The Houston Cougars were 7-2-1 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-0 | 7-2-1 | |
2-1-1 | 7-2-1 | ||
2-1-1 | 3-5-2 | ||
Wichita State | 1-3 | 4-6 | |
Detroit Mercy | 0-4 | 2-8 |
| 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 | 185 | 2,878 | 612 | 4.7 | 2,149 | 514 | 4.2 | 729 | 98 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 34th | 37th | 53rd | 37th | 31st | 33rd | 35th | 58th | 87th | 18th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 90 | 2,440 | 4.0 | 1,801 | 478 | 3.8 | 639 | 126 | 5.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 75th | 37th | 36th | 55th | 61st | 52nd | 18th | 37th | 24th | ||||||||||
Net | +95 | +438 | +612 | +0.7 | +348 | +36 | +0.4 | +90 | -28 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 24th | 37th | 53rd | 34th | 39th | 41st | 41st | 39th | 75th | 16th |
| 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 |