1956 Ivy League football season

The 1956 Ivy League football season was the first season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The season began on September 29, 1956, and ended on November 24, 1956. Ivy League teams were 4–7–1 against non-conference opponents and Yale won the conference championship.[1]

1956 Ivy League football season
LeagueNCAA University Division
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 29, 1956 –
November 24, 1956
Number of teams8
1957 NFL Draft
Top draft pickAl Ward (Yale)
Picked byChicago Bears, 91st overall
Regular season
ChampionsYale
1956 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Yale $ 7 0 08 1 0
Princeton 5 2 07 2 0
Dartmouth 4 3 05 4 0
Penn 4 3 04 5 0
Brown 3 4 05 4 0
Columbia 2 5 03 6 0
Harvard 2 5 02 6 0
Cornell 1 6 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Season overview

Conf. Rank Team Head coach AP final AP high Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1Yale[2]Jordan OlivarNRNR8–17–027.310.8
2Princeton[3]Charlie CaldwellNR#207–25–226.315.0
3 (tie)Dartmouth[4]Bob BlackmanNRNR5–44–313.69.9
3 (tie)Penn[5]Steve SeboNRNR4–54–310.724.0
5Brown[6]Alva KelleyNRNR5–43–413.810.4
6 (tie)Columbia[7]Lou LittleNRNR3–62–510.426.3
6 (tie)Harvard[8]Lloyd JordanNRNR2–62–519.124.9
8Cornell[9]George K. JamesNRNR1–81–611.123.2

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Ivy League member won
Ivy League member lost
Ivy League teams in bold

Week 1

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
September 29ConnecticutYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTW 19–14
September 29RutgersPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJW 28–6
September 29New HampshireDartmouthMemorial FieldHanover, NHW 13–0
September 29Penn StatePennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAL 34–0
September 29BrownColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYBROWN 20–0
September 29CornellColgateColgate UniversityHamilton, NYL 6–34
DateBye Week
September 29Harvard

Week 2

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 6BrownYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTYALE 30–2
October 6ColumbiaPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJPRIN 39–0
October 6DartmouthPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAPENN 14–7
October 6TuftsHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAL 13–19
October 6NavyCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYL 14–0

Week 3

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 13YaleColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYYALE 33–19
October 13PrincetonPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAPRIN 34–0
October 13DartmouthBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIDART 14–7
October 13HarvardCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYHAR 32–7

Week 4

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 20CornellYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTYALE 25–7
October 20ColgatePrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJW 28–20
October 20Holy CrossDartmouthMemorial FieldHanover, NHT 7–7
October 20BrownPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAPENN 14–7
October 20HarvardColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYCOL 26–20

Week 5

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 27ColgateYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTL 6–14
October 27PrincetonCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYPRIN 31–21
October 27DartmouthHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAHAR 28–21
October 27NavyPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAL 54–6
October 27Rhode IslandBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIBROWN 27–7
October 27ArmyColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYL 0–60

Week 6

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 3DartmouthYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTYALE 19–0
November 3BrownPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJPRIN 21–7
November 3PennHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAPENN 28–14
November 3CornellColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYCOL 25–19

Week 7

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 10PennYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTYALE 40–7
November 10HarvardPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJPRIN 35–20
November 10ColumbiaDartmouthMemorial FieldHanover, NHDART 14–0
November 10CornellBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIBROWN 13–6

Week 8

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 17#20 PrincetonYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTYALE 42–20
November 17DartmouthCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYDART 27–14
November 17PennColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYPENN 20–6
November 17BrownHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MABROWN 21–12

Week 9

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 22PennCornellFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PACOR 20–7
November 22ColgateBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIW 20–0
November 24YaleHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAYALE 42–14
November 24DartmouthPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJDART 19–0
November 24ColumbiaRutgersRutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJW 18–12

1957 NFL Draft

Four Ivy League players were drafted in the 1957 NFL draft, held in November 1956 and January 1957: Al Ward, Paul Lopata, Dennis McGill, and Mike Bowman.[10]

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
8 91 Chicago Bears Al Ward  B Yale Ivy
8 93 Washington Redskins Paul Lopata  E Yale Ivy
24 278 Philadelphia Eagles Dennis McGill  B Yale Ivy
29 349 New York Giants Mike Bowman  OG Princeton Ivy

References

  1. "1956 Ivy Group Year Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. "1956 Yale Bulldogs Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. "1956 Princeton Tigers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. "1956 Dartmouth Big Green Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. "1956 Penn Quakers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. "1956 Brown Bears Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. "1956 Columbia Lions Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. "1956 Harvard Crimson Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. "1956 Cornell Big Red Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. "1957 NFL Draft". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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