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1956 Harvard Crimson football team

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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

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

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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.