Record: 38-27-6, .577 W-L% (2nd of 11) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 0.12 (7th of 11) ▪ SOS: -3.25 (8th of 11)
Conference Champion: Texas Tech
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Texas Tech | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .875 | 18.4 | 15.1 | 7.60 | 2.88 | |
| Arizona State | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 31.2 | 9.7 | 7.51 | -6.13 | |
| Hardin-Simmons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 22.1 | 25.6 | -4.80 | -3.00 | |
| Texas-El Paso | 6 | 2 | 2 | .700 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 22.7 | 11.4 | 5.11 | -3.69 | |
| Arizona | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 0.89 | -0.31 | |
| West Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 21.4 | 12.4 | -0.28 | -4.51 | |
| New Mexico State | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 14.1 | 22.6 | -15.17 | -7.97 | |
| School | Pre | 9/19 | 9/26 | 10/3 | 10/10 | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/7 | 11/14 | 11/21 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 12 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-01-02 | Sun Bowl | Wyoming | 21 | Texas Tech | 14 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |