Holy Cross
FBSI · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 25 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 7 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Holy Cross head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Dayton (DAYTON)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6 | L 13–14 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 | Colgate (COLGATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5 | W 20–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–2–1 | L 0–43 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2H | IND IVY | 5–3–1 | T 7–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 | QUANTICO MARINES | Unranked | — | W 13–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–5–2 | W 21–12 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–2 | L 20–41 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 | Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 0–9 | W 41–0 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4 | W 7–0 |
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).
- Boston College +5
- Colgate +4
- Boston University +1
- Dartmouth 0
- Marquette 0
- Penn State -2
- Syracuse -2
- Dayton -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.611 Win % · No change
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.