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1956 Dartmouth

5–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠3 Ivy League), coached by Bob Blackman.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1956, game by game: won vs. New Hampshire 13–0; lost at Pennsylvania 7–14; won at Brown 14–7; tied vs. Holy Cross 7–7; lost at Harvard 21–28; lost at Yale 0–19; won vs. Columbia 14–0; won at Cornell 27–14; won at Princeton 19–0+19−19Won 13–0 vs. New Hampshire+13New HampshireLost 7–14 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaWon 14–7 at Brown+7BrownTied 7–7 vs. Holy Cross0Holy CrossLost 21–28 at Harvard-7HarvardLost 0–19 at Yale-19YaleWon 14–0 vs. Columbia+14ColumbiaWon 27–14 at Cornell+13CornellWon 19–0 at Princeton+19Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsNew HampshireW 13–⁠091%
Oct 6atPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠1460%
Oct 13atBrownW 14–⁠740%
Oct 20vsHoly CrossT 7–⁠758%
Oct 27atHarvardL 21–⁠2844%
Nov 3atYaleL 0–⁠1926%
Nov 10vsColumbiaW 14–⁠070%
Nov 17atCornellW 27–⁠1452%
Nov 24atPrincetonW 19–⁠023%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 19–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
122–⁠89
Coach
Bob Blackman
Elo
1497 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.5 No. 83 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Robert Rex

1956 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale7–⁠08–⁠1
Princeton5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth4–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Pennsylvania4–⁠34–⁠5
Brown3–⁠45–⁠4
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠6
Harvard2–⁠52–⁠6
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.