Houston
MVC · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 7 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Houston head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H |  SEC | 4–6 | W 18–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 7–3 | L 0–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 9–0–1 | T 14–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 3–5–2 | W 13–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 7–3 | L 0–12 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 4–6 | W 41–16 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND MVC | 7–2–1 | W 14–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4 | W 26–13 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–7–1 | W 20–7 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2H | IND MVC | 2–8 | W 39–7 |
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).
- Tulsa +7
- Villanova +5
- Mississippi State +4
- Wichita State +4
- Oklahoma State +3
- Texas Tech +2
- Detroit Mercy +2
- Texas A&M 0
- Ole Miss -3
- Auburn -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · Change -1
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.