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1956 Harvard

2–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Ivy League), coached by Lloyd Jordan.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1956, game by game: lost vs. Tufts 13–19; won at Cornell 32–7; lost at Columbia 20–26; won vs. Dartmouth 28–21; lost vs. Pennsylvania 14–28; lost at Princeton 20–35; lost vs. Brown 12–21; lost vs. Yale 14–42+25−28Lost 13–19 vs. Tufts-6TuftsWon 32–7 at Cornell+25CornellLost 20–26 at Columbia-6ColumbiaWon 28–21 vs. Dartmouth+7DartmouthLost 14–28 vs. Pennsylvania-14PennsylvaniaLost 20–35 at Princeton-15PrincetonLost 12–21 vs. Brown-9BrownLost 14–42 vs. Yale-28Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsTuftsL 13–⁠1985%
Oct 13atCornellW 32–⁠734%
Oct 20atColumbiaL 20–⁠2665%
Oct 27vsDartmouthW 28–⁠2156%
Nov 3vsPennsylvaniaL 14–⁠2872%
Nov 10atPrincetonL 20–⁠3516%
Nov 17vsBrownL 12–⁠2157%
Nov 24vsYaleL 14–⁠4225%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 42–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
153–⁠199
Coach
Lloyd Jordan
Elo
1349 −95 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.7 No. 96 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.