1956 Ivy League football standings
v t e	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 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League. The Crimson were led by seventh-year head coach Lloyd Jordan and played their home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Tufts*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–19	17,500	^[1]
October 13	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 32–7	14,000	^[2]
October 20	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 20–26	15,000	^[3]
October 27	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 28–21	28,500	^[4]
November 3	Penn	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 14–28	13,000	^[5]
November 10	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 20–35	34,000	^[6]
November 17	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 12–21	13,500	^[7]
November 24	Yale	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 14–42	38,240	^[8]
*Non-conference game

References

^ Nason, Jerry (October 7, 1956). "Tufts Ruins Harvard Debut, 19-13". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Strauss, Michael (October 14, 1956). "Versatile Crimson Attack Trounces Cornell, 32 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 21, 1956). "Columbia Tops Harvard, 26-20; Benham Is Star". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Strauss, Michael (October 28, 1956). "Crimson Subdues Dartmouth, 28-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 4, 1956). "Penn Turns Back Harvard, 28 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 11, 1956). "Princeton Tops Harvard, 35-20; Mottley Is Star". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Briordy, William J. (November 18, 1956). "Brown Sets Back Harvard, 21 to 12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ 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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