1956 Denver Pioneers football team

1956 Denver Pioneers football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	6–4 (4–3 Skyline)
Head coach	John Roning (2nd season)
Home stadium	DU Stadium

1956 Skyline Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Wyoming	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Utah	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Denver	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado A&M	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
New Mexico	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
BYU	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Montana	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1956 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver in the Skyline Conference during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach John Roning, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 against Skyline opponents), tied for third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 250 to 206.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Iowa State*	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 10–13
September 22	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 13–18
September 29	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 0–27
October 5	Montana	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 22–13
October 13	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 13–27
October 19	Colorado College*	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 40–21
October 26	New Mexico	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 20–14
November 3	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 35–26
November 10	BYU	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 58–34
November 22	Colorado A&M	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 39–13
*Non-conference game