Harvard
IVY · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 8 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 30 seasons · 26 Top 10 · 2× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Harvard head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 | TUFTS | Unranked | — | L 13–19 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND IVY | 1–8 | W 32–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2H | IND IVY | 3–6 | L 20–26 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2H | IND IVY | 5–3–1 | W 28–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND IVY | 4–5 | L 14–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Princeton (PRINCETON)H2H | IND IVY | 7–2 | L 20–35 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Brown (BROWN)H2H | IND IVY | 5–4 | L 12–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Yale (YALE)H2H | IND IVY | 8–1 | L 14–42 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Dartmouth +5
- Cornell +1
- Yale -1
- Princeton -2
- Brown -4
- Pennsylvania -5
- Columbia -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.250 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.