1956 Harvard Crimson football team

1956 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
1956 record	2–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Lloyd Jordan (7th season)
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons

Template:1956 Ivy League football standings The 1956 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League. The Crimson were led by seventh year head coach Lloyd Jordan and played their home games at Harvard Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 6	Tufts*	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	L 13–19
October 13	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 32–7
October 20	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 20–26
October 27	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	W 28–21
November 3	Penn	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	L 14–28
November 10	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 20–35
November 17	Brown	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	L 12–21
November 24	Yale	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA (Rivalry)	L 14–42
*Non-conference game

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