1956 Cornell Big Red football team

The 1956 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

1956 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIvy League
1956 record1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainArt Boland
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
1956 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale $ 7 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Princeton 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Penn 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Brown 3 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Columbia 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Harvard 2 –5 –0  2 –6 –0
Cornell 1 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In its tenth season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 209 to 100. Art Boland was the team captain.[1]

Cornell's 1–6 conference record ranked last in the Ivy League.[2] This was the first season of formal play for the league, although the Big Red's previous independent schedules, dating back to the 19th century, often featured future Ivy opponents. All seven Ivy matchups on Cornell's 1956 schedule had been present on the 1955 slate, as well (as had one of the non-conference opponents, Colgate).

Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Colgate*
L 6–34 12,000 [3]
October 6 Navy*
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 0–14 29,000 [4]
October 13 Harvard
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 7–32 14,000 [5]
October 20 at Yale
L 7–25 32,000 [6]
October 27 Princeton
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 21–32 17,000 [7]
November 3 at Columbia
L 19–25 12,000 [8]
November 10 at Brown
L 6–13 10,000 [9]
November 17 Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
L 14–27 15,000 [10]
November 22 at Penn
W 20–7 17,575 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Strauss, Michael (September 30, 1956). "Colgate Subdues Cornell, 34 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Danzig, Allison (October 7, 1956). "Middies Top Cornell, 14-0, on Third-Period Offensive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Strauss, Michael (October 14, 1956). "Versatile Crimson Attack Trounces Cornell, 32 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Danzig, Allison (October 21, 1956). "Elis' Blocking, Big Line Help Defeat Cornell, 25-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 28, 1956). "Unbeaten Tigers Top Cornell, 32-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Danzig, Allison (November 4, 1956). "Lions Beat Cornell, 25-19, on Benham Aerials, Runs". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Strauss, Michael (November 11, 1956). "Brown Conquers Cornell, 13 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Strauss, Michael (November 18, 1956). "Dartmouth Trims Cornell, 27 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 23, 1956). "Cornell's 3 Second-Half Touchdowns Beat Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 40.
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