The North Carolina Tar Heels were 2-7-1 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1-5-1 | 2-5-3 | ||
2-4 | 3-7 | ||
1-4 | 3-7 | ||
2-2-1 | 2-7-1 | ||
2-3-1 | 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 | 99 | 2,535 | 589 | 4.3 | 1,877 | 458 | 4.1 | 658 | 131 | 5.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 96th | 70th | 71st | 54th | 54th | 68th | 40th | 70th | 52nd | 87th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 183 | 3,308 | 4.6 | 2,479 | 595 | 4.2 | 829 | 131 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 127th | 97th | 71st | 99th | 107th | 78th | 61st | 48th | 67th | ||||||||||
Net | -84 | -773 | +589 | -0.3 | -602 | -137 | -0.1 | -171 | 0 | -1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 138th | 91st | 71st | 73rd | 84th | 101st | 64th | 73rd | 49th | 81st |
| 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 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 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |