1956 Harvard Crimson football team

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1956 Harvard Crimson football
Conference Ivy League
Record2–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadium Harvard Stadium
Seasons
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1956 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Yale $ 7 –0 –08 –1 –0
Princeton 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Penn 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Brown 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Columbia 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Harvard 2 –5 –02 –6 –0
Cornell 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1956 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League. The Crimson were led by seventh-year head coach Lloyd Jordan and played their home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6 Tufts *
L 13–1917,500 [1]
October 13at Cornell
W 32–714,000 [2]
October 20at Columbia
L 20–2615,000 [3]
October 27 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 28–2128,500 [4]
November 3 Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 14–2813,000 [5]
November 10at Princeton
L 20–3534,000 [6]
November 17 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 12–2113,500 [7]
November 24 Yale
L 14–4238,240 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ Nason, Jerry (October 7, 1956). "Tufts Ruins Harvard Debut, 19-13". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Strauss, Michael (October 14, 1956). "Versatile Crimson Attack Trounces Cornell, 32 to 7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ↑ McGowen, Roscoe (October 21, 1956). "Columbia Tops Harvard, 26-20; Benham Is Star". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ↑ Strauss, Michael (October 28, 1956). "Crimson Subdues Dartmouth, 28-21". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ↑ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 4, 1956). "Penn Turns Back Harvard, 28 to 14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 11, 1956). "Princeton Tops Harvard, 35-20; Mottley Is Star". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ↑ Briordy, William J. (November 18, 1956). "Brown Sets Back Harvard, 21 to 12". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ↑ Nason, Jerry (November 25, 1956). "Yale Rips Harvard, 42-14, Wins Title". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.


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