Syracuse
FBSI · 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 · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 2–7–1 | W 26–12 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | L 7–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–4 | W 27–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–3–1 | W 7–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–5–2 | W 21–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–2–1 | W 13–9 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–3–1 | W 41–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 | Colgate (COLGATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5 | W 61–7 |
| 15 | Final · Jan 8 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 8–3 | L 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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- West Virginia +6
- Penn State +6
- Army +5
- Holy Cross +5
- Colgate +4
- Maryland +2
- Boston University +1
- Pittsburgh -3
- TCU -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.778 Win % · Change -4
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.