The 1956 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1956 college football season.
The team was led by first-year head coach Keith Smith and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois.
The Panthers finished the season with a 2–7 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.
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