| Summary: | "The Auburn Tigers remained in the running for a January first Bowl bid by out-scoring Mississippi State, 27-26, in Auburn's annual Homecoming game. An estimated 34,000 watched James carry the mail 10 times for 102 yards, outshine any back on the field defensively, and race 75 yards with an intercepted pass for the touchdown which put Auburn ahead for good in the third quarter. Auburn hammered back for 70 yards after that first score, with Howell Tubbs going over for the TD from the one. Childress converted, making it 7-6. Davis took the next one in for himself from the one, giving State a 12-7 lead at halftime. Before three minutes had elapsed in the third period, James hauled in a Stanton aerial and scampered 75 yards to paydirt. Childress' kick was blocked, so the Tigers held a 13-12 lead. Five minutes later, Tubbs hit Jerry Elliott down the middle for 56 yards and the first score via the air lanes by Auburn all year. The PAT as good, making it Auburn 20, State 12. State came right back for 65 yards, with Jim Harness plunging over from the one-yard line. He converted, pulling the Maroons to within one point; 20-19. A four-yard scoring plunge by Childress and a Stanton to Bennett TD pass in the waning moments of the game were unimportant as far as the outcome was concerned." (Description from the 1956 Glomerata)
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