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SWC · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 3 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare TCU head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 3–6–1 | W 32–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 6–4 | W 41–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 2–7–1 | W 23–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 9–0–1 | L 6–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–1–1 | L 0–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 9–2 | W 7–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–7–1 | L 7–21 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 1–9 | W 46–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 4–6 | W 20–17 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 4–6 | W 21–6 |
| 15 | Final · Jan 8 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–2 | W 28–27 |
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).
- Baylor +9
- Syracuse +7
- Arkansas +6
- Rice +4
- SMU +4
- Kansas +3
- Alabama +2
- Texas +1
- Texas A&M 0
- Miami -1
- Texas Tech -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.727 Win % · Change 8
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.