The Utah Utes were 5-5 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-3 | 6-4 | ||
Denver | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
5-1 | 5-5 | ||
2-4 | 4-6 | ||
1-5-1 | 2-7-1 |
| 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 | 227 | 2,929 | 602 | 4.9 | 2,033 | 456 | 4.5 | 896 | 146 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 16th | 34th | 63rd | 30th | 41st | 70th | 24th | 42nd | 42nd | 50th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 177 | 2,770 | 4.1 | 1,816 | 516 | 3.5 | 954 | 161 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 124th | 65th | 42nd | 57th | 84th | 37th | 86th | 91st | 52nd | ||||||||||
Net | +50 | +159 | +602 | +0.8 | +217 | -60 | +0.9 | -58 | -15 | +0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 41st | 50th | 63rd | 29th | 50th | 83rd | 23rd | 56th | 59th | 47th |
| 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 |