The Michigan State Spartans were 7-2 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-1 | 9-1 | |
5-2 | 7-2 | ||
4-2 | 7-2 | ||
4-1-2 | 6-1-2 | ||
4-2 | 6-3 |
| 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 | 239 | 3,231 | 586 | 5.5 | 2,312 | 487 | 4.7 | 919 | 99 | 9.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 12th | 19th | 75th | 8th | 22nd | 51st | 13th | 35th | 85th | 1st | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 87 | 2,284 | 3.9 | 1,396 | 421 | 3.3 | 888 | 168 | 5.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 71st | 26th | 28th | 13th | 15th | 17th | 75th | 96th | 31st | ||||||||||
Net | +152 | +947 | +586 | +1.6 | +916 | +66 | +1.4 | +31 | -69 | +4.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 8th | 13th | 75th | 7th | 15th | 30th | 11th | 47th | 98th | 2nd |
| 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 |