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New Mexico

SKY · 1956 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–6
0.400 Win %
Conference
5th
2–4 in SKY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1931–2026
All-Time Record
427–588–17
0.422 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#13
1982
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

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

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BOR1–9W 14–6
6Week 6 · Oct 2Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY6–4W 27–19
7Week 7 · Oct 9UTEPH2HIND BOR9–2L 0–34
8Week 8 · Oct 16Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY10–0L 13–20
9Week 9 · Oct 23Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR4–6L 12–26
10Week 10 · Oct 30Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY6–4L 14–20
11Week 11 · Nov 6BYUH2HIND SKY2–7–1L 12–33
13Week 13 · Nov 20Montana (MONTANA)H2HIND SKY1–9W 14–13
14Week 14 · Nov 27SAN DIEGO STATEUnranked—W 34–6
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY2–7–1L 27–28

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
4.920
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-18
-26+8
  • Utah State +6
  • New Mexico State +1
  • Montana +1
  • Wyoming 0
  • UTEP -2
  • Denver -4
  • Arizona -6
  • BYU -7
  • Colorado 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 #81Better than 42%
Win % Place 65thBetter than 53%

0.400 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#70W14#80Regular Season Final#80Post-Season W1#80Post-Season W4#81Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
+8
-34
-7
-14
-6
-21
+1
+28
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#881951#261952#531953#651954#911955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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