1956 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1956 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPAl Viola
CaptainTed Ringer
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1956 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Iowa $ 5 1 09 1 0
No. 7 Michigan 5 2 07 2 0
No. 12 Minnesota 4 1 26 1 2
No. 9 Michigan State 4 2 07 2 0
No. 15 Ohio State 4 2 06 3 0
Northwestern 3 3 14 4 1
Purdue 1 4 23 4 2
Illinois 1 4 22 5 2
Wisconsin 0 4 31 5 3
Indiana 1 5 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1956 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–1–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 112 to 107.