| Year: | 1956 |
| Team: | Sam Houston State Bearkats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Lone Star Conference |
| Short Conf: | LSC |
| Record: | 10–0 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0 |
| Head Coach: | Paul Pierce |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Pritchett Field |
| Champion: | LSC champion Refrigerator Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Refrigerator Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 27–13 vs. Middle Tennessee |
The 1956 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State Teachers College (now known as Sam Houston State University) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 10–0 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as LSC champion.