1955-56 Harvard Crimson — schedule and results

The 1955-56 Harvard Crimson went 8-16 (3-11 in the Ivy) under head coach Floyd S. Wilson. Simple Rating System: -17.54.

Game-by-game results (16 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1955-12-10at Cornell Big RedW 81–59Barton Hall
1956-01-10at Dartmouth Big GreenL 58–71Alumni Gym
1956-01-13vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 86–78Lavietes Pavilion
1956-01-14vs Cornell Big RedL 68–75Lavietes Pavilion
1956-02-03at Brown BearsL 51–61Marvel Gym
1956-02-07vs Syracuse OrangeL 65–86Lavietes Pavilion
1956-02-10vs Princeton TigersL 55–68Lavietes Pavilion
1956-02-11vs Columbia LionsL 61–87Lavietes Pavilion
1956-02-15at Princeton TigersL 46–93Dillon Gym
1956-02-21at Columbia LionsL 55–78University Gymnasium
1956-02-22at Pennsylvania QuakersL 73–88The Palestra
1956-02-25vs Boston College EaglesW 93–74Lavietes Pavilion
1956-03-02vs Dartmouth Big GreenL 71–86Lavietes Pavilion
1956-03-03vs Yale BulldogsL 69–82Lavietes Pavilion
1956-03-07vs Brown BearsW 79–66Lavietes Pavilion
1956-03-10at Yale BulldogsL 73–99Payne Whitney Gymnasium

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