The George Washington Colonials were 7-1-1 in 1956. They emerged victorious over the UTEP Miners, 13 to 0, in the Sun Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-0 | 6-4 | |
George Washington | 5-1 | 8-1-1 | |
3-0 | 7-2-1 | ||
2-5 | 4-5 | ||
1-3 | 3-5-1 |
| 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 | 9 | 158 | 2,128 | 535 | 4.0 | 1,679 | 457 | 3.7 | 449 | 78 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 53rd | 94th | 100th | 82nd | 75th | 69th | 69th | 100th | 98th | 60th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 81 | 2,138 | 3.6 | 1,468 | 435 | 3.4 | 670 | 151 | 4.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 63rd | 19th | 13th | 18th | 22nd | 20th | 23rd | 79th | 11th | ||||||||||
Net | +77 | -10 | +535 | +0.3 | +211 | +22 | +0.3 | -221 | -73 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 29th | 61st | 100th | 47th | 51st | 50th | 49th | 82nd | 101st | 30th |
| 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 |