Record: 31-37-2, .457 W-L% (10th of 11) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 1.00 (5th of 11) ▪ SOS: 2.74 (5th of 11)
Conference Champion: Oklahoma
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 (Oklahoma)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Oklahoma)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 5.5 | 21.62 | 1.89 | |
| Nebraska | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 12.7 | 17.6 | 1.26 | 3.56 | |
| Colorado | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 20.3 | 14.9 | 6.11 | 1.81 | |
| Kansas State | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 16.5 | 19.1 | -3.90 | 0.90 | |
| Kansas | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 9.3 | 22.2 | -5.04 | 3.26 | |
| Iowa State | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 7.7 | 24.2 | -8.74 | 2.15 | |
| Missouri | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 9.2 | 19.2 | -4.32 | 5.58 | |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-01-02 | Orange Bowl | Oklahoma | 20 | Maryland | 6 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |