| Year: | 1956 |
| Team: | Baylor Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Coachrank: | 11 |
| Aprank: | 11 |
| Record: | 9–2 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2 |
| Head Coach: | Sam Boyd |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Robert T. Jones, Tony DeGrazier |
| Stadium: | Baylor Stadium |
| Champion: | Sugar Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Sugar Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 13–7 vs. Tennessee |
The 1956 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Sam Boyd, the Bears compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the SWC. Baylor was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where the Bears defeated Tennessee. The team played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.
Guard Bill Glass was a consensus selection to the College Football All-America Team. Glass, halfback Del Shofner and end Jerry Marcontell were selected to the All-Southwest Conference team.[1]