1956 Harvard Crimson football team

1956 Harvard Crimson football
Conference Ivy League
1956 record 2–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach Lloyd Jordan (7th year)
Home stadium Harvard Stadium
1956 Ivy League football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Yale †   7 – 0         8 – 1  
Princeton   5 – 2         7 – 2  
Dartmouth   4 – 3         5 – 4  
Penn   4 – 3         4 – 5  
Brown   3 – 4         5 – 4  
Columbia   2 – 5         3 – 6  
Harvard   2 – 5         2 – 6  
Cornell   1 – 6         1 – 8  
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP 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.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
October 6 Tufts* Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA L 13–19  
October 13 at Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY W 32–7  
October 20 at Columbia Baker Field • New York, NY L 20–26  
October 27 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA W 28–21  
November 3 Penn Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA L 14–28  
November 10 at Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ L 20–35  
November 17 Brown Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA L 12–21  
November 24 Yale Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA (Rivalry) L 14–42  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

*Schedule Source:[1]

References

  1. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Harvard Yearly Results: 1955–1959". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 15, 2013.