1956 Kearney State Antelopes football team explained

Year:1956
Team:Kearney State Antelopes
Conference:Nebraska College Conference
Short Conf:NCC
Record:9–0
Conf Record:7–0
Head Coach:Allen H. Zikmund
Hc Year:2nd
Champion:NCC champion

The 1956 Kearney State Antelopes football team was an American football team that represented Kearney State Teachers College (later renamed University of Nebraska at Kearney) as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1956 NAIA football season. In their second season under head coach Allen H. Zikmund, the Antelopes compiled a perfect 9–0 record (7–0 against NCC opponents), won the NCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 255 to 66.[1]

The 1956 season was one of four perfect seasons in the history of the Kearney football program, along with the 1941, 1958, and 1967 seasons.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nebraska-Kearney Yearly Results. College Football Data Warehouse. May 13, 2023. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906203232/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/nebraska_kearney/1955-1959_yearly_results.php. dead.