Princeton
IVY · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 36 seasons · 35 Top 10 · 15× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Princeton head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | W 28–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2H | IND IVY | 3–6 | W 39–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND IVY | 4–5 | W 34–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 | Colgate (COLGATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5 | W 28–20 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND IVY | 1–8 | W 32–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Brown (BROWN)H2H | IND IVY | 5–4 | W 21–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Harvard (HARVARD)H2H | IND IVY | 2–6 | W 35–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Yale (YALE)H2H | IND IVY | 8–1 | L 20–42 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2H | IND IVY | 5–3–1 | L 0–19 |
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).
- Brown +5
- Pennsylvania +4
- Colgate +4
- Rutgers +3
- Columbia +3
- Harvard +2
- Cornell +1
- Yale -1
- Dartmouth -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.778 Win % · Change -2
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.