1956 Yale Bulldogs football team

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1956 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
Conference Ivy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record8–1 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Owseichik [1]
Home stadium Yale Bowl
Seasons
←  1955
1957  →
1956 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
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

The 1956 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1956 college football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jordan Olivar and played their home games at the Yale Bowl. They finished the season as the very first Ivy League champions with an overall record of eight wins and one loss.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Connecticut *
W 19–1417,828 [2]
October 6 Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 20–229,904 [3]
October 13at Columbia
W 33–1922,000 [4]
October 20 Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 25–732,000 [5]
October 27 Colgate *
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 6–1438,236 [6]
November 3 Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 19–033,000 [7]
November 10 Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 40–724,500 [8]
November 17No. 20 Princeton
W 42–2068,000 [9]
November 24at Harvard
W 42–1438,240 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft

The following Bulldogs were selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [11]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
891Al Ward B Chicago Bears
893Paul Lopata E Washington Redskins
24278Dennis McGill B Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ↑ "Year By Year Scores: 1956". Yale Football Media Guide. 1964. p. 72. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ "Yale Escapes Upset, Nips Conn., 19 to 14". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 30, 1956. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 7, 1956). "Eli Eleven Beats Brown Team, 20-2". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ↑ Effrat, Louis (October 14, 1956). "Elis Top Columbia; Yale Pressed in 33-19 Victory as Benham Sparks Lions". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ↑ Danzig, Allison (October 21, 1956). "Elis' Blocking, Big Line Help Defeat Cornell, 25-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ↑ Danzig, Allison (October 28, 1956). "Passes Halt Elis". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 4, 1956). "Yale Downs Dartmouth, 19-0; Eli Runs 93 Yards". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ↑ McGowen, Roscoe (November 11, 1956). "Yale Trips Penn, 40-7; Elis Flash Power". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 18, 1956). "Yale Beats Princeton, 42-20; Eli Reaches Peak". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ↑ Nason, Jerry (November 25, 1956). "Yale Rips Harvard, 42-14, Wins Title". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1957 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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