1956 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1956 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1965 NCAA University Division 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.

1956 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
1956 record8–1 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coachJordan Olivar (5th season)
Home stadiumYale Bowl
1956 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Connecticut*W 19–14
October 6Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 20–229,904[1]
October 13at ColumbiaW 33–1922,000[2]
October 20Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 25–732,000[3]
October 27Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 6–14
November 3Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 19–033,000[4]
November 10Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 40–724,500[5]
November 17No. 20 Princeton
W 42–2068,000[6]
November 24at HarvardW 42–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 7, 1956). "Eli Eleven Beats Brown Team, 20-2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  2. 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.
  3. Danzig, Allison (October 21, 1956). "Elis' Blocking, Big Line Help Defeat Cornell, 25-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. 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.
  5. McGowen, Roscoe (November 11, 1956). "Yale Trips Penn, 40-7; Elis Flash Power". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 18, 1956). "Yale Beats Princeton, 42-20; Eli Reaches Peak". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. DeLassus, David. "Yale Yearly Results: 1955–19594". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
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