1956 Boston College Eagles football team

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1956 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainHenry Sullivan[1]
Home stadiumFenway 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 Marquette
W 26–1912,600
October 20at Rutgers
W 32–08,500[2]
October 28at Detroit
L 7–1213,979[3]
November 2Villanova
W 7–613,275
November 10Quantico Marines
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 6–207,404
November 18Boston University
W 13–015,077
November 24Brandeis
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 52–05,458
December 1Holy 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.


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