1896 Boston College Eagles football team

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1896 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1896 record5–3
Head coach
Seasons
  1895
1897  
1896 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Fordham     100
Lafayette     1101
Princeton     1001
Penn     1410
Yale     1310
Pittsburgh College     1120
Buffalo     812
Villanova     1040
Bucknell     521
Harvard     740
Boston College     530
Storrs     530
Cornell     531
Syracuse     532
Temple     320
Army     321
Carlisle     550
Holy Cross     222
Rutgers     670
Brown     451
Wesleyan     451
Frankin & Marshall     342
Geneva     340
Penn State     340
Colgate     341
Amherst     361
Western Univ. Penn.     360
Lehigh     250
Tufts     261
New Hampshire     140
Massachusetts     040
Rhode Island     040

The 1896 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1896 college football season. The 8 to 6 win over Holy Cross is disputed. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 3at CampelloBrockton FairgroundsL 0–24
October 7at Exeter Academy W 8–0
October 10 Andover Academy W 14–6
October 14at Tufts
L 8–22
October 24at Whitman Athletic ClubL 0–4
November 8at Holy Cross
W 6–2
November 14Holy CrossW 8–6
November 28 Boston University
  • South End Grounds
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 10–0

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