Notre Dame

FBSI · 1956 Season · Final

Season

Failing −

Record

2–8

0.200 Win %

Conference

—

0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

120

1899–2026

All-Time Record

919–327–33

0.731 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1929, 1930, 1953 +2

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 24 · Top 10: 42 · Top 25: 83

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

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

1956 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
5	Week 5 · Sep 25	SMU H2H	IND SWC	4–6	L 13–19
7	Week 7 · Oct 9	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	3–6	W 20–6
8	Week 8 · Oct 16	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	3–4–2	L 14–28
9	Week 9 · Oct 23	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	7–2	L 14–47
10	Week 10 · Oct 30	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H	IND B8	10–0	L 0–40
11	Week 11 · Nov 6	Navy (NAVY)H2H	IND FBSI	6–1–2	L 7–33
12	Week 12 · Nov 13	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H	IND FBSI	7–3–1	L 13–26
13	Week 13 · Nov 20	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H	ACC	2–7–1	W 21–14
14	Week 14 · Nov 27	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	9–1	L 8–48
12	Regular Season Final · Dec 4	USC H2H	PAC	8–2	L 20–28

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

5.608

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-14

-19+5

Indiana +3
North Carolina +2
Oklahoma 0
Navy -1
Iowa -1
Michigan State -2
USC -2
Pittsburgh -3
Purdue -4
SMU -6

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 #91Better than 34%

Win % Place 102ndBetter than 26%

0.200 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-6

+14

-14

-33

-40

-26

-13

-40

-8

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.