1955-56 Cornell Big Red — schedule and results

The 1955-56 Cornell Big Red went 11-13 (8-6 in the Ivy) under head coach Royner Greene. Simple Rating System: -6.84.

Game-by-game results (22 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1955-12-07vs Colgate RaidersW 82–76Barton Hall
1955-12-10vs Harvard CrimsonL 59–81Barton Hall
1955-12-16vs Brown BearsW 82–63Barton Hall
1955-12-23at washington moL 50–55Francis Field House
1955-12-28neutral Kansas JayhawksL 58–75
1955-12-29neutral Nebraska CornhuskersL 69–70
1955-12-30neutral Oklahoma SoonersL 68–71 (OTOT)Municipal Auditorium
1956-01-04vs Syracuse OrangeL 67–85Barton Hall
1956-01-07at Columbia LionsL 67–73University Gymnasium
1956-01-13at Brown BearsW 74–56Marvel Gym
1956-01-14at Harvard CrimsonW 75–68Lavietes Pavilion
1956-01-19at Colgate RaidersL 62–76Huntington Gymnasium
1956-02-01at Syracuse OrangeL 94–96Onondaga County War Memorial
1956-02-04vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 67–72Barton Hall
1956-02-11vs Yale BulldogsL 60–72Barton Hall
1956-02-17at Dartmouth Big GreenL 61–79Alumni Gym
1956-02-18at Yale BulldogsW 78–71Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1956-02-25vs Columbia LionsW 63–58Barton Hall
1956-02-28vs Princeton TigersW 73–68Barton Hall
1956-03-02at Pennsylvania QuakersW 83–78The Palestra
1956-03-03at Princeton TigersL 76–80Dillon Gym
1956-03-10vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 81–71Barton Hall

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