Record: 40-40-0, .500 W-L% (7th of 11) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -5.31 (10th of 11) ▪ SOS: -4.42 (10th of 11)
Conference Champion: Colorado State
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 |
| Colorado State | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 17.5 | 10.8 | 2.73 | -4.17 | |
| Utah | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 20.2 | 15.1 | 3.99 | -1.01 | |
| Denver | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 31.0 | 8.9 | 5.53 | -8.07 | |
| Wyoming | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 20.5 | 12.5 | 2.55 | -4.36 | |
| Utah State | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 17.7 | 17.3 | -4.72 | -4.92 | |
| Montana | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 10.9 | 28.1 | -16.02 | -4.92 | |
| New Mexico | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 6.1 | 21.3 | -17.69 | -3.89 | |
| Brigham Young | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 10.4 | 30.0 | -18.88 | -3.98 | |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-01-02 | Sun Bowl | Wyoming | 21 | Texas Tech | 14 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |