| 1956 NAIA football national championship | |
| Visitor: | Saint Joseph's (IN) |
| Home: | Montana State |
| Visitor Total: | 0 |
| Home Total: | 0 |
| Visitor Quarter1: | 0 |
| Visitor Quarter2: | 0 |
| Visitor Quarter3: | 0 |
| Visitor Quarter4: | 0 |
| Home Quarter1: | 0 |
| Home Quarter2: | 0 |
| Home Quarter3: | 0 |
| Home Quarter4: | 0 |
| Date: | December 22, 1956 |
| Stadium: | War Memorial Stadium |
| City: | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Series: | NAIA Football National Championship |
The 1956 NAIA football national championship was played on December 22, 1956, at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. During its one season stay in Little Rock, the NAIA championship game was called the Aluminum Bowl. The Montana State Bobcats and Saint Joseph's Pumas played to a 0–0 tie, and the teams were declared co-champions.