Iowa
B10 · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 7 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 3–6 | W 27–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 7–3–1 | W 14–13 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 1–5–3 | W 13–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 | HAWAII | Unranked | — | W 34–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–4–2 | W 21–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 7–2 | L 14–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 6–1–2 | W 7–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–3 | W 6–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–8 | W 48–8 |
| 15 | Final · Jan 8 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H | PAC | 7–3–1 | W 35–19 |
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).
- Oregon State +7
- Oregon State +7
- Minnesota +6
- Ohio State +6
- Indiana +3
- Purdue +3
- Notre Dame +2
- Wisconsin +1
- Michigan -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.900 Win % · Change 4
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.