The Illinois Fighting Illini were 2-5-2 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-3-1 | 4-4-1 | ||
1-4-2 | 3-4-2 | ||
1-4-2 | 2-5-2 | ||
1-5 | 3-6 | ||
0-4-3 | 1-5-3 |
| 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 | 124 | 2,638 | 585 | 4.5 | 1,958 | 480 | 4.1 | 680 | 105 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 83rd | 58th | 77th | 46th | 48th | 55th | 41st | 66th | 76th | 40th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 154 | 2,726 | 4.9 | 2,123 | 460 | 4.6 | 603 | 93 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 113th | 63rd | 86th | 82nd | 42nd | 96th | 16th | 2nd | 69th | ||||||||||
Net | -30 | -88 | +585 | -0.4 | -165 | +20 | -0.5 | +77 | +12 | 0.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 106th | 62nd | 77th | 75th | 67th | 54th | 79th | 42nd | 42nd | 52nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |