1956 Colorado State
2–7–1 (2–4–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Tuffy Mullison. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 34–20Oct 27
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | atPacific | L 14–39 | 42% |
| Sep 29 | vs BYU | T 0–0 | 84% |
| Oct 6 | vs Wyoming | L 12–20 | 40% |
| Oct 13 | at Colorado | L 7–47 | 34% |
| Oct 20 | at Utah State | L 7–46 | 33% |
| Oct 27 | vs Montana | W 34–20 | 70% |
| Nov 3 | atXavier | L 14–27 | 55% |
| Nov 10 | vs Utah | L 27–49 | 47% |
| Nov 22 | atDenver | L 13–39 | 22% |
| Dec 1 | at New Mexico | W 28–27 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat New Mexico 28–27; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1956.
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 2–4–1 5th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 156–314
- Coach
- Tuffy Mullison
- Elo
- 1371 −147 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −26.0 No. 106 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Bob WeberCAP-1; DN-1
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 7–0 | 10–0 | |
| Utah | 5–1 | 5–5 | |
| Denver | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado State | 2–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| BYU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Montana | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.