The Holy Cross Crusaders were 5-3-1 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 | 9 | 142 | 2,345 | 557 | 4.2 | 1,204 | 400 | 3.0 | 1,141 | 157 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 66th | 83rd | 93rd | 60th | 101st | 97th | 101st | 18th | 30th | 22nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 123 | 2,018 | 3.8 | 1,135 | 371 | 3.1 | 883 | 154 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 98th | 12th | 25th | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 73rd | 82nd | 44th | ||||||||||
Net | +19 | +327 | +557 | +0.4 | +69 | +29 | 0.0 | +258 | +3 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 57th | 43rd | 93rd | 43rd | 57th | 45th | 63rd | 26th | 46th | 27th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | .600 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |