| Year: | 1956 |
| Team: | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | OVC |
| Record: | 7–3 |
| Conf Record: | 5–0 |
| Head Coach: | Charles M. Murphy |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Captain: | T. Sweeney, Ben Hurt |
| Stadium: | Horace Jones Field |
| Champion: | OVC champion |
| Bowl: | Refrigerator Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 13–27 vs. Sam Houston State |
The 1956 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Refrigerator Bowl, where they lost to Sam Houston State. The team's captains were T. Sweeney and Ben Hurt.[1]
See main article: 1957 NFL draft. The following Blue Raiders were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[3]
| 7 | 84 | Jerry DeLucca | Tackle | Chicago Bears | |
| 10 | 116 | Jerry Hurst | End | San Francisco 49ers |