1956 Wichita State
4–6 (1–3 Missouri Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat BYU 13–0Sep 15
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs BYU | W 13–0 | 85% |
| Sep 22 | at Arizona State | L 9–37 | 48% |
| Sep 29 | vsHardin Simmons | L 7–20 | 70% |
| Oct 6 | vs Oklahoma State | L 6–32 | 59% |
| Oct 13 | vsDetroit Mercy | W 19–13 | 51% |
| Oct 20 | vs Drake | W 27–14 | 81% |
| Nov 3 | vs Houston | L 16–41 | 50% |
| Nov 10 | at Cincinnati | L 0–21 | 49% |
| Nov 17 | at Dayton | W 14–6 | 77% |
| Nov 24 | at Tulsa | L 6–14 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 14–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 1–3 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 117–198
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1409 −144 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.7 No. 92 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1956 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 4–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| Tulsa | 2–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–1–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Wichita State | 1–3 | 4–6 | |
| Detroit Mercy | 0–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.