Conference Big Ten Conference MVP Bob Fee | 1956 record 3–6 (1–5 Big Ten) | |
Head coach Bernie Crimmins (5th year) Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000) | ||
The 1956 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1956 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bernie Crimmins, in his fifth and final year as head coach of the Hoosiers. On November 28, 1956, Crimmins, at age 37, resigned as Indiana's head football coach. He had compiled a 13–32 record and was unable to produce a winning team in five years in the position.
The team's statistical leaders included Steve Filipowski with 391 passing yards, Bob Fee with 621 rushing yards, and Brad Bomba with 407 receiving yards. Bomba's receiving yardage also led the Big Ten.
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1956 Indiana Hoosiers football team Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA