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West Texas A&M

BOR · 1956 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
3rd
2–2 in BOR

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
40
1941–1981
All-Time Record
200–196–7
0.505 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#18
1962
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 14 seasons

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

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTIUnranked—W 29–6
5Week 5 · Sep 25MCMURRYUnranked—W 33–7
6Week 6 · Oct 2SUL ROSS STATEUnranked—W 48–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND FBSI2–7–1W 34–14
9Week 9 · Oct 23New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BOR1–9W 45–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR4–6L 13–20
12Week 12 · Nov 13Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2HIND BOR4–6W 20–6
13Week 13 · Nov 20UTEPH2HIND BOR9–2L 13–16
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4MIDWESTERN TEXAS STATEUnranked—W 41–14
15Final · Jan 8SOUTHERN MISSUnranked—W 20–13

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
2.458
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-8+7
  • Hardin Simmons +4
  • Texas Tech +2
  • New Mexico State +1
  • UTEP -2
  • Arizona -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 #35Better than 75%
Win % Place 13thBetter than 91%

0.800 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38W14#36Regular Season Final#36Post-Season W1#36Post-Season W4#35Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+23
+26
+48
+20
+45
-7
+14
-3
+27
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#1131951#1051952#1091953#1101954#651955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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