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1956 Arizona

4–⁠6 (1–⁠3 Border Conference), coached by Warren Woodson.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1956, game by game: won vs. Montana 27–12; lost vs. Wyoming 20–26; won vs. South Dakota State 60–0; lost vs. Utah State 7–12; lost at UTEP 6–28; won at New Mexico 26–12; lost vs. Texas Tech 7–21; won vs. West Texas 20–13; lost vs. Arizona State 0–20; lost vs. No. 20 Colorado 7–38+60−31Won 27–12 vs. Montana+15MontanaLost 20–26 vs. Wyoming-6WyomingWon 60–0 vs. South Dakota State+60South Dakota St…Lost 7–12 vs. Utah State-5Utah StateLost 6–28 at UTEP-22UTEPWon 26–12 at New Mexico+14New MexicoLost 7–21 vs. Texas Tech-14Texas TechWon 20–13 vs. West Texas+7West TexasLost 0–20 vs. Arizona State-20Arizona StateLost 7–38 vs. No. 20 Colorado-31No. 20 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsMontanaW 27–⁠1274%
Sep 22vsWyomingL 20–⁠2648%
Sep 29vsSouth Dakota StateW 60–⁠093%
Oct 6vsUtah StateL 7–⁠1261%
Oct 13atUTEPL 6–⁠2826%
Oct 20atNew MexicoW 26–⁠1250%
Oct 27vsTexas TechL 7–⁠2161%
Nov 3vsWest TexasW 20–⁠1352%
Nov 17vsArizona StateL 0–⁠2041%
Nov 24vs20ColoradoL 7–⁠3835%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 38–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
180–⁠182
Coach
Warren Woodson
Elo
1416 −73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.1 No. 86 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Paul Hatcher and Art Luppino

1956 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UTEP6–⁠09–⁠2
Arizona State3–⁠19–⁠1
West Texas3–⁠28–⁠2
Hardin Simmons2–⁠34–⁠6
Arizona1–⁠34–⁠6
Texas Tech1–⁠32–⁠7–⁠1
New Mexico State0–⁠41–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.