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1956 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record8–1 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Owseichik[1]
Home stadiumYale Bowl
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 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1956 college football season 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Connecticut*
W 19–1417,828[2]
October 6Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 20–229,904[3]
October 13at Columbia
W 33–1922,000[4]
October 20Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 25–732,000[5]
October 27Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 6–1438,236[6]
November 3Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 19–033,000[7]
November 10Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 40–724,500[8]
November 17No. 20 Princeton
W 42–2068,000[9]
November 24at Harvard
W 42–1438,240[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Year By Year Scores: 1956". Yale Football Media Guide. 1964. p. 72. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Yale Escapes Upset, Nips Conn., 19 to 14". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 30, 1956. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 7, 1956). "Eli Eleven Beats Brown Team, 20-2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 14, 1956). "Elis Top Columbia; Yale Pressed in 33-19 Victory as Benham Sparks Lions". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 21, 1956). "Elis' Blocking, Big Line Help Defeat Cornell, 25-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 28, 1956). "Passes Halt Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 4, 1956). "Yale Downs Dartmouth, 19-0; Eli Runs 93 Yards". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 11, 1956). "Yale Trips Penn, 40-7; Elis Flash Power". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 18, 1956). "Yale Beats Princeton, 42-20; Eli Reaches Peak". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Nason, Jerry (November 25, 1956). "Yale Rips Harvard, 42-14, Wins Title". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
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