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Utah State

SKY · 1956 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–3 in SKY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1912–2026
All-Time Record
548–560–28
0.495 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1917, 1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 11
  • 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 · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 39–33
5Week 5 · Sep 25Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY6–4W 18–13
6Week 6 · Oct 2New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY4–6L 19–27
7Week 7 · Oct 9Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR4–6W 12–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Montana (MONTANA)H2HIND SKY1–9W 27–13
9Week 9 · Oct 23Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY2–7–1W 46–7
10Week 10 · Oct 30BYUH2HIND SKY2–7–1W 33–7
11Week 11 · Nov 6Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY10–0L 0–21
12Week 12 · Nov 13Idaho (IDAHO)H2HPAC4–5L 20–42
14Week 14 · Nov 27Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY5–5L 7–29

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
3.180
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-16+18
  • Denver +6
  • Arizona +4
  • Drake +3
  • Colorado State +2
  • BYU +2
  • Montana +1
  • Wyoming 0
  • Idaho -5
  • Utah -5
  • New Mexico -6

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 #47Better than 66%
Win % Place 42ndBetter than 70%

0.600 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48W14#48Regular Season Final#48Post-Season W1#48Post-Season W4#47Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+5
-8
+5
+14
+39
+26
-21
-22
-22

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

Final Rank by Season
#791951#861952#301953#751954#701955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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