The Washington State Cougars were 3-6-1 in 1956.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 5-5 | ||
0-4 | 4-5 | ||
3-4 | 4-6 | ||
2-5-1 | 3-6-1 | ||
2-5 | 3-7 |
| 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 | 163 | 3,300 | 685 | 4.8 | 1,232 | 404 | 3.0 | 2,068 | 281 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 47th | 16th | 7th | 32nd | 99th | 96th | 98th | 1st | 3rd | 20th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 247 | 3,297 | 4.8 | 1,989 | 510 | 3.9 | 1,308 | 184 | 7.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 154th | 96th | 80th | 72nd | 81st | 66th | 106th | 102nd | 91st | ||||||||||
Net | -84 | +3 | +685 | +0.1 | -757 | -106 | -0.9 | +760 | +97 | +0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 138th | 60th | 7th | 58th | 93rd | 95th | 83rd | 2nd | 5th | 46th |
| 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 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 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 |