1956-57 Yale Bulldogs — schedule and results

The 1956-57 Yale Bulldogs went 18-8 (12-2 in the Ivy) under head coach Joseph Vancisin. Simple Rating System: -0.59.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1956-12-06vs UConn HuskiesL 66–77Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1956-12-08at Fordham RamsW 75–70Rose Hill Gymnasium
1956-12-14vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 88–72Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1956-12-15vs Dartmouth Big GreenL 57–69Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1956-12-27at Bradley BravesL 49–72Robertson Memorial Field House
1956-12-29at Wisconsin BadgersL 46–64Wisconsin Field House
1956-12-31at Northwestern WildcatsL 63–73McGaw Memorial Hall
1957-01-01at Michigan WolverinesL 62–75Yost Field House
1957-01-05at UConn HuskiesW 66–64UConn/Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse
1957-01-09vs Brown BearsW 91–67Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1957-01-12at Army Black KnightsW 65–54USMA Fieldhouse
1957-01-14at Brown BearsW 84–53Marvel Gym
1957-02-02at Cornell Big RedW 65–51Barton Hall
1957-02-06at Columbia LionsW 103–87University Gymnasium
1957-02-09vs Princeton TigersW 74–60Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1957-02-12at Holy Cross CrusadersW 91–82Worcester Auditorium
1957-02-16vs Cornell Big RedW 75–56Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1957-02-20vs Columbia LionsW 72–57Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1957-02-23at Princeton TigersL 38–56Dillon Gym
1957-02-27at Dartmouth Big GreenW 57–56Alumni Gym
1957-03-02vs Harvard CrimsonW 75–67Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1957-03-06at Pennsylvania QuakersW 60–54The Palestra
1957-03-09at Harvard CrimsonW 79–78Lavietes Pavilion
1957-03-12neutral North Carolina Tar HeelsL 74–90Madison Square Garden (III)

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