The Duke Blue Devils were 5-4-1 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-0-1 | 7-2-2 | |
5-2 | 7-3 | ||
4-1 | 5-4-1 | ||
1-5-1 | 2-5-3 | ||
2-4 | 3-7 |
| 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 | 184 | 3,143 | 674 | 4.7 | 2,544 | 569 | 4.5 | 599 | 105 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 35th | 24th | 11th | 38th | 9th | 5th | 23rd | 81st | 76th | 65th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 100 | 2,558 | 4.4 | 1,736 | 467 | 3.7 | 822 | 121 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 83rd | 49th | 58th | 50th | 46th | 48th | 59th | 31st | 76th | ||||||||||
Net | +84 | +585 | +674 | +0.3 | +808 | +102 | +0.8 | -223 | -16 | -1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 27th | 32nd | 11th | 48th | 19th | 11th | 28th | 84th | 61st | 78th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| 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 |