Illinois
B10 · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H |  PAC | 3–7 | W 32–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 5–5 | L 13–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 6–3 | L 6–26 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 6–1–2 | L 13–16 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–2 | W 20–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–4–2 | T 7–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 7–2 | L 7–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 1–5–3 | T 13–13 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 4–4–1 | L 13–14 |
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).
- Michigan State +7
- California +3
- Purdue 0
- Wisconsin 0
- Minnesota -1
- Michigan -2
- Ohio State -3
- Northwestern -4
- Washington -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.333 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.