The hope for the season was quickly quashed in the first game when Army trounced the nearly all-sophomore Cornell squad to the tune of 0–9.

[1] The team didn't get much better as the year went on; after a second shutout loss the following weekend, Cornell had to wait on the sidelines for four weeks before they were able to play their third match.

The lack of practice time due to still using Lake Beebe as their primary surface was just too great an obstacle to overcome.

After the year, with no chance to improve the program's fortunes on the horizon, Cornell decided to shelve the ice hockey team.

Completed in 1957, the Lynah Rink enabled Cornell to return to the ice and keep the tradition alive for the Big Red.