| Year: | 1956 |
| Team: | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | OVC |
| Record: | 5–4 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3 |
| Head Coach: | Jack Clayton |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Captain: | Jim Chambliss, Bill Strawn |
The 1956 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by Jack Clayton in his ninth and final year as head coach, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the OVC. The team's captains were Jim Chambliss and Bill Strawn.[1]