Record: 6-3, .667 W-L% (35th of 111) ▪ Rank: 15th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Woody Hayes (6-3)
PS/G: 17.8 (43rd of 111) ▪ PA/G: 9.0 (17th of 111)
SRS: 16.64 (11th of 111) ▪ SOS: 8.64 (16th of 111)
| Pre | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 15 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 29, 1956 | Sat | (8) Ohio State | Nebraska | Big 7 | W | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Oct 6, 1956 | Sat | (4) Ohio State | Stanford | PCC | W | 32 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Oct 13, 1956 | Sat | (5) Ohio State | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Oct 20, 1956 | Sat | (5) Ohio State | Penn State | Ind | L | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 27, 1956 | Sat | (9) Ohio State | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Nov 3, 1956 | Sat | (6) Ohio State | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 7 | Nov 10, 1956 | Sat | (7) Ohio State | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Nov 17, 1956 | Sat | (6) Ohio State | @ | (7) Iowa | Big Ten | L | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 24, 1956 | Sat | (12) Ohio State | (9) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | L 2 |