The Syracuse Orangemen were 7-1 in 1956. They fell to the TCU Horned Frogs, 28 to 27, in the Cotton Bowl.
| 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 | 8 | 203 | 2,520 | 484 | 5.2 | 1,989 | 417 | 4.8 | 531 | 67 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 25th | 71st | 107th | 15th | 47th | 92nd | 12th | 90th | 107th | 13th | |||||||||
Opponent | 8 | 89 | 2,025 | 4.2 | 1,162 | 326 | 3.6 | 863 | 154 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 73rd | 13th | 50th | 4th | 1st | 39th | 71st | 82nd | 39th | ||||||||||
Net | +114 | +495 | +484 | +1.0 | +827 | +91 | +1.2 | -332 | -87 | +2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 19th | 33rd | 107th | 20th | 17th | 18th | 17th | 93rd | 103rd | 18th |
| 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 |