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1956 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainHenry Sullivan [1]
Home stadium Fenway Park
Seasons
←  1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL)     8 1 1
No. 16 Navy     6 1 2
No. 8 Syracuse     7 2 0
Air Force     6 2 1
Penn State     6 2 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh     7 3 1
Pacific (CA)     6 3 1
Army     5 3 1
Holy Cross     5 3 1
Villanova     5 4 0
Boston College     5 4 0
Florida State     5 4 1
Cincinnati     4 5 0
Colgate     4 5 0
Dayton     4 6 0
Drake     3 6 0
San Jose State     2 7 1
Texas Tech     2 7 1
Notre Dame     2 8 0
Boston University     1 5 2
Marquette     0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Mike Holovak, the Eagles compiled a record of 5–4. Boston College played home games at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at No. 13 Miami (FL)L 6–2737,381
October 13at MarquetteW 26–1912,600
October 20at RutgersW 32–08,500 [2]
October 28at DetroitL 7–1213,979 [3]
November 2 VillanovaW 7–613,275
November 10 Quantico Marines
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 6–207,404
November 18 Boston University
W 13–015,077
November 24 Brandeis
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 52–05,458
December 1 Holy Cross
L 0–734,176 [4]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5] [1]

References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 181.
  2. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (October 21, 1956). "Rutgers Is Held Scoreless; 99-Game Streak Ends with 32-0 Boston Loss". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ George Puscas (October 29, 1956). "BC's 9 Fumbles Help Titans Win". Detroit Free Press. pp. 37, 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Strauss, Michael (December 2, 1956). "Boston College Vanquished, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ "1956 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2018.