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Nebraska

B8 · 1956 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–6
0.400 Win %
Conference
4th
3–3 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
127
1900–2026
All-Time Record
898–411–38
0.681 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1970, 1971, 1995 +1
#1 Finishes
4
Top 5: 21 · Top 10: 37 · Top 25: 75
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 11 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 6 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25SOUTH DAKOTAUnranked—W 34–6
6Week 6 · Oct 2Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB106–3L 7–34
7Week 7 · Oct 9Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B82–8W 9–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B83–7L 7–10
9Week 9 · Oct 23Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–6L 14–19
10Week 10 · Oct 30Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B88–2–1L 0–16
11Week 11 · Nov 6Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B84–5–1W 15–14
12Week 12 · Nov 13Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B83–6–1W 26–20
13Week 13 · Nov 20Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC9–2L 7–26
14Week 14 · Nov 27Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B810–0L 6–54

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
4.481
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-20+9
  • Missouri +4
  • Kansas +3
  • Iowa State +2
  • Oklahoma 0
  • Colorado -2
  • Baylor -2
  • Ohio State -3
  • Indiana -6
  • Kansas State -7

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 #70Better than 50%
Win % Place 65thBetter than 53%

0.400 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#74W14#71Regular Season Final#71Post-Season W1#71Post-Season W4#70Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
-27
+2
-3
-5
-16
+1
+6
-19
-48

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

Final Rank by Season
#1091951#481952#901953#491954#631955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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