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1956 Hardin Simmons

4–⁠6 (2–⁠3 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Hardin Simmons in 1956, game by game: lost at Arkansas 6–21; won at Wichita State 20–7; lost at George Washington 7–13; lost vs. Arizona State 13–26; lost at Tulsa 0–27; lost at UTEP 13–51; lost vs. West Texas 6–20; won at Pacific 20–19; won at New Mexico State 38–19; won vs. Texas Tech 41–14+27−38Lost 6–21 at Arkansas-15ArkansasWon 20–7 at Wichita State+13Wichita StateLost 7–13 at George Washington-6George Washingt…Lost 13–26 vs. Arizona State-13Arizona StateLost 0–27 at Tulsa-27TulsaLost 13–51 at UTEP-38UTEPLost 6–20 vs. West Texas-14West TexasWon 20–19 at Pacific+1PacificWon 38–19 at New Mexico State+19New Mexico StateWon 41–14 vs. Texas Tech+27Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atArkansasL 6–⁠2130%
Sep 29atWichita StateW 20–⁠730%
Oct 5atGeorge WashingtonL 7–⁠1336%
Oct 20vsArizona StateL 13–⁠2641%
Oct 27atTulsaL 0–⁠2741%
Nov 3atUTEPL 13–⁠5122%
Nov 10vsWest TexasL 6–⁠2049%
Nov 17atPacificW 20–⁠1918%
Nov 24atNew Mexico StateW 38–⁠1967%
Dec 1vsTexas TechW 41–⁠1446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 41–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠3 4th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠217
Coach
—
Elo
1444 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.2 No. 75 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.