AP, Coaches, FWAA)
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Independents 3 0–3 (0.000)
SWC 2 2–0 (1.000)
Border 2 1–1 (0.500)
SEC 2 1–1 (0.500)
Big Seven 1 1–0 (1.000)
Big Ten 1 1–0 (1.000)
SoCon 1 1–0 (1.000)
ACC 1 0–1 (0.000)
PCC 1 0–1 (0.000)
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