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Washington State

PAC · 1956 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–6–1
0.350 Win %
Conference
9th
2–5 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
107
1917–2026
All-Time Record
515–562–38
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1917, 1930
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 16
  • 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 · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC4–6L 26–40
6Week 6 · Oct 2San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND FBSI2–7–1W 33–18
7Week 7 · Oct 9Idaho (IDAHO)H2HPAC4–5W 33–19
8Week 8 · Oct 16UCLAH2HPAC7–3L 0–28
9Week 9 · Oct 23Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC7–3–1L 0–21
10Week 10 · Oct 30Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1L 12–33
11Week 11 · Nov 6USCH2HPAC8–2L 12–28
12Week 12 · Nov 13Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–4–2T 7–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–7W 14–13
14Week 14 · Nov 27Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–5L 26–40

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
4.846
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-13
-22+9
  • Idaho +4
  • California +3
  • San José State +2
  • Oregon 0
  • USC -2
  • UCLA -3
  • Oregon State -3
  • Pacific -3
  • Washington -5
  • Stanford -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 #79Better than 43%
Win % Place 77thBetter than 45%

0.350 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#79W14#78Regular Season Final#78Post-Season W1#78Post-Season W4#79Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-14
+15
+14
-28
-21
-21
-16
0
+1
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#321951#691952#841953#841954#1001955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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