The Oregon State Beavers were 7-2-1 in 1956. They fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes, 35 to 19, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-1-1 | 7-3-1 | |
5-2 | 8-2 | ||
5-2 | 7-3 | ||
3-3-2 | 4-4-2 | ||
4-4 | 5-5 |
| 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 | 10 | 184 | 2,812 | 590 | 4.8 | 2,142 | 515 | 4.2 | 670 | 75 | 8.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 35th | 42nd | 69th | 35th | 33rd | 29th | 36th | 67th | 103rd | 3rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 131 | 2,673 | 4.1 | 1,647 | 481 | 3.4 | 1,026 | 165 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 105th | 57th | 43rd | 42nd | 66th | 25th | 93rd | 94th | 63rd | ||||||||||
Net | +53 | +139 | +590 | +0.6 | +495 | +34 | +0.7 | -356 | -90 | +2.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 40th | 52nd | 69th | 35th | 35th | 44th | 30th | 96th | 104th | 10th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |