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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
Football seasons
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 Ivy League football season was the first season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1956 college 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]

Season overview

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Conf. Rank Team Head coach AP final AP high Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 Yale[2] Jordan Olivar NR NR 8–1 7–0 27.3 10.8
2 Princeton[3] Charlie Caldwell NR #20 7–2 5–2 26.3 15.0
3 (tie) Dartmouth[4] Bob Blackman NR NR 5–4 4–3 13.6 9.9
3 (tie) Penn[5] Steve Sebo NR NR 4–5 4–3 10.7 24.0
5 Brown[6] Alva Kelley NR NR 5–4 3–4 13.8 10.4
6 (tie) Columbia[7] Lou Little NR NR 3–6 2–5 10.4 26.3
6 (tie) Harvard[8] Lloyd Jordan NR NR 2–6 2–5 19.1 24.9
8 Cornell[9] George K. James NR NR 1–8 1–6 11.1 23.2

Schedule

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

Week 1

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
September 29 Connecticut Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 19–14
September 29 Rutgers Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ W 28–6
September 29 New Hampshire Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH W 13–0
September 29 Penn State Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA L 34–0
September 29 Brown Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY BROWN 20–0
September 29 Cornell Colgate Colgate University • Hamilton, NY L 6–34
Date Bye Week
September 29 Harvard

Week 2

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 6 Brown Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT YALE 30–2
October 6 Columbia Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 39–0
October 6 Dartmouth Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA PENN 14–7
October 6 Tufts Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA L 13–19
October 6 Navy Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY L 14–0

Week 3

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 13 Yale Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY YALE 33–19
October 13 Princeton Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA PRIN 34–0
October 13 Dartmouth Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI DART 14–7
October 13 Harvard Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY HAR 32–7

Week 4

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 20 Cornell Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT YALE 25–7
October 20 Colgate Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ W 28–20
October 20 Holy Cross Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH T 7–7
October 20 Brown Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA PENN 14–7
October 20 Harvard Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY COL 26–20

Week 5

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 27 Colgate Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT L 6–14
October 27 Princeton Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY PRIN 31–21
October 27 Dartmouth Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA HAR 28–21
October 27 Navy Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA L 54–6
October 27 Rhode Island Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI BROWN 27–7
October 27 Army Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY L 0–60

Week 6

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 3 Dartmouth Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT YALE 19–0
November 3 Brown Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 21–7
November 3 Penn Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA PENN 28–14
November 3 Cornell Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY COL 25–19

Week 7

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 10 Penn Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT YALE 40–7
November 10 Harvard Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 35–20
November 10 Columbia Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH DART 14–0
November 10 Cornell Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI BROWN 13–6

Week 8

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 17 #20 Princeton Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT YALE 42–20
November 17 Dartmouth Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY DART 27–14
November 17 Penn Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY PENN 20–6
November 17 Brown Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA BROWN 21–12

Week 9

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 22 Penn Cornell Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA COR 20–7
November 22 Colgate Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI W 20–0
November 24 Yale Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA YALE 42–14
November 24 Dartmouth Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ DART 19–0
November 24 Columbia Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ W 18–12

1957 NFL Draft

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Main article: 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

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  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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