The Rutgers Scarlet Knights were 3-7 in 1956.
| 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 | 117 | 2,066 | 543 | 3.8 | 1,168 | 432 | 2.7 | 898 | 111 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 88th | 98th | 98th | 94th | 102nd | 85th | 104th | 41st | 69th | 8th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 240 | 3,257 | 4.8 | 2,355 | 529 | 4.5 | 902 | 151 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 152nd | 94th | 82nd | 94th | 88th | 89th | 76th | 79th | 54th | ||||||||||
Net | -123 | -1,191 | +543 | -1.0 | -1,187 | -97 | -1.7 | -4 | -40 | +2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 154th | 104th | 98th | 91st | 101st | 91st | 105th | 50th | 86th | 22nd |
| 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 |