The Yale Bulldogs were 8-1 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 8-1 | |
5-2 | 7-2 | ||
4-3 | 5-3-1 | ||
3-4 | 5-4 | ||
Pennsylvania | 4-3 | 4-5 |
| 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 | 246 | 3,202 | 573 | 5.6 | 2,385 | 463 | 5.2 | 817 | 110 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 10th | 21st | 86th | 5th | 17th | 64th | 5th | 50th | 70th | 19th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 97 | 1,963 | 3.8 | 1,333 | 387 | 3.4 | 630 | 133 | 4.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 79th | 7th | 22nd | 10th | 6th | 26th | 17th | 51st | 15th | ||||||||||
Net | +149 | +1,239 | +573 | +1.8 | +1,052 | +76 | +1.7 | +187 | -23 | +2.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 9th | 6th | 86th | 4th | 8th | 24th | 4th | 29th | 69th | 11th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |