1955-56 Yale Bulldogs — schedule and results

The 1955-56 Yale Bulldogs went 15-11 (7-7 in the Ivy) under head coach Howard Hobson. Simple Rating System: -5.94.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1955-12-07at UConn HuskiesW 92–87UConn/Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse
1955-12-10vs Holy Cross CrusadersL 84–99Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1955-12-17at Navy MidshipmenW 86–85Dahlgren Hall
1955-12-28at Miami (FL) HurricanesL 90–92
1955-12-29neutral new york universityW 71–70
1955-12-30neutral Santa Clara BroncosW 86–67
1956-01-02at Pittsburgh PanthersL 74–95Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
1956-01-14vs Army Black KnightsL 85–93Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1956-01-18vs Columbia LionsL 54–80Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1956-01-21at Columbia LionsL 60–102University Gymnasium
1956-01-25vs Fordham RamsW 76–65Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1956-02-01at Brown BearsW 81–53Marvel Gym
1956-02-04at Dartmouth Big GreenL 68–73Alumni Gym
1956-02-07vs Brown BearsW 71–65Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1956-02-11at Cornell Big RedW 72–60Barton Hall
1956-02-15vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 96–72Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1956-02-18vs Cornell Big RedL 71–78Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1956-02-22vs Princeton TigersL 77–79Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1956-02-25at Princeton TigersW 81–66Dillon Gym
1956-02-29vs Dartmouth Big GreenL 67–76Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1956-03-03at Harvard CrimsonW 82–69Lavietes Pavilion
1956-03-07at Pennsylvania QuakersL 60–67The Palestra
1956-03-10vs Harvard CrimsonW 99–73Payne Whitney Gymnasium

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