The San José State Spartans were 2-7-1 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 | 10 | 186 | 3,155 | 608 | 5.2 | 1,274 | 314 | 4.1 | 1,881 | 294 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 33rd | 22nd | 59th | 16th | 97th | 107th | 43rd | 4th | 2nd | 42nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 301 | 3,461 | 5.1 | 1,901 | 480 | 4.0 | 1,560 | 197 | 7.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 163rd | 101st | 93rd | 63rd | 64th | 68th | 108th | 107th | 102nd | ||||||||||
Net | -115 | -306 | +608 | +0.1 | -627 | -166 | +0.1 | +321 | +97 | -1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 150th | 69th | 59th | 57th | 86th | 104th | 56th | 19th | 5th | 88th |
| 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 |