The USC Trojans were 8-2 in 1956.
| 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 | 218 | 3,481 | 665 | 5.2 | 2,695 | 560 | 4.8 | 786 | 105 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 21st | 10th | 15th | 13th | 6th | 11th | 10th | 54th | 76th | 15th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 126 | 2,560 | 4.2 | 1,486 | 437 | 3.4 | 1,074 | 172 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 101st | 50th | 49th | 23rd | 24th | 24th | 97th | 98th | 64th | ||||||||||
Net | +92 | +921 | +665 | +1.0 | +1,209 | +123 | +1.4 | -288 | -67 | +1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 26th | 15th | 15th | 19th | 5th | 5th | 12th | 89th | 95th | 33rd |
| 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 |