The Baylor Bears were 8-2 in 1956. They emerged victorious over the Tennessee Volunteers, 13 to 7, in the Sugar Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 189 | 2,765 | 668 | 4.1 | 2,102 | 549 | 3.8 | 663 | 119 | 5.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 31st | 48th | 14th | 65th | 35th | 14th | 62nd | 68th | 60th | 68th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 67 | 2,308 | 3.7 | 1,569 | 482 | 3.3 | 739 | 148 | 5.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 52nd | 29th | 15th | 33rd | 67th | 13th | 33rd | 74th | 21st | ||||||||||
Net | +122 | +457 | +668 | +0.5 | +533 | +67 | +0.6 | -76 | -29 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 15th | 35th | 14th | 39th | 33rd | 29th | 35th | 61st | 76th | 41st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |