1956 Cornell
1–8 (1–6 Ivy League), coached by George James. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 20–7Nov 22
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | at Colgate | L 6–34 | 36% |
| Oct 6 | vs Navy | L 0–14 | 37% |
| Oct 13 | vs Harvard | L 7–32 | 66% |
| Oct 20 | at Yale | L 7–25 | 24% |
| Oct 27 | vs Princeton | L 21–32 | 30% |
| Nov 3 | at Columbia | L 19–25 | 56% |
| Nov 10 | at Brown | L 6–13 | 41% |
| Nov 17 | vs Dartmouth | L 14–27 | 48% |
| Nov 22 | at Pennsylvania | W 20–7 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 20–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 1–8
- Conference
- 1–6 8th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 100–209
- Coach
- George James
- Elo
- 1364 −143 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −22.2 No. 100 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Art Boland
1956 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale | 7–0 | 8–1 | |
| Princeton | 5–2 | 7–2 | |
| Dartmouth | 4–3 | 5–3–1 | |
| Pennsylvania | 4–3 | 4–5 | |
| Brown | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Columbia | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Harvard | 2–5 | 2–6 | |
 Cornell | 1–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.