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
Conference	Ivy League
1956 record	2–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Lloyd Jordan (7th season)
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Tufts*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–19	17,500	[1]
October 13	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 32–7	14,000	[2]
October 20	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 20–26	15,000	[3]
October 27	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 28–21	28,500	[4]
November 3	Penn	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 14–28	13,000	[5]
November 10	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 20–35	34,000	[6]
November 17	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 12–21	13,500	[7]
November 24	Yale	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 14–42	38,240	[8]
*Non-conference game

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.