The Clemson Tigers were 7-1-2 in 1956. They fell to the Colorado Buffaloes, 27 to 21, in the Orange Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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MD Team Leaders
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1956 ACC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Clemson | 4-0-1 | 7-2-2 |
 South Carolina | 5-2 | 7-3 | |
 Duke | 4-1 | 5-4-1 | |
 Wake Forest | 1-5-1 | 2-5-3 | |
 NC State | 2-4 | 3-7 |
1956 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 146 | 2,502 | 628 | 4.0 | 2,156 | 548 | 3.9 | 346 | 80 | 4.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 64th | 74th | 44th | 79th | 30th | 17th | 49th | 106th | 96th | 104th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 74 | 2,448 | 3.9 | 1,922 | 509 | 3.8 | 526 | 124 | 4.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 58th | 38th | 27th | 67th | 80th | 53rd | 10th | 35th | 6th | ||||||||||
Net | +72 | +54 | +628 | +0.1 | +234 | +39 | +0.2 | -180 | -44 | +0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 30th | 55th | 44th | 56th | 49th | 39th | 54th | 74th | 89th | 50th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Marshall 
Louisiana | Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 14 | 1 | .933 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
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Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
