Southwestern football
| DATE | OPPONENT | HOME/AWAY | SCORE |
| 9/21/56 | Nokomis * | Home | L 6-32 |
| 9/28/56 | Virginia | Away | L 32-7 |
| 10/9/56 | Gillespie * | Away | L 33-0 |
| 10/19/56 | Civic Memorial | Away | L 0-31 |
| 10/26/56 | Carlinville * | Away | L 0-53 |
| 11/2/56 | Mt. Olive * | Away | L 0-41 |
| 11/13/56 | Staunton * | Home | L 0-27 |
| 11/16/56 | Benld * | Away | L 48-0 |
| NAME | # | POSITION | YEAR |
| Don Hermes | QB | ||
| Darrell Swischer | RB | ||
| Jim Gorin | RB | ||
| Earl Stoops | RB | ||
| Paul Woolsey | TE | ||
| Ray Timpe | TE | ||
| Jack Sarginson | OL | ||
| Ken Buettel | OL | ||
| Ronnie Kasten | OL | ||
| Ronnie Mayes | OL | ||
| Udell Meyers | OL |
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Harold Knapp |
| Assistant Coach | Ed Bisneck |
| Assistant Coach | Harold Schmidt |