1956 Football
8-2-1 overall · 4-1-1 Big Seven Dal Ward Orange Bowl Champions Final #20
Schedule & Results
294 pts scored ·
143 pts allowed
| Date | Opponent | Rankings CU / Opp |
Result | Record | Time | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | Oregon | — | L 0-35 | 0-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 40,500 | |
| Sep 29 | ★ | Kansas State | — | W 34-0 | 1-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 21,000 |
| Oct 6 | ★ | at Kansas | — | W 26-25 | 2-1 | — | — | Memorial Stadium (Kansas), Lawrence, Kan. | 20,000 |
| Oct 13 | Colorado State | — | W 47-7 | 3-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 21,000 | |
| Oct 20 | ★ | at Iowa State | — | W 52-0 | 4-1 | — | — | Clyde Williams Field, Ames, Iowa | 16,000 |
| Oct 27 | ★ | Nebraska | — | W 16-0 | 5-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 45,500 |
| Nov 3 | ★ | Oklahoma | — / #1 | L 19-27 | 5-2 | — | — | Folsom Field | 47,000 |
| Nov 10 | ★ | at Missouri | #18 / — | T 14-14 | 5-2-1 | — | — | Faurot Field, Columbia, Mo. | 25,807 |
| Nov 17 | at Utah | — | W 21-7 | 6-2-1 | — | — | Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | 9,773 | |
| Nov 24 | at Arizona | #20 / — | W 38-7 | 7-2-1 | — | — | Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. | 12,000 | |
| Jan 1 | Bowl | vs. Clemson | #20 / #19 | W 27-21 | 8-2-1 | — | NBC | Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla. | 72,552 |
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