1956 Colgate Red Raiders football team

1956 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainJames Yurak
Home stadiumColgate Athletic Field
1956 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Syracuse     7 2 0
Penn State     6 2 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh     7 3 1
Army     5 3 1
Holy Cross     5 3 1
Villanova     5 4 0
Boston College     5 4 0
Colgate     4 5 0
Boston University     1 5 2
Rankings from AP poll

The 1956 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1956 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 4–5 record. James Yurak was the team captain.

The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.