| Season: | 1956 |
| Number Of Bowls: | 7 |
| All Star Games: | Blue–Gray Football Classic East–West Shrine Game North–South Shrine Game Senior Bowl |
| Bowl Start: | December 29, 1956 |
| Bowl End: | January 1, 1957 |
| Champions: | Oklahoma (AP, Coaches, FWAA) |
| Conference1: | Independents |
| Conference1 Teams: | 3 |
| Conference1 Wins: | 0 |
| Conference1 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference2: | SWC |
| Conference2 Teams: | 2 |
| Conference2 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference2 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference3: | Border |
| Conference3 Teams: | 2 |
| Conference3 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference3 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference4: | SEC |
| Conference4 Teams: | 2 |
| Conference4 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference4 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference5: | Big Seven |
| Conference5 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference5 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference5 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference6: | Big Ten |
| Conference6 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference6 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference6 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference7: | SoCon |
| Conference7 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference7 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference7 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference8: | ACC |
| Conference8 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference8 Wins: | 0 |
| Conference8 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference9: | PCC |
| Conference9 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference9 Wins: | 0 |
| Conference9 Losses: | 1 |
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 college football season. A total of seven team-competitive games,[1] 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.__TOC__
The following table lists bowl games involving University Division teams; bowl games at lower levels are listed in the See also section.
| Date | Game | Site | Time[2] (US EST) | TV | Matchup (pre-game record) | AP pre-game rank | UPI (Coaches) pre-game rank | |
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| 12/29 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | 2:00 p.m. | CBS | Georgia Tech 7 (9–1) (SEC), Pittsburgh 14 (7–2–1) (Independent) |
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| 1/1 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | 2:00 p.m. | NBC | TCU 28 (7–3) (SWC), Syracuse 27 (7–1) (Independent) |
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| 1/1 | Orange Bowl | Burdine Stadium Miami | 2:00 p.m. | CBS | Colorado 27 (7–2–1) (Big Seven), Clemson 21 (7–1–1) (ACC) |
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| 1/1 | Sugar Bowl | Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana | 2:00 p.m. | ABC | Baylor 13 (8–2) (SWC), Tennessee 7 (10–0) (SEC) |
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| 1/1 | Sun Bowl | Kidd Field El Paso, Texas | 4:30 p.m. | George Washington 13 (7–1–1) (SoCon), Texas Western 0 (9–1) (Border) |
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| 1/1 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | 5:00 p.m. | NBC | Iowa 35 (8–1) (Big Ten), Oregon State 19 (7–2–1) (PCC) |
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| 1/1 | Tangerine Bowl | Tangerine Bowl (stadium) Orlando, Florida | 8:00 p.m. | West Texas State 20 (7–2) (Border), Mississippi Southern 13 (7–1–1) (Independent) | NR n/a | NR n/a |