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1956 Boston College Eagles football team

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American college football season
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 college 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

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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

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  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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