Texas
SWC · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 8–2 | L 20–44 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H |  SEC | 6–4 | W 7–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–4 | L 6–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 10–0 | L 0–45 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 6–4 | L 14–32 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 4–6 | L 7–28 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 4–6 | L 19–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 9–2 | L 7–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 8–3 | L 0–46 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 9–0–1 | L 21–34 |
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).
- Tulane +6
- Oklahoma 0
- Texas A&M 0
- USC -2
- Baylor -2
- TCU -3
- West Virginia -4
- Arkansas -4
- Rice -6
- SMU -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.100 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.