The Purdue Boilermakers were 3-4-2 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-2 | 6-3 | ||
3-3-1 | 4-4-1 | ||
1-4-2 | 3-4-2 | ||
1-4-2 | 2-5-2 | ||
1-5 | 3-6 |
| 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 | 139 | 2,769 | 636 | 4.4 | 1,735 | 463 | 3.7 | 1,034 | 173 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 69th | 47th | 38th | 52nd | 69th | 64th | 66th | 23rd | 19th | 53rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 122 | 1,967 | 3.6 | 1,461 | 442 | 3.3 | 506 | 105 | 4.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 94th | 9th | 10th | 17th | 29th | 16th | 7th | 7th | 17th | ||||||||||
Net | +17 | +802 | +636 | +0.8 | +274 | +21 | +0.4 | +528 | +68 | +1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 60th | 21st | 38th | 30th | 45th | 53rd | 40th | 11th | 11th | 35th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | .600 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |