Colorado
B8 · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Colorado head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  PAC | 4–4–2 | L 0–35 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 3–7 | W 34–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 3–6–1 | W 26–25 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND SKY | 2–7–1 | W 47–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 2–8 | W 52–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 4–6 | W 16–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 10–0 | L 19–27 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 4–5–1 | T 14–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND SKY | 5–5 | W 21–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | IND BOR | 4–6 | W 38–7 |
| 15 | Final · Jan 8 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 7–2–2 | W 27–21 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Clemson +7
- Utah +5
- Nebraska +4
- Arizona +4
- Kansas State +3
- Kansas +3
- Colorado State +2
- Iowa State +2
- Oklahoma 0
- Missouri 0
- Oregon -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.773 Win % · Change 8
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.