Maryland
ACC · 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 · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 19 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Maryland head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–2 | L 12–26 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 2–5–3 | W 6–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 9–2 | L 0–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–1–1 | L 6–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 2–7–1 | L 6–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 10–1 | L 7–34 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 6–4 | L 0–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 7–2–2 | T 6–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 7–3 | L 0–13 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 3–7 | W 25–14 |
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).
- NC State +3
- Wake Forest +2
- Clemson 0
- Miami -1
- Tennessee -1
- Syracuse -2
- Baylor -2
- South Carolina -3
- Kentucky -4
- North Carolina -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.250 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.