1956 Yale Bulldogs football team

1956 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
Conference Ivy League
Ranking
Coaches No. 17
1956 record 8–1 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach Jordan Olivar (5th season)
Home stadium Yale Bowl
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 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University 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 Ivy League champions with an overall record of eight wins and one loss.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 29 Connecticut* Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 19–14  
October 6 Brown Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 20–2  
October 13 at Columbia Baker Field • New York, NY W 33–19  
October 20 Cornell Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 25–7  
October 27 Colgate* Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT L 6–14  
November 3 Dartmouth Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 19–0  
November 10 Penn Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 40–7  
November 17 No. 20 Princeton Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 42–20  
November 24 at Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA (Rivalry) W 42–14  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

*Schedule Source:[1]

References

  1. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Yale Yearly Results: 1955–19594". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
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