New Mexico State
BOR · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare New Mexico State head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND MVC | 7–2–1 | L 6–27 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND SKY | 4–6 | L 6–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 | CAL POLY-SAN LUIS OBISPO | Unranked | — | L 7–32 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | IND BOR | 9–1 | L 7–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 | MCMURRY | Unranked | — | L 13–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND BOR | 8–2 | L 0–45 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  UTEPH2H | IND BOR | 9–2 | L 7–51 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 | NEBRASKA-OMAHA | Unranked | — | L 20–21 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 | NEBRASKA WESLEYAN | Unranked | — | W 46–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 | Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2H | IND BOR | 4–6 | L 19–38 |
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).
- Arizona State -1
- Tulsa -2
- West Texas A&M -2
- UTEP -2
- New Mexico -6
- Hardin Simmons -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.100 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.