1956 Ivy League football season

August 2023 1956 Ivy League football season #115740 #FFFFFF NCAA University Division Football 150px September 29, 1956 – November 24, 1956 8 1957 NFL Draft 1957 NFL Draft Al Ward (Yale) Chicago Bears, 91st overall Regular season Champions Yale Football 1957 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.1956 Ivy Group Year Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/ivy/1956.html Sports Reference 25 March 2017 Season overview Conf. RankTeamHead coachAP finalAP highOverall recordConf. recordPPG Average points scored per gamePAG Average points allowed per game1Yale1956 Yale Bulldogs Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1956.html Sports Reference 25 March 2017Jordan OlivarNRNR8–17–027.310.82Princeton1956 Princeton Tigers Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1956.html Sports Reference 25 March 2017Charlie CaldwellNR#207–25–226.315.03 (tie)Dartmouth1956 Dartmouth Big Green Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/dartmouth/1956.html Sports Reference 25 March 2017Bob BlackmanNRNR5–44–313.69.93 (tie)Penn1956 Penn Quakers Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1956.html Sports Reference 25 March 2017Steve SeboNRNR4–54–310.724.05Brown1956 Brown Bears Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brown/1956.html Sports Reference 25 March 2017Alva KelleyNRNR5–43–413.810.46 (tie)Columbia1956 Columbia Lions Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/columbia/1956.html Sports Reference 25 March 2017Lou LittleNRNR3–62–510.426.36 (tie)Harvard1956 Harvard Crimson Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/harvard/1956.html Sports Reference 25 March 2017Lloyd JordanNRNR2–62–519.124.98Cornell1956 Cornell Big Red Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/cornell/1956.html Sports Reference 25 March 2017George K. JamesNRNR1–81–611.123.2 Schedule Index to colors and formattingIvy League member wonIvy League member lostIvy League teams in bold Week 1 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.1957 NFL Draft http://www.profootballarchives.com/1957NFLDraft.html The Pro Football Archives 25 March 2017 250pt 1957 8 91 Chicago Bears Al Ward Back 1956 Yale University Yale Bulldogs Yale from Pittsburgh yes 1957 8 93 Washington Redskins Paul Lopata End 1956 Yale University Yale Bulldogs Yale yes 1957 24 278 Philadelphia Eagles Dennis McGill Back 1956 Yale University Yale Bulldogs Yale yes 1957 29 349 New York Giants Mike Bowman Guard 1956 Princeton University Princeton Tigers Princeton yes References 2