The VMI Keydets were 3-6-1 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
2-5 | 4-5 | ||
1-3 | 3-5-1 | ||
2-3-1 | 3-6-1 | ||
2-2 | 2-8 | ||
0-5 | 0-9-1 |
| 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 | 167 | 2,568 | 587 | 4.4 | 1,703 | 444 | 3.8 | 865 | 143 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 44th | 65th | 74th | 51st | 73rd | 78th | 60th | 45th | 45th | 52nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 220 | 3,694 | 5.5 | 2,905 | 563 | 5.2 | 789 | 111 | 7.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 149th | 106th | 104th | 107th | 103rd | 107th | 47th | 16th | 90th | ||||||||||
Net | -53 | -1,126 | +587 | -1.1 | -1,202 | -119 | -1.3 | +76 | +32 | -1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 124th | 101st | 74th | 94th | 102nd | 98th | 93rd | 43rd | 26th | 75th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |