The Dayton Flyers were 4-6 in 1956.
| 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 | 106 | 2,582 | 661 | 3.9 | 1,436 | 482 | 3.0 | 1,146 | 179 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 92nd | 63rd | 19th | 86th | 86th | 53rd | 102nd | 15th | 16th | 41st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 162 | 2,861 | 4.6 | 1,884 | 475 | 4.0 | 977 | 143 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 116th | 72nd | 75th | 61st | 58th | 69th | 89th | 71st | 77th | ||||||||||
Net | -56 | -279 | +661 | -0.7 | -448 | +7 | -1.0 | +169 | +36 | -0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 126th | 67th | 19th | 83rd | 82nd | 58th | 89th | 32nd | 23rd | 64th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |