| Year: | 1956 |
| Team: | Texas Southern Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 9–2 |
| Conf Record: | 5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Alexander Durley |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Public School Stadium |
| Champion: | SWAC co-champion |
| Bowl: | Prairie View Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 6–27 vs. Prairie View A&M |
The 1956 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.