The Penn State Nittany Lions were 6-2-1 in 1956.
| 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 | 177 | 3,148 | 638 | 4.9 | 2,173 | 507 | 4.3 | 975 | 131 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 40th | 23rd | 36th | 26th | 28th | 34th | 28th | 30th | 52nd | 17th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 60 | 1,917 | 3.7 | 1,483 | 413 | 3.6 | 434 | 111 | 3.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 46th | 3rd | 14th | 21st | 11th | 42nd | 3rd | 16th | 5th | ||||||||||
Net | +117 | +1,231 | +638 | +1.3 | +690 | +94 | +0.7 | +541 | +20 | +3.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 18th | 7th | 36th | 12th | 23rd | 15th | 32nd | 10th | 38th | 3rd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 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 | 10 | .167 | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |