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Tulsa

MVC · 1956 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–2–1
0.750 Win %
Conference
2nd
2–1 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1917–2026
All-Time Record
521–498–18
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1942
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

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

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BOR1–9W 27–6
6Week 6 · Oct 2Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI4–5L 6–7
7Week 7 · Oct 9Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI0–9W 54–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND MVC3–5–2T 14–14
9Week 9 · Oct 23Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND MVC2–8W 3–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2HIND BOR4–6W 27–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1W 14–13
12Week 12 · Nov 13Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND MVC7–2–1L 0–14
13Week 13 · Nov 20Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND FBSI2–7–1W 10–7
14Week 14 · Nov 27Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–6W 14–6

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
2.188
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+12
-7+19
  • Pacific +6
  • Hardin Simmons +4
  • Wichita State +4
  • Detroit Mercy +2
  • Texas Tech +2
  • New Mexico State +1
  • Marquette 0
  • Oklahoma State 0
  • Houston -2
  • Cincinnati -5

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 #32Better than 77%
Win % Place 22ndBetter than 85%

0.750 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#33W14#32Regular Season Final#32Post-Season W1#32Post-Season W4#32Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
-1
+54
0
+3
+27
+1
-14
+3
+8

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

Final Rank by Season
#251951#191952#941953#1061954#881955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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