1956 Cornell Big Red football team

1956 Cornell Big Red football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	George K. James (10th season)
Captain	Art Boland
Home stadium	Schoellkopf Field

1956 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

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 college football season.

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Colgate*	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY (rivalry)	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	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–25	32,000	[6]
October 27	Princeton	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 21–32	17,000	[7]
November 3	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	L 19–25	12,000	[8]
November 10	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 6–13	10,000	[9]
November 17	Dartmouth	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 14–27	15,000	[10]
November 22	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	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.