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Miami

FBSI · 1956 Season · Final

Pretender −
Record
8–1–1
0.850 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
90
1936–2026
All-Time Record
640–359–12
0.639 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1956, 1988, 2001
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 15 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Miami head-to-head · History & Eras

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HACC7–3W 14–6
7Week 7 · Oct 9Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 27–6
8Week 8 · Oct 16Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC2–7–1W 13–6
9Week 9 · Oct 23Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC3–6–1T 7–7
10Week 10 · Oct 30TCUH2HIND SWC8–3W 14–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1W 20–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–2–2W 21–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON6–4W 18–0
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC6–3–1W 20–7
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 11Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1L 7–14

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.933
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+43
-3+46
  • TCU +8
  • South Carolina +7
  • Clemson +7
  • West Virginia +6
  • Florida +6
  • Boston College +5
  • Florida State +5
  • Maryland +2
  • Georgia 0
  • Pittsburgh -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #1Better than 100%
Win % Place 9thBetter than 94%

0.850 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#1W14#1Regular Season Final#1Post-Season W1#1Post-Season W4#1Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
+21
+7
0
+14
+13
+21
+18
+13
-7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#301951#821952#661953#41954#201955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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