1956 Yale Bulldogs football team

1956 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record8–1 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Owseichik
Home stadiumYale Bowl
1956 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale $ 7 0 08 1 0
Princeton 5 2 07 2 0
Dartmouth 4 3 05 4 0
Penn 4 3 04 5 0
Brown 3 4 05 4 0
Columbia 2 5 03 6 0
Harvard 2 5 02 6 0
Cornell 1 6 01 8 0
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The 1956 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1956 college football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jordan Olivar and played their home games at the Yale Bowl. They finished the season as the very first Ivy League champions with an overall record of eight wins and one loss.