The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 6-1-2 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 7-2 | ||
4-2 | 7-2 | ||
4-1-2 | 6-1-2 | ||
4-2 | 6-3 | ||
3-3-1 | 4-4-1 |
| 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 | 127 | 2,466 | 612 | 4.0 | 2,009 | 519 | 3.9 | 457 | 93 | 4.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 78th | 75th | 53rd | 76th | 44th | 28th | 57th | 99th | 89th | 93rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 87 | 2,452 | 4.3 | 1,801 | 474 | 3.8 | 651 | 102 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 71st | 39th | 55th | 55th | 54th | 57th | 20th | 5th | 68th | ||||||||||
Net | +40 | +14 | +612 | -0.2 | +208 | +45 | +0.1 | -194 | -9 | -1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 44th | 58th | 53rd | 69th | 52nd | 37th | 60th | 77th | 55th | 86th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |