The 1956 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1956 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 223 to 153. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets tied the Midshipmen by a 7 to 7 score. The Cadets also lost to Michigan, Syracuse, and Pittsburgh. Army guard Stan Slater was honored by the United Press as a third-team player on the 1956 College Football All-America Team.