The 1956 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.
Five players were unanimously named to the first team by the Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP), and International News Service (INS): halfback Jim Brown of Syracuse; fullback Bob Kyasky of Army; end Joe Walton of Pitt; guard Sam Valentine of Penn State; and Wilson Whitmire of Navy.
Backs
Jim Brown, Syracuse (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1 [hb]) Bob Kyasky, Army (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1 [fb]) Milt Plum, Penn State (AP-1, UP-1) Dennis McGill, Yale (AP-1, INS-1 [hb]) Guy Martin, Colgate (UP-1) Claude Benham, Columbia (INS-1 [qb])
Ends
Joe Walton, Pittsburgh (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1) Paul Lopata, Yale (AP-1, UP-1) Dick Arcand, Holy Cross (INS-1)
Tackles
Bob Pollock, Pittsburgh (AP-1, UP-1) George Kurker, Tufts (AP-1) Frank Solani, Colgate (INS-1) Mike Bowman, Princeton (INS-1)
Guards
Sam Valentine, Penn State (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1) Lou Lovely, Boston University (AP-1, UP-1 [t]) Stan Slater, Army (UP-1) John Owselchik, Yale (INS-1)
Center
Wilson Whitmire, Navy (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1)