1956 Harvard Crimson football team

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.

1956 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale $ 7 0 0 8 1 0
Princeton 5 2 0 7 2 0
Dartmouth 4 3 0 5 4 0
Penn 4 3 0 4 5 0
Brown 3 4 0 5 4 0
Columbia 2 5 0 3 6 0
Harvard 2 5 0 2 6 0
Cornell 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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

References

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  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.