Skip To Main Content

Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

The Official Website of Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics
Classroom. Community. Competition.
ESPON Plus Logo
1956 Gulf States Conference Champions

Football

CFB150 Southeastern Football Championship Countdown – Day Five – 1956

Lions celebrating championship seasons as part of CFB150 initiative heading into season opener

2019 will feature a season-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of college football. Throughout the nation, the CFB150 initiative will help remember the game's greatest teams, players, coaches and moments. Over the next nine days heading into the Aug. 29 opener versus No. 6 Jacksonville State, Southeastern Louisiana Football will participate in the initiative by celebrating the nine championship seasons in school history.

When the Lions and Gamecocks meet, the SLU faithful will see flags commemorating each championship season adorn the east side of Strawberry Stadium. Southeastern head coach Frank Scelfo is proud to celebrate Southeastern's history.

"Our championship teams deserve to be honored for their accomplishments," Scelfo said. "Those teams all had one focus and one shared vision. That's why they were champions. We want our 2019 teams and beyond to have that same championship vision".

Day One - 1946
Day Two - 1952
Day Three - 1953
Day Four - 1954
1956 | (6-3-0, 4-1-0 GSC) | Gulf States Conference Champions
 
Results: 9/15 – ULM* - W, 35-0 | 9/22 – at UL Lafayette*, W, 42-0 | 9/29 – Louisiana College, W, 20-0 | 10/6 – Tampa, W, 40-6 | 10/13 – at Southern Miss, L, 21-14 | 10/27 – at Trinity, L, 14-7 | 11/3 – at Louisiana Tech*, L, 12-6 | 11/10 – McNeese*, W, 34-0 | 11/17 – Northwestern State (HC)*, W, 20-15
* - Gulf States Conference contest

Head Coach: Stan Galloway (Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame)                                                                           
 
25653
Stanley Galloway






















































Letterwinners: Mike Adams | Kenneth Bailey | Mack Barlow | Tommy Bell# | Bruce Bickham | Frank Bourgeois | Dale Brock | Bobby Burge | Virgil Burge | Murray Burleigh | Glenn Dossett | Bobby Joe Dugas | Justin Fernandez | Luther Fortenberry | Daniel Fournet | Russell Gautreaux | Robert Gros | William Hawkins | Carroll Holloway | William Honeycutt | Huey Husser# - Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame | Wayne Kitchens | Gerry Kunz | Eugene Lato | Bob Mahfouz | Bill Marsh | Hugh McLaurin | Irvin Montz | Pete Morere | Roy Mouras | Donald C. Peroyea* | Bob Ricketts | Val Saurage | Jack Schommer | Elton Shaw | Jeff Simpson | Clifton Stringfield | Edwin Summers | William Swain | Dempsey Theriot | George C. Thomas | Billy Windsor | Ralph Zeringue
* - 1956 All-American
# - 1956 All-Gulf States Conference
 
25691
Huey Husser

Fun Facts:
- Fourth of six conference championships won under legendary Hall of Fame coach Stan Galloway
- Only conference championship team to lose three straight games in a season – Bounced back by defeating McNeese and Northwestern State to close the season
- Cliff Stringfield's 95-yard fumble return is the longest in school history
- Dan Fournet was named the team's MVP
- Dan Fournet and Don Peroyea served as team captains
- Don Peroyea (Chicago Bears, 23rd Round) and Huey Husser (Chicago Cardinals, 28th Round) were selected in the NFL Draft
Print Friendly Version