1956 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–3–1 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Rex
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 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
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1956 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as a member of the Ivy League during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

In their second season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 5–3–1 record, and outscored opponents 122 to 89. Robert Rex was the team captain.[1]

The Indians' 4–3 conference record tied for third place in the Ivy League.[2] This was the first season of formal play for the league, although the Indians' previous independent schedules, dating back to the 19th century, often featured future Ivy opponents. Six of the seven Ivy matchups on Dartmouth's 1956 schedule had been present on the 1955 slate, as well (as had one of the non-conference opponents, Holy Cross).

Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 New Hampshire*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 13–0 9,500 [3]
October 6 at Penn
L 7–14 15,569 [4]
October 13 at Brown
W 14–7 12,500 [5]
October 20 Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
T 7–7 12,000 [6]
October 27 at Harvard
L 21–28 28,500 [7]
November 3 at Yale
L 0–19 33,000 [8]
November 10 Columbia
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 14–0 9,000 [9]
November 17 at Cornell
W 27–14 15,000 [10]
November 24 at Princeton
W 19–0 32,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dartmouth Downs New Hampshire Team on Lateral Plays". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. September 30, 1956. p. S4.
  4. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 7, 1956). "Quakers Subdue Dartmouth, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 14, 1956). "Indians Set Back Brown Team, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 21, 1956). "Dartmouth Ties Holy Cross, 7-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 28, 1956). "Crimson Subdues Dartmouth, 28-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 11, 1956). "Dartmouth Beats Columbia, 14 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 18, 1956). "Dartmouth Trims Cornell, 27 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 25, 1956). "Indians Upset Princeton by 19-0 as Brown Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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