Ole Miss
SEC · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ole Miss head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–2–1 | W 45–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 6–4 | W 37–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND MVC | 7–2–1 | W 14–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 5–5 | W 16–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | SEC | 6–4 | L 3–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 6–4 | L 0–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 3–7 | W 46–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 | MEMPHIS | Unranked | — | W 26–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 10–1 | L 7–27 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 4–6 | W 13–7 |
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).
- North Texas +7
- Houston +7
- Kentucky +6
- Vanderbilt +5
- Mississippi State +4
- LSU +3
- Tennessee -1
- Tulane -4
- Arkansas -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.700 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.