The Mississippi State Bulldogs were 4-6 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-3 | 6-4 | ||
2-5 | 5-5 | ||
2-5 | 4-6 | ||
1-6 | 3-6-1 | ||
1-5 | 3-7 |
| 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 | 148 | 2,817 | 642 | 4.4 | 2,219 | 552 | 4.0 | 598 | 90 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 60th | 41st | 35th | 50th | 27th | 13th | 45th | 82nd | 90th | 36th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 152 | 2,453 | 4.0 | 1,790 | 474 | 3.8 | 663 | 133 | 5.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 111th | 40th | 37th | 53rd | 54th | 54th | 21st | 51st | 20th | ||||||||||
Net | -4 | +364 | +642 | +0.3 | +429 | +78 | +0.2 | -65 | -43 | +1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 80th | 42nd | 35th | 46th | 37th | 23rd | 51st | 58th | 88th | 25th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |