Ohio State
B10 · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 4–6 | W 34–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 4–6 | W 32–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 2–5–2 | W 26–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–2–1 | L 6–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 1–5–3 | W 21–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 4–4–1 | W 6–2 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–6 | W 35–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–1 | L 0–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 7–2 | L 0–19 |
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).
- Nebraska +4
- Stanford +4
- Northwestern +4
- Indiana +3
- Illinois +2
- Wisconsin +1
- Iowa -1
- Penn State -2
- Michigan -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 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.