The Northwestern Wildcats were 4-4-1 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-1-2 | 6-1-2 | ||
4-2 | 6-3 | ||
3-3-1 | 4-4-1 | ||
1-4-2 | 3-4-2 | ||
1-4-2 | 2-5-2 |
| 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 | 107 | 2,110 | 528 | 4.0 | 1,684 | 438 | 3.8 | 426 | 90 | 4.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 91st | 95th | 102nd | 78th | 74th | 81st | 59th | 102nd | 90th | 97th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 112 | 2,484 | 4.2 | 1,693 | 474 | 3.6 | 791 | 112 | 7.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 89th | 44th | 53rd | 46th | 54th | 40th | 49th | 19th | 89th | ||||||||||
Net | -5 | -374 | +528 | -0.2 | -9 | -36 | +0.3 | -365 | -22 | -2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 81st | 75th | 102nd | 72nd | 61st | 75th | 50th | 97th | 67th | 102nd |
| 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 |